{ "count": 247, "faqs": [ { "question": "I haven't received my order yet. Is it lost?", "answer": "If you have any concerns with your order, please contact our support team by email and they will be glad to assist you. Most emails are answered within 1 business day. Support Team: theteam@nfthydroponics.eu.com", "source": "general", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/contact/" }, { "question": "How do I know if my order has been shipped?", "answer": "Once your order is shipped, it will be marked as complete in our database and you will receive a confirmation email with a tracking number.", "source": "general", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/contact/" }, { "question": "Do you have a shop location?", "answer": "We are a “online supplier”, with no physical shop or premises. In this way, we are able to pass our considerable savings directly to you.", "source": "general", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/contact/" }, { "question": "Do I get a receipt for my order?", "answer": "You will be sent a receipt for your order by email after payment is made. You will also receive a confirmation email with a tracking number once your item has been shipped.", "source": "general", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/contact/" }, { "question": "What are your delivery options and how long will it take?", "answer": "We deliver right across Europe with a tracked courier. Delivery is free on orders of €100 or more, and a flat €25 below that. Orders are handled in 24 to 48 hours and then take 5 to 7 days to arrive. You get a tracking link by email as soon as your order leaves us.", "source": "general", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/contact/" }, { "question": "What currency are the prices displayed in?", "answer": "Euros (EUR). Every price on the site is the price you pay at checkout.", "source": "general", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/contact/" }, { "question": "Which payment methods are accepted?", "answer": "Card payments through Stripe, and PayPal. Those are the only two we accept.", "source": "general", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/contact/" }, { "question": "HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM THE 1.2M TENT?", "answer": "Only in footprint. It is 1.5m square instead of 1.2m, at the same 2m height. The fabric, frame, lining, ports, doors, support bars and floor tray are the same on both.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "IS THE EXTRA HALF METRE WORTH IT?", "answer": "It is the difference between reaching into the tent and standing beside what is in it. That matters at planting and harvest, and it matters a lot more when a pump has failed and you are trying to get to it.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "WHAT SIZE IS IT EXACTLY?", "answer": "1.5m wide, 1.5m deep and 2m tall.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "WILL THE 36 CUP HYDROPONIC KIT FIT?", "answer": "Yes, with room to work around it. The kit is 98 x 108 cm at the base, so in a 1.5m square tent you have space on the sides rather than a system wedged corner to corner.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "WILL THE 108 CUP SYSTEM FIT?", "answer": "No. It is 140 cm wide, which leaves nothing at the sides and no way to get to it. That system is designed to stand in a room.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "IS ANYTHING INCLUDED BESIDES THE TENT?", "answer": "No. Lights, fans, ducting, filters and the growing system itself are separate.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS IT MADE FROM?", "answer": "600D Oxford fabric, double stitched, over a powder coated steel frame with heavy duty PP corner connectors, lined with reflective Mylar.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "HOW REFLECTIVE IS THE LINING?", "answer": "The supplier states 95 to 98 percent. The practical effect is that light which a plain wall would absorb gets returned towards the plants.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "DOES IT LEAK LIGHT?", "answer": "It is built not to, with double stitching and a wide flap inside the zip. A well zipped tent in a dark room shows very little.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "HOW MANY PORTS ARE THERE?", "answer": "Five vent ports, two micro mesh intakes at ground level and two cord ports.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "DO I NEED A FAN?", "answer": "For most grows, yes. A closed tent with a light running gets warm and the air goes stale. Extraction from the top with cool air coming in at the low mesh ports is the standard arrangement.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "CAN I RUN TWO LIGHTS IN IT?", "answer": "There is room to at this size, and the three support bars will take them. Whether you should depends on the crop and on how much heat you are prepared to extract.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "CAN I RUN TWO SYSTEMS IN IT?", "answer": "Two smaller systems, yes. The limit is usually access rather than floor area: leave yourself a way to reach both.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO BUILD?", "answer": "No tools needed. The frame poles push into the corner connectors and the fabric goes over. A second pair of hands helps at this size more than it does on the 1.2m.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS THE FLOOR TRAY FOR?", "answer": "Catching spills. A reservoir that overflows would otherwise go straight onto your floor. The tray lifts out to empty and rinse.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "CAN I PUT IT ON CARPET?", "answer": "Yes, and the tray is what makes that reasonable. Something under the whole tent is still worth it if the carpet matters, since the tray catches what lands inside the tent rather than what runs out of a door.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "HOW MUCH USABLE HEIGHT IS THERE?", "answer": "Two metres to the top of the frame, less what your light and its hangers take. Allow 30 to 40 cm at the top when you are working out how tall your plants can grow.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "HOW DO I CLEAN IT?", "answer": "Damp cloth on the lining, take the tray out to rinse. Dry it fully before folding it away or it will smell when you next open it.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "CAN I USE IT OUTSIDE?", "answer": "No. The fabric is not made for weather and a 2m tall lightweight frame outdoors will eventually be blown over.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "DOES IT CONTROL SMELL?", "answer": "The fabric holds a lot in by itself, but extraction through a carbon filter is what actually does that job. Neither the fan nor the filter is included here.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "WHAT LIGHT SUITS THIS SIZE?", "answer": "Something that covers a 1.5m square evenly rather than one bright point in the centre. Our LED grow light strips link in a series, which makes even coverage across a square footprint straightforward to lay out.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "HOW HOT WILL IT GET?", "answer": "That is down to your light and your ventilation rather than the tent. LEDs run cooler than older lighting and extraction makes far more difference than the fabric does.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "IS THE FRAME STRONG ENOUGH FOR A CARBON FILTER?", "answer": "The bars are meant for lights and fans. A carbon filter is heavier than both, so check its weight before hanging it and consider supporting a large one from the floor.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "IS THERE A WAY TO CHECK THE PLANTS WITHOUT OPENING IT UP?", "answer": "It has double side view panels and three zipped doors, so you can look in without unzipping the front. Opening a panel with the light on lets light out as well.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "CAN I TAKE IT DOWN AND STORE IT?", "answer": "Yes, the frame comes apart and the fabric folds. Dry it first.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "WHY DOES IT SHARE A SKU WITH THE 1.2M?", "answer": "Because the live store gave both sizes the same code. We have split them onto separate pages here so an order line names the size, and the code itself is being reviewed. If you order, the size on your confirmation is the size we send.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "WHAT ARE THE CORD PORTS FOR?", "answer": "Running power and control cables in without leaving a zip open. Two is enough for a light and a pump, with the fan usually going through a vent port.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "IS IT WATERPROOF INSIDE?", "answer": "Treat it as splash tolerant with a tray underneath rather than as a sealed vessel.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "HOW IS IT DELIVERED?", "answer": "Across Europe in 5 to 7 days after a 24 to 48 hour handling time. Free over EUR 50, otherwise EUR 22. Express delivery is available at checkout.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "WHAT IF SOMETHING IS MISSING?", "answer": "Tell us and we will replace it. Count the frame parts when it arrives rather than on the evening you planned to build it.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.5m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent-150/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS AN INDOOR GROW TENT FOR?", "answer": "It gives an indoor grow its own enclosed space. The lining keeps your light on the plants, the ports let you run extraction and cables, and the tray catches spills. It also keeps the grow visually and physically separate from the room it is in.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "WHAT SIZE IS THIS ONE?", "answer": "1.2m wide, 1.2m deep and 2m tall. That is the smaller of the two sizes we sell. The other is 1.5m square and the same height.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "WHICH SIZE SHOULD I CHOOSE?", "answer": "The 1.2m suits one light over one system. The 1.5m gives you room to walk around a system, run a second light, or keep a propagation tray beside the main grow. If you are in any doubt and the space allows it, people rarely regret the larger one.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "IS ANYTHING INCLUDED BESIDES THE TENT?", "answer": "No. This is the enclosure. Lights, fans, ducting, filters and the hydroponic system itself are all separate purchases.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS IT MADE FROM?", "answer": "600D Oxford fabric, double stitched, over a powder coated steel frame with heavy duty PP corner connectors. The inside is lined with reflective Mylar.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "HOW REFLECTIVE IS THE LINING?", "answer": "The supplier states 95 to 98 percent. In practice that means light which would otherwise be absorbed by a wall gets bounced back towards the plants, so you get more out of the light you have already paid to run.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "DOES IT LEAK LIGHT?", "answer": "It is built not to. The fabric is double stitched and there is a wide flap inside the zip so the seam is not a direct line out. No tent is perfect, but a well zipped one in a dark room shows very little.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "HOW MANY VENT PORTS DOES IT HAVE?", "answer": "Five vent ports, plus two micro mesh ports at ground level for air intake and two cord ports for cabling. The mesh on the low intakes keeps insects out while letting cool air in.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "DO I NEED A FAN?", "answer": "For anything beyond a very small grow, yes. A closed tent with a light in it heats up and the air goes stale. An extraction fan pulling air out of the top and cool air coming in at the mesh ports is the usual arrangement.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "CAN I HANG A LIGHT INSIDE IT?", "answer": "Yes. Three support bars run across the top for exactly that. They also take fans. Check the weight of your light against what the bars are holding rather than assuming.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO PUT UP?", "answer": "It goes together without tools. The frame poles push into the corner connectors and the fabric slips over the finished frame. It is easier with a second pair of hands but it is not a difficult build.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS THE FLOOR TRAY FOR?", "answer": "Spills. A reservoir that overflows or a pump joint that lets go will otherwise put nutrient solution straight onto your floor. The tray lifts out so you can empty and rinse it rather than mopping inside the tent.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "HOW DO I CLEAN IT?", "answer": "Wipe the lining with a damp cloth and take the tray out to rinse. Let everything dry fully before folding the tent away, because fabric put away damp holds a smell.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "CAN I USE IT OUTDOORS?", "answer": "It is designed as an indoor tent. The fabric is not made for weather, wind or sustained sunlight, and a tall lightweight frame outdoors is asking to be blown over. Keep it inside.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "DOES IT CONTAIN SMELL?", "answer": "The fabric holds a lot in on its own. If smell is the main reason you are buying it, the tent alone is not the whole answer: extraction through a carbon filter is what actually does that job, and neither is included here.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "WILL A 36 CUP HYDROPONIC KIT FIT INSIDE?", "answer": "The 36 cup kit is 98 x 108 cm at the base, so it fits inside a 1.2m square tent but with very little room to move around it. If you want space to work, the 1.5m tent is the better pairing.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "WILL THE 108 CUP SYSTEM FIT?", "answer": "Not in this one. The 108 cup system is 140 cm wide, which is wider than a 1.2m tent and wider than the 1.5m too. That system is designed to stand in a room rather than inside a tent.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "WHAT LIGHT SHOULD I PUT IN IT?", "answer": "Something matched to the footprint. Our LED grow light strips link together in a series, which suits a square tent because you can lay out even coverage rather than having one bright spot in the middle.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "HOW HOT DOES IT GET INSIDE?", "answer": "That depends entirely on your light and your ventilation, not on the tent. LEDs run cooler than older lighting, and an extraction fan makes far more difference than anything about the fabric.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "CAN I PUT IT ON CARPET?", "answer": "Yes, and the floor tray is what makes that reasonable. It is still worth putting something under the whole tent if the carpet matters to you, because the tray catches what lands inside the tent and not what runs out of a door.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "IS THERE A WINDOW TO CHECK THE PLANTS?", "answer": "It has double side view panels and three zipped doors, so you can look in without unzipping the whole front. Bear in mind that opening a viewing panel with a light running lets light out as well as letting you see in.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "HOW MUCH HEADROOM DO I REALLY GET?", "answer": "Two metres to the top of the frame, less whatever your light and its hangers take up. Allow a good 30 to 40 cm at the top for the light and its clearance when you are working out how tall your plants can get.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "CAN I TAKE IT DOWN AND STORE IT?", "answer": "Yes. The frame comes apart and the fabric folds. Dry it out first. A tent folded away damp comes out of storage smelling of it.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "IS THE FRAME STRONG ENOUGH FOR A FILTER?", "answer": "The bars are described as heavy duty and are meant for lights and fans. A carbon filter is heavier than either, so check the weight of yours before hanging it, and consider supporting it from the floor if it is a large one.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "DOES IT COME WITH INSTRUCTIONS?", "answer": "Yes, and the build is simple enough that most people have it standing before they finish reading them. The one thing worth doing carefully is getting the frame square before the fabric goes on.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "CAN I RUN TWO SYSTEMS IN ONE TENT?", "answer": "In the 1.2m, realistically no, not with room to work. In the 1.5m it is possible for smaller systems. The limiting factor is usually access rather than floor area.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "WHAT ARE THE CORD PORTS FOR?", "answer": "Running power and any control cables in without leaving a zip open. Two of them is enough for a light and a pump, with the fan usually going through a vent port.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "IS IT WATERPROOF INSIDE?", "answer": "The floor tray holds spills, and the fabric is not intended to be a sealed vessel. Treat it as splash tolerant with a tray underneath rather than as a waterproof box.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "HOW IS IT DELIVERED?", "answer": "Across Europe in 5 to 7 days after a 24 to 48 hour handling time. Free over EUR 50, otherwise EUR 22. Express delivery is available at checkout.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "WHAT IF A POLE IS MISSING OR BENT?", "answer": "Tell us and we will replace it. Unpack and count the frame parts when it arrives rather than on the evening you planned to build it.", "source": "Indoor Grow Tent 1.2m", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/indoor-grow-tent/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS A 36 CUP HYDROPONIC KIT?", "answer": "It is a nutrient film technique system with 36 planting sites, where a shallow stream of nutrient solution runs through closed channels past the plant roots and drains back to a tank. There is no soil. The frame is slanted rather than stacked, so it stands against a wall or beside a window.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "WHAT COMES IN THE BOX?", "answer": "The gullies, the connectors that join them, 36 grow pots and a water pump. That is the system itself. You supply the reservoir tank, the nutrient solution, the growing medium and the seeds.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "WHY IS THE RESERVOIR NOT INCLUDED?", "answer": "Because most people already have something suitable, and because tank size is a preference rather than a fixed part of the kit. Anything from 15 to 20 litres works. Use an opaque tank with a lid: a clear one lets light in and light on nutrient water grows algae.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO ASSEMBLE?", "answer": "About an hour. The gullies push into the connectors and the pump drops into your reservoir. It is designed to go together without a specialist doing it.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "WHAT CAN I GROW IN IT?", "answer": "Leafy crops do best: lettuce, celery, beetroot, bell pepper, garlic seedlings, rocket, herbs and similar. NFT suits plants that stay light enough to be held by a grow pot. Heavy fruiting crops and root vegetables are not what this system is for.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "HOW LONG UNTIL I CAN HARVEST?", "answer": "Thirty days from planting to a first cut is realistic for salad leaves. It depends on the crop, how much light the plants get and how well the nutrient solution is kept up, so treat it as a guide rather than a promise.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "DOES IT NEED TO BE INDOORS?", "answer": "It works either way. Indoors it needs a light source, which is why people pair it with grow lights. Outdoors or on a balcony it can use daylight, and the slant is designed so it still catches full sun against a wall.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS NUTRIENT FILM TECHNIQUE?", "answer": "A thin film of nutrient solution flows continuously along the bottom of a closed channel. The roots sit in that film and in the humid air above it, so they get water, nutrients and oxygen at the same time. The solution runs back to the tank and is pumped round again.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "WHY IS THE WATER PUSHED THROUGH IN AN S SHAPE?", "answer": "The gullies carry an inner blocking design that makes the stream turn rather than run straight down the kit. Without it the water takes the shortest path to the end and the sites along the way get less of it.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "WHY ARE THE CHANNELS CLOSED?", "answer": "To keep sunlight off the roots and off the nutrient solution. Light on nutrient water grows algae, and algae is the most common reason a first hydroponic system stops working well.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "HOW MUCH WATER DOES IT USE?", "answer": "Less than growing the same plants in soil, because the solution recirculates rather than draining away. You top it up as the plants drink it and as some evaporates, rather than watering daily.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "DO I NEED GROW LIGHTS?", "answer": "Only if the kit is somewhere without enough daylight. A bright windowsill or a balcony may be enough in summer. Indoors, in winter, or in a room without a good window, you will need a light. We sell LED grow light strips separately.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "WHAT NUTRIENT SOLUTION SHOULD I USE?", "answer": "A general hydroponic nutrient made for leafy greens. It is not included with the kit, so buy it alongside. Follow the dilution on the bottle rather than guessing, because too strong is more damaging than too weak.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "HOW OFTEN DO I CHANGE THE SOLUTION?", "answer": "Most growers replace it every two to three weeks and top up with plain water in between as the level drops. If the plants look pale or growth stalls, a full change is usually the first thing to try.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "DO I NEED TO CHECK THE pH?", "answer": "It helps. Most leafy crops do best somewhere around 5.5 to 6.5. A cheap pH pen and a bottle of pH down are the two things that turn an occasionally frustrating system into a reliable one.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "CAN I LEAVE IT RUNNING WHILE I AM AWAY?", "answer": "For a few days, yes, if the reservoir is full. The pump runs continuously and the tank is the limit. For longer than that, ask someone to top it up, because a pump running dry is how pumps die.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "WHAT HAPPENS IN A POWER CUT?", "answer": "The flow stops and the roots keep whatever moisture is in the channel and the grow pot. A short outage is not a problem. A long one in warm weather is, so if your supply is unreliable it is worth knowing that NFT depends on the pump in a way that deep water culture does not.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "HOW DO I CLEAN IT BETWEEN CROPS?", "answer": "Drain it, take the gullies apart at the connectors and rinse them out with clean water and a soft brush. Detergent is not needed and any residue left in the channel ends up in the next batch of nutrient solution.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "HOW DO I STOP ALGAE?", "answer": "Keep light off the water. The channels are already closed, so the weak point is the reservoir: use an opaque tank with a lid rather than a clear bucket. If algae does appear, a full clean and a fresh solution clears it.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "IS IT SUITABLE FOR A COMPLETE BEGINNER?", "answer": "Yes. It arrives as parts that go together one way, and NFT is a forgiving method once the pump is running. The two things worth learning early are how to mix the solution and how to check pH.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "WHAT SIZE SPACE DO I NEED?", "answer": "The kit is 98 cm wide, 108 cm deep and 52 cm high, so allow a little more than a metre square of floor and room to reach the back row. The reservoir sits beside or under it.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS IT MADE FROM?", "answer": "Food grade PVC. That is the same class of plastic used for drinking water pipework, which is what you want around a solution your food is growing in.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "CAN I RUN IT WITHOUT THE PUMP?", "answer": "No. NFT is defined by the moving film of solution. Without the pump the channels drain and the roots dry out. If you want a system that keeps working when the power does not, deep water culture is the one to look at.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "HOW NOISY IS THE PUMP?", "answer": "It is a small submersible pump sitting in water, so it is quiet. Most of the sound people notice is water returning to the tank, which you can soften by having the return run down the side of the reservoir rather than dropping into it.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "CAN I EXPAND IT LATER?", "answer": "Not by bolting more onto this frame. If you want more sites, the 108 cup system is the larger version and is arranged in three tiers, which also lets you stagger growth cycles.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO THE 11 CUP SYSTEM?", "answer": "The 11 cup system is deep water culture: the roots sit in an aerated tank and there is no flow. It is smaller, simpler and cheaper. This kit is NFT, is roughly three times the planting capacity, and is the step up when a single tub is no longer enough.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "WILL IT WORK ON A BALCONY?", "answer": "Yes, and it is one of the better places for it. You get daylight without needing lights, and the slanted frame is designed to sit against a wall. Keep the reservoir out of direct sun and secure the frame if the balcony is exposed to wind.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "WHAT PLUG DOES THE PUMP COME WITH?", "answer": "We do not have that confirmed for the European market. The supplier's own listing describes a plug type for another country, and rather than guess we would rather say so. Ask us before ordering if it matters and we will confirm it with the supplier.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "HOW IS IT DELIVERED?", "answer": "Across Europe in 5 to 7 days, after a 24 to 48 hour handling time. Delivery is free on orders over EUR 50, otherwise EUR 22. Express delivery is available at checkout if you need it sooner.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "WHAT IF SOMETHING IS MISSING OR DAMAGED?", "answer": "Tell us and we will sort it out. Check the parts against the list when it arrives rather than at planting time, because a missing connector is easier to replace before you have mixed 20 litres of solution.", "source": "36 Cup NFT Hydroponic Kit", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-kit/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS THE 108 CUP NFT HYDROPONIC SYSTEM?", "answer": "A three tier nutrient film technique system with 108 planting sites. A shallow stream of nutrient solution runs through closed channels past the roots and drains back to a tank. No soil is involved. It is the largest of the three kits we sell.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT COMES IN THE BOX?", "answer": "The gullies, the connectors that join them, 108 grow pots and a water pump. You supply the reservoir tank, the nutrient solution, the growing medium and the seeds.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHY THREE TIERS?", "answer": "So you can stagger planting. Plant one tier, wait a fortnight, plant the next. After the third you are cutting continuously instead of having every plant ready in the same week and nothing after it.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "CAN I RUN JUST ONE TIER TO START?", "answer": "Yes, and it is a sensible way in. One planted tier is a working system, the frame is already there, and you can bring the others in when you want more. Filling 108 sites on a first attempt is a lot to learn at once.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW BIG IS IT?", "answer": "140 cm wide, 96 cm deep and 50 cm high, so allow a little under a metre and a half of wall and room to reach the back. The reservoir sits beside or under it.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT SIZE RESERVOIR DO I NEED?", "answer": "Size it to how many tiers you are actually running rather than to the frame. More planted sites drink more, so the tank needs to hold enough that it is not running low between top ups. Opaque, with a lid, either way.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHY DOES THE RESERVOIR HAVE TO BE OPAQUE?", "answer": "Light on nutrient water grows algae. The channels are already closed for that reason, so the tank is the weak point left to you. A clear bucket in a bright room will turn green.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT CAN I GROW IN IT?", "answer": "Leafy greens, celery, beetroot, strawberries and smaller tomato varieties. NFT suits plants light enough to be held in a grow pot. Root vegetables and heavy fruiting crops are not what this is for.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW MUCH CAN I ACTUALLY HARVEST?", "answer": "That depends on the crop, the light, the season and how the solution is kept up, so we would rather not put a number on it that reads as a promise. What is fair to say is that 108 staggered sites of salad leaves keep a family in greens rather than producing an occasional bowl.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW LONG UNTIL THE FIRST HARVEST?", "answer": "Around thirty days from planting for salad leaves, as a guide rather than a guarantee. Slower for celery and beetroot, longer again for strawberries and tomatoes.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "IS IT HARDER TO RUN THAN THE 36 CUP KIT?", "answer": "Not really. It is the same method, the same pump arrangement and the same maintenance; there is simply more of it. The extra work is planting and harvesting, not running the system.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "DOES IT NEED GROW LIGHTS?", "answer": "Only where there is not enough daylight. Three tiers do complicate this: the upper tiers can shade the lower ones depending on where the light comes from, so if you are lighting it indoors, plan for light reaching each tier rather than one lamp above the top.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "CAN IT GO OUTSIDE?", "answer": "Yes, and outdoors it uses daylight rather than needing lights. Keep the reservoir out of direct sun and make sure the frame is somewhere it will not be blown over.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT NUTRIENT SOLUTION DOES IT USE?", "answer": "A general hydroponic nutrient made for the crops you are growing. It is not included. Follow the dilution on the bottle: too strong does more damage than too weak.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW OFTEN DO I CHANGE THE SOLUTION?", "answer": "Every two to three weeks for most growers, topping up with plain water in between. With three tiers planted the tank turns over faster, so watch the level more often than you would on a small system.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "SHOULD I CHECK THE pH?", "answer": "Yes. Most leafy crops do best somewhere around 5.5 to 6.5. A pH pen and a bottle of pH down cost little and remove most of the guesswork.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT HAPPENS IF THE POWER GOES OFF?", "answer": "The flow stops and the roots live on whatever moisture is left in the channel and the grow pot. Short outages are fine. NFT does depend on the pump in a way deep water culture does not, so if your supply is unreliable that is worth knowing before you buy.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "CAN I LEAVE IT WHILE I AM AWAY?", "answer": "A few days, if the tank is full when you go. Longer than that and someone needs to top it up. A pump that runs dry usually does not survive it.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW DO I CLEAN IT BETWEEN CROPS?", "answer": "Drain it, separate the gullies at the connectors and rinse them with clean water and a soft brush. Skip the detergent: whatever is left in the channel goes into the next batch of solution.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW DO I DEAL WITH ALGAE?", "answer": "Keep light off the water, which mostly means the reservoir. If it does appear, a full clean and fresh solution clears it. It is a nuisance rather than a disaster.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS IT MADE FROM?", "answer": "PVC. The channels are closed so the solution is not sitting in the light, and the frame carries the three tiers.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO THE 36 CUP KIT?", "answer": "Same method, three times the sites, and arranged as three tiers instead of one slanted bank. The 36 cup kit is the better choice if space is tight or you are not sure how much you will use. This one is the choice if you want a rolling harvest.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO THE 11 CUP SYSTEM?", "answer": "The 11 cup system is deep water culture: roots sit in an aerated tank, nothing flows, and there is no pump to fail. It is much smaller and much cheaper. This is a different scale of thing entirely.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "IS IT SUITABLE FOR A BEGINNER?", "answer": "It can be, particularly if you start on one tier. If you have never run a hydroponic system, the 11 cup or 36 cup kits are a smaller first step, and nothing you learn on them is wasted here.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "CAN I USE IT COMMERCIALLY?", "answer": "It is sold as a home system. People do use kits like this for a market stall or a restaurant herb supply, but we would not describe 108 sites as commercial production, and we do not supply it with any commercial certification.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW NOISY IS IT?", "answer": "Quiet. The pump is submersible so the water muffles it, and most of what you hear is the return running back into the tank. Letting it run down the inside wall of the reservoir rather than dropping in helps.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "DOES IT USE MUCH ELECTRICITY?", "answer": "One small pump running continuously, so very little. If you add grow lights, they will use considerably more than the pump does, and that is the part worth checking against your own tariff.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT PLUG DOES THE PUMP COME WITH?", "answer": "We do not have that confirmed for the European market. The supplier's listing names a plug type for another country and we would rather tell you that than guess. Ask us before ordering and we will check.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW IS IT DELIVERED?", "answer": "Across Europe in 5 to 7 days after a 24 to 48 hour handling time. Free over EUR 50, otherwise EUR 22. Express delivery is available at checkout.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT IF A PART IS MISSING?", "answer": "Tell us and we will replace it. Check the parts against the list when it arrives rather than on planting day, because a missing connector is a much smaller problem before the solution is mixed.", "source": "108 Cup NFT Hydroponic System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/nft-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS IN THE PACK?", "answer": "Five seed trays with separated cells, five catch trays that sit underneath, five clear humidity domes with adjustable vents, plant labels and a set of small gardening tools.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "WHY FIVE TRAYS?", "answer": "So you can sow in succession rather than all at once. Starting a tray a fortnight apart is what gives you a steady supply of seedlings to move into a system, instead of everything being ready on the same day.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "WHAT DO THE VENTS ACTUALLY DO?", "answer": "They let you take humidity away by degrees. Seeds want warm, damp, still air to germinate. Seedlings want moving air, or they grow soft and are prone to damping off. Opening the vents gradually is how you get from one to the other.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "WHEN SHOULD I OPEN THE VENTS?", "answer": "Once most of the seeds have germinated and you can see green. Open them a little at first, more over the following days, and take the dome off entirely before the seedlings go anywhere else.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "WHY DOES EVERY CELL HAVE A DRAINAGE HOLE?", "answer": "Because standing water kills more seedlings than drought does. Waterlogged medium suffocates roots and invites rot. The holes let the excess out and the catch tray underneath keeps it off your windowsill.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "DO I NEED THE CATCH TRAY?", "answer": "Yes, if the tray is indoors. The drainage has to go somewhere, and without a catch tray it goes onto whatever the tray is standing on.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "ARE SEEDS OR COMPOST INCLUDED?", "answer": "No. You supply the seeds and the growing medium.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "WHAT GROWING MEDIUM SHOULD I USE?", "answer": "Whatever suits where the seedling is going. If it is heading into one of our hydroponic systems, a soilless medium such as rockwool or a starter plug transfers cleanly. Compost works too, but it needs rinsing off the roots before the seedling goes into a nutrient solution.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "CAN I USE THESE TO START SEEDS FOR A HYDROPONIC SYSTEM?", "answer": "That is the main reason to buy them here. Seeds are usually germinated separately and moved across once they have a root, and these trays are the stage before the system.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "HOW DO I MOVE A SEEDLING INTO A HYDROPONIC SYSTEM?", "answer": "Once it has a visible root, lift it out with as much of the medium as will hold together and settle it into a planting sponge or basket. Our hydroponic kits include tweezers for exactly this, because it is fiddly with fingers.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "HOW LONG DO SEEDS TAKE TO GERMINATE?", "answer": "It varies enormously by crop. Salad leaves and rocket are often up within a few days; herbs like parsley can take two or three weeks. Warmth is usually what makes the difference rather than anything about the tray.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "DO THEY NEED A HEAT MAT?", "answer": "Not necessarily. A warm room is enough for most things. A heat mat helps with crops that want real warmth to get going, and it helps more in an unheated space in winter than it does on a kitchen windowsill.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "DO SEEDS NEED LIGHT TO GERMINATE?", "answer": "Most do not, and germinate perfectly well in the dark. What matters is that light is there the moment they emerge, because a seedling that comes up in poor light stretches immediately and never fully recovers.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS DAMPING OFF AND HOW DO I AVOID IT?", "answer": "A fungal problem that collapses seedlings at soil level, usually within days of germination. It thrives in still, wet, warm air. Open the vents once seeds are up, do not overwater, and start with clean trays.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "HOW DO I CLEAN THEM BETWEEN SOWINGS?", "answer": "Wash in warm water and let them dry fully before stacking. Old medium left in a cell is the most common way disease carries from one batch of seedlings into the next.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "HOW MANY TIMES CAN I REUSE THEM?", "answer": "They are made for repeated use rather than one season, which is the point of them against thin disposable trays. Handle the domes with a bit of care, since a cracked dome is the part that usually ends a tray's life.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "ARE THEY STACKABLE FOR STORAGE?", "answer": "Yes, once they are fully dry. Five trays and five domes take very little cupboard space stacked.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "WHAT ARE THE LABELS FOR?", "answer": "Marking what is in each row, which sounds unnecessary until you have three trays of near identical seedlings and no idea which is the coriander.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "WHAT TOOLS COME WITH IT?", "answer": "A set of small gardening tools for handling medium and seedlings at this scale. They are the sort of thing you use for filling cells and lifting a seedling without crushing it.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "HOW MUCH SHOULD I WATER?", "answer": "Damp, not wet. The medium should feel like a wrung out cloth. Under a closed dome very little moisture escapes, so trays usually need far less water than people expect in the first week.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "CAN I USE THEM OUTSIDE?", "answer": "For hardening off, yes. As a place to germinate seeds, indoors or in a greenhouse is more reliable, because the dome cannot hold a temperature the outside air is taking away.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "WILL SEEDS GERMINATE IN LESS THAN A DAY?", "answer": "No, and the original listing for this product said so, which is why we are answering it here. Germination takes days to weeks depending on the crop. Anything promising overnight results is describing something other than seeds.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "CAN I START CUTTINGS IN THEM RATHER THAN SEEDS?", "answer": "Yes. A humidity dome is exactly what a cutting wants while it is making roots, and the adjustable vents let you wean it off the humidity the same way you would a seedling.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS THE TRAY MADE FROM?", "answer": "PVC. It is thicker than a disposable propagator tray, which is what lets it hold its shape when it is full of wet medium.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "WILL IT HOLD ITS SHAPE WHEN FULL?", "answer": "Yes. That is one of the practical differences from thin single use trays, which flex and spill when you pick them up loaded.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "HOW MANY SEEDLINGS DOES ONE TRAY HOLD?", "answer": "It depends on the cell layout of the tray, and rather than quote a number we would rather you asked us and got the right answer. What is fair to say is that five trays raise far more seedlings than an 11 site system needs at once.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "DO I NEED A GROW LIGHT FOR SEEDLINGS?", "answer": "If they are on a bright windowsill in spring, often not. In winter or in a dim room, yes, and seedlings show it faster than mature plants do. Stretched, pale stems mean not enough light.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "WHAT IF I ONLY WANT ONE TRAY?", "answer": "It is sold as a pack of five. If a single tray is genuinely all you need, ask us before ordering rather than buying the pack and putting four in a cupboard.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "HOW IS IT DELIVERED?", "answer": "Across Europe in 5 to 7 days after a 24 to 48 hour handling time. Free over EUR 50, otherwise EUR 22. At EUR 49 this sits just under the free delivery threshold on its own.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "WHAT IF A DOME ARRIVES CRACKED?", "answer": "Tell us and we will replace it. Check the domes when it arrives, since they are the part most likely to be damaged in transit.", "source": "Seed Starter Trays with Humidity Domes, Pack of 5", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/seed-starter-container/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS DEEP WATER CULTURE?", "answer": "A hydroponic method where the roots hang directly in nutrient solution instead of in a flowing stream. An air pump keeps the water oxygenated. It is the simplest hydroponic method there is, because nothing has to circulate.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHY DOES IT NEED AN AIR PUMP?", "answer": "Roots need oxygen as well as water. In still water they run out and the plant drowns. The air pump bubbles air through the solution and keeps enough oxygen dissolved for the roots to keep working.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT COMES IN THE KIT?", "answer": "The basin and its lid, an air pump, a silicone hose, a buoy and buoy deck, 11 planting baskets, 11 planting sponges and a pair of tweezers. Seeds and nutrient solution are not included.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW MANY PLANTS CAN I GROW?", "answer": "Eleven at a time, one per basket.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT ARE THE TWEEZERS FOR?", "answer": "Moving a germinated seedling into a planting sponge without tearing the root. It is fiddly with fingers and easy with tweezers.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM THE NFT KITS?", "answer": "In NFT a pump moves a thin film of solution along a channel past the roots. Here nothing moves except air bubbles. NFT scales to far more plants; DWC is simpler, has less to go wrong and copes better when the power drops.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT HAPPENS IN A POWER CUT?", "answer": "Less than you would fear. The solution stays where it is and the roots stay wet. What you lose is aeration, so a short outage is fine and a long one in warm weather is worth reacting to. An NFT system, by contrast, drains as soon as its pump stops.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "IS IT SUITABLE FOR A COMPLETE BEGINNER?", "answer": "It is the one we would point a beginner at. There is no flow to balance, no channel to block and very little to set up. The skills you learn here transfer directly to a larger NFT system later.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT CAN I GROW IN IT?", "answer": "Lettuce, herbs, rocket, spinach and other leafy crops. Eleven sites is a household supply of salad and herbs rather than a vegetable garden.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "DO I NEED GROW LIGHTS?", "answer": "Only if it is somewhere without enough daylight. A bright windowsill can be enough in summer. Indoors in winter, or in a room without a good window, you will need a light.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT NUTRIENT SOLUTION DO I USE?", "answer": "A general hydroponic nutrient suited to leafy greens. It is not included. Mix it to the dilution on the bottle rather than by eye, because too strong causes more harm than too weak.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW OFTEN DO I CHANGE THE SOLUTION?", "answer": "Every two to three weeks is usual, topping up with plain water in between as the level drops. If growth stalls or the leaves go pale, a full change is the first thing to try.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW DO I KNOW WHEN TO TOP UP?", "answer": "The buoy. It sits through a hole in the deck and rises and falls with the solution, so you can read the level at a glance without opening the lid and disturbing the plants.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "SHOULD I CHECK THE pH?", "answer": "It helps a great deal. Most leafy crops prefer somewhere around 5.5 to 6.5. A cheap pH pen and a bottle of pH down turn guesswork into something you can control.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "MY AIR PUMP DOES NOT SEEM TO BE WORKING. WHAT SHOULD I CHECK?", "answer": "Nine times out of ten the blue valve has been fitted the wrong way round. Turn it over so the pump is pushing air into the solution rather than trying to draw from it. If the bubbles are weak rather than absent, check the air stone is not blocked.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW DO I STOP ALGAE?", "answer": "Keep light off the water, which the kit is designed to do: the basin cover and the baskets block light. The mistake to avoid is leaving the lid off or running it in strong direct sun with a gap open.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "IS IT NOISY?", "answer": "There is a quiet hum from the air pump and the sound of bubbling. It is comparable to a small aquarium. Sitting the pump on something soft rather than a hard surface cuts the buzz noticeably.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW MUCH ELECTRICITY DOES IT USE?", "answer": "Very little. It is one small air pump running continuously. If you add a grow light, that will use considerably more than the pump.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "CAN I LEAVE IT WHILE I AM AWAY?", "answer": "For a week or so, if the basin is full when you leave. It has no channel to run dry, so it is more forgiving than an NFT system, but plants still drink and the level still falls.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW DO I CLEAN IT BETWEEN CROPS?", "answer": "Empty it, rinse the basin, and pull the hose and air stone off to flush them through. Skip the detergent: anything left behind ends up in the next solution.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "CAN I MOVE IT ONCE IT IS PLANTED?", "answer": "Carefully and not far. It is a tub of water with plants suspended in it, so it is heavy when full and the roots do not enjoy being sloshed about. Decide where it lives before you fill it.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "DO THE SPONGES NEED REPLACING?", "answer": "Yes, they are the growing medium and are used up with each crop. Eleven come with the kit, which covers your first planting.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "CAN I START SEEDS DIRECTLY IN IT?", "answer": "You can, but most people germinate separately and move the seedling across once it has a root, which is what the tweezers are for. Our seed starter trays are made for that first stage.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW FAST DO PLANTS GROW COMPARED TO SOIL?", "answer": "Growers generally report faster growth than the same crop in soil, because the roots get water, nutrients and oxygen without having to search for them. How much faster depends on the crop, the light and the solution, so we would rather not put a multiplier on it.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT SIZE SPACE DOES IT NEED?", "answer": "It is a single tub with a lid, so a worktop, a windowsill deep enough to take it, or a shelf. Leave headroom for the plants and somewhere beside it for the air pump.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "CAN IT GO OUTSIDE?", "answer": "Yes, in a sheltered spot. Keep it out of the strongest direct sun, which warms the solution and encourages algae wherever light gets in, and remember the pump needs power.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "DOES THE WATER NEED TO BE A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE?", "answer": "Cool is better than warm. Warm solution holds less dissolved oxygen and suits root problems, which is another reason to keep it out of direct sun rather than in it.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "IS THE PLASTIC FOOD SAFE?", "answer": "The basin cover and baskets are made to block light, which is what the supplier specifies about the material. We do not have a food contact certification to publish for it, so rather than imply one we would say ask us and we will put the question to the supplier.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW IS IT DELIVERED?", "answer": "Across Europe in 5 to 7 days after a 24 to 48 hour handling time. Free over EUR 50, otherwise EUR 22. Express delivery is available at checkout.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT IF A PART IS MISSING?", "answer": "Tell us and we will replace it. Check the contents against the list when it arrives rather than at planting time.", "source": "Deep Water Culture Hydroponic System, 11 Cup", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/deep-water-culture-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT DO I GET IN THE PACK?", "answer": "Nine 90cm LED grow light strips, with the connecting cords to link them in series.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "WHY NINE STRIPS RATHER THAN ONE PANEL?", "answer": "Layout. Nine separate tubes let you run light along a bank of plants, down both sides of a system, or across a tent, instead of hanging one fixture and living with the pattern it throws. A row of plants wants a line of light, not a spot.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "HOW DO THEY LINK TOGETHER?", "answer": "In series, with flexible connecting cords. That means one supply feeds a run rather than needing a socket per strip, which is most of the installation saving.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "HOW MANY CAN I LINK IN ONE RUN?", "answer": "The strips are designed to be chained, and the practical limit is what the supply and the connecting cords are rated to carry. Do not exceed what the instructions state for a single run, and split into two runs if you need to.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "HOW MUCH POWER DOES EACH ONE USE?", "answer": "18 watts. Nine of them running together is 162 watts, which is modest for the coverage it gives.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "WHAT VOLTAGE DO THEY RUN ON?", "answer": "85 to 265 V AC at 50 or 60 Hz, so European mains is comfortably within range.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS FULL SPECTRUM AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?", "answer": "It means the output is not tuned to one stage of growth. A light heavy in blue suits seedlings and leaf, one heavy in red suits flowering. Full spectrum covers the range, which is what you want from a single set of lights doing the whole job.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "WHAT ARE THE COLOUR RATIOS?", "answer": "The manufacturer states R:W 1:2, R:B 4:1 and W:R:B 1:2:3.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "HOW LONG DO THEY LAST?", "answer": "The stated life is 30,000 hours. Run twelve hours a day, that is roughly seven years. Like all LED figures it is the manufacturer's rating rather than a warranty period.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "DO THEY GET HOT?", "answer": "They run cool for their output compared with older grow lighting, which is why an aluminium body is used: the metal carries heat away from the LEDs. They still get warm, so leave a little air around them rather than sandwiching them against fabric.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "WILL THEY WORK IN A GROW TENT?", "answer": "Yes, and a square tent is a good use for them. Nine strips let you lay out even coverage across the footprint rather than having one bright patch in the middle and shadow at the edges.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "CAN I USE THEM WITH THE HYDROPONIC KITS?", "answer": "That is what they are for. The warehouse record describes this lamp as the one for the 36 and 108 cup systems. A shorter lamp exists for the 11 cup system, and we do not stock it, so for a single 11 cup tub one or two of these mounted above it is the practical answer.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "CAN I USE THEM FOR SEEDLINGS?", "answer": "Yes. Seedlings need light more than they need intensity, and a strip run above a propagation tray gives even coverage without cooking them. Keep them a sensible distance back and watch for stretching, which means the light is too far away.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "WHAT PLANTS DO THEY SUIT?", "answer": "The manufacturer lists fruit production, plant propagation, indoor gardening and hydroponics. In practice that is herbs, salad, leafy greens, succulents and flowering plants.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "WILL THEY IMPROVE HOW MY VEGETABLES TASTE?", "answer": "The supplier's own copy makes that claim and we are not going to repeat it, because taste depends on the variety, the nutrients, the temperature and when you pick. What a grow light reliably does is let you grow at all in a place or a season where there is not enough daylight.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "HOW FAR ABOVE THE PLANTS SHOULD THEY BE?", "answer": "Close enough that plants do not stretch towards them and far enough that leaves do not scorch. Start around 20 to 30 cm for leafy crops and adjust by watching the plants: stretched, pale growth means too far, curled or bleached tips means too close.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "HOW MANY HOURS A DAY SHOULD I RUN THEM?", "answer": "Leafy crops and herbs do well on somewhere between 12 and 16 hours. Plants need a dark period too, so running them continuously is not better. A plug timer is the easiest way to get this right.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "DO I NEED A TIMER?", "answer": "You do not need one, but a cheap plug timer removes the only part of lighting that depends on you remembering. It is the single most worthwhile accessory.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "ARE THEY DIMMABLE?", "answer": "Not as supplied, and they should not be put on a household dimmer switch. Adjust the light your plants get by moving the strips or changing how many you run, rather than by dimming.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "WHAT ARE THEY MADE FROM?", "answer": "Aviation grade aluminium with fibreglass panels and a clear polycarbonate cover over the LEDs. The aluminium is structural and thermal rather than cosmetic.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "DO THEY FLICKER?", "answer": "The manufacturer states no flickering and no noise. Flicker in cheap LED lighting comes from the driver, and it is worth noting because it is unpleasant to work under even if the plants do not care.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "CAN THEY GET WET?", "answer": "Treat them as indoor fittings near water rather than as waterproof. Keep them above the system, not beside a splashing return, switch off at the socket before cleaning, and do not spray a lit strip.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "HOW DO I CLEAN THEM?", "answer": "Wipe the covers when dust builds up. Dust on the lens costs you light, and it accumulates faster in a grow space than in a normal room.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS T8?", "answer": "A tube size standard, originally from fluorescent lighting, describing the diameter. It matters mainly because it tells you the physical form: a slim tube rather than a panel or a bulb.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "HOW HEAVY ARE THEY?", "answer": "265 grams each. Light enough to hang from the support bars in a grow tent without concern.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "CAN I MOUNT THEM VERTICALLY?", "answer": "Yes. Vertical strips down the sides of a tall system are a good way to light plants that would otherwise only get light from above, which is worth knowing if you are lighting a tiered system.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "WILL ONE PACK LIGHT A 1.2M GROW TENT?", "answer": "Comfortably, and with strips to spare for a second layer or a propagation shelf. In a 1.5m tent you can spread all nine across the footprint for even coverage.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "WHAT HAPPENS IF ONE STRIP FAILS?", "answer": "Tell us. Because they link in series, it is worth checking the connectors either side before assuming the strip itself has gone, as a bad joint looks exactly like a dead lamp.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "DO THEY REPLACE DAYLIGHT COMPLETELY?", "answer": "For leafy crops and herbs, yes, that is what people use them for. Growing entirely under lights is normal practice for these plants and does not need a window at all.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "HOW IS IT DELIVERED?", "answer": "Across Europe in 5 to 7 days after a 24 to 48 hour handling time. Free over EUR 50, otherwise EUR 22. Express delivery is available at checkout.", "source": "LED Grow Light Strips, 90cm, Pack of 9", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/led-grow-lights/" }, { "question": "IS THIS THE SAME AS THE DEEP WATER CULTURE SYSTEM YOU ALSO SELL?", "answer": "Yes. It is the same eleven cup system, at the same price, with the same contents. It has two pages because people look for it two different ways: some search for a deep water culture system, others for a hydroponic planter or herb garden. Buy it from whichever page you found.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT IS A HYDROPONIC PLANTER?", "answer": "A container that grows plants in nutrient solution instead of soil. This one holds eleven plants in baskets suspended above the water, with an air pump keeping the solution oxygenated.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT COMES IN THE BOX?", "answer": "The basin and lid, an air pump, a silicone hose, a buoy and buoy deck, 11 planting baskets, 11 planting sponges and tweezers. You add seeds and nutrient solution.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT HERBS GROW WELL IN IT?", "answer": "Basil, coriander, parsley, mint, chives and dill all do well. Basil in particular is happier in a hydroponic planter than most people expect, because it never dries out between waterings.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "CAN I GROW SALAD AS WELL AS HERBS?", "answer": "Yes. Lettuce, rocket and spinach all suit it. You can mix them, though it is easier if the plants sharing a tub want similar conditions and grow at roughly the same rate.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHERE SHOULD I PUT IT?", "answer": "Somewhere with good light and access to a socket for the pump. A bright worktop or a deep windowsill is ideal. Direct all day sun is worth avoiding: it warms the solution and encourages algae wherever light gets in.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "DOES IT NEED A GROW LIGHT?", "answer": "In a bright kitchen in summer, often not. In winter, or in a room without a good window, yes. Herbs get leggy and pale when they are short of light, which is usually the first sign.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW MUCH LOOKING AFTER DOES IT NEED?", "answer": "Top up the water when the buoy drops, change the solution every two to three weeks, and cut the herbs regularly. That is genuinely most of it.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHY IS THERE AN AIR PUMP?", "answer": "Because roots need oxygen. In still water they run out and the plant drowns. The pump bubbles air through the solution and keeps enough oxygen dissolved to prevent that.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "IS THE PUMP NOISY IN A KITCHEN?", "answer": "It hums quietly, like a small aquarium. Standing it on a cloth or a mat rather than a hard worktop takes most of the buzz out of it.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "MY PUMP DOES NOT SEEM TO BE PUMPING. WHAT IS WRONG?", "answer": "Check the blue valve. It fits one way round and backwards it tries to draw air rather than push it in. Turning it over is usually the whole fix. Weak bubbles rather than none usually means a blocked air stone.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW DO I KNOW WHEN TO ADD WATER?", "answer": "The buoy shows the level through the deck, so you can see it at a glance without lifting the lid and disturbing the roots.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT NUTRIENT SOLUTION SHOULD I BUY?", "answer": "A general hydroponic nutrient for leafy greens and herbs. Follow the dilution on the bottle. Making it stronger does not make plants grow faster; it usually does the opposite.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW OFTEN DO I CHANGE THE SOLUTION?", "answer": "Every two to three weeks, topping up with plain water in between. If growth slows or the leaves lose colour, a full change is the first thing to try.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "DO I NEED TO TEST THE pH?", "answer": "It is not essential to get started, and it is the single thing that most improves results. Herbs and leafy greens like roughly 5.5 to 6.5. A pH pen costs very little.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW DO I START SEEDS?", "answer": "Most people germinate seeds separately and move the seedling into a sponge once it has a root, using the tweezers supplied. Our seed starter trays are designed for that stage.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "DO THE SPONGES GET REUSED?", "answer": "No. They are the growing medium and are used up with each crop. Eleven come in the box, which covers the first planting.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW LONG UNTIL I CAN CUT SOMETHING?", "answer": "Salad leaves in about a month from planting, herbs a little longer before they are worth cutting from regularly. It depends on the crop and the light.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WILL IT GROW TOMATOES OR CHILLIES?", "answer": "Not well. Eleven shallow sites suit leafy crops and herbs. Fruiting plants get heavy, want more root room and need supporting, which is not what this planter is built for.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW DO I STOP THE WATER GOING GREEN?", "answer": "Keep light off it. The lid and baskets are made to block light, so the main thing is not leaving it open and not standing it in strong direct sun with a gap showing.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "CAN I MOVE IT ONCE IT IS PLANTED?", "answer": "Only carefully. It is a tub of water with plants suspended in it, so it is heavy when full and the roots dislike being sloshed. Choose where it lives before you fill it.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW DO I CLEAN IT BETWEEN CROPS?", "answer": "Empty it, rinse the basin, and flush the hose and air stone. Leave the detergent out: whatever stays behind goes into the next batch of solution.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "CAN I LEAVE IT WHILE I AM ON HOLIDAY?", "answer": "About a week is fine if it is full when you go. There is no channel to run dry, so it is more forgiving than a flowing system, but the plants still drink.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW MUCH ELECTRICITY DOES THE PUMP USE?", "answer": "Very little. It is a small air pump running continuously. A grow light, if you add one, will use much more than the pump does.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "IS IT SAFE AROUND CHILDREN AND PETS?", "answer": "It is an open tub of water with a mains powered pump, so treat it as you would a small aquarium: lid on, cable managed, and the nutrient bottle kept out of reach.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "CAN I RUN TWO OF THEM?", "answer": "Yes, and it is a reasonable way to scale up while keeping things simple, since each tub is independent. If you find yourself wanting a third, the 36 cup kit is the more sensible step.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM THE 36 CUP KIT?", "answer": "The 36 cup kit is nutrient film technique: a pump moves a stream of solution through channels, and it holds three times as many plants. This is a single aerated tub with nothing flowing. Simpler, smaller, and easier to live with in a kitchen.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "IS THE PLASTIC FOOD SAFE?", "answer": "The cover and baskets are specified as light blocking, which is what the supplier states about the material. We do not have a food contact certificate to publish, so rather than imply one, ask us and we will put it to the supplier.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "HOW IS IT DELIVERED?", "answer": "Across Europe in 5 to 7 days after a 24 to 48 hour handling time. Free over EUR 50, otherwise EUR 22. Express delivery is available at checkout.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" }, { "question": "WHAT IF SOMETHING IS MISSING FROM THE BOX?", "answer": "Tell us and we will put it right. Check the contents against the list when it arrives rather than on the day you plant it.", "source": "Hydroponic Planter, 11 Cup Home System", "url": "https://nfthydroponics.eu.com/product/home-hydroponic-system/" } ] }