Advice from the MuseumTour expert:
Children learn wonderful skills, values, and principles through gardening. They learn patience as they wait for their plants to grow. They learn responsibility as they care for their plants. They gain an understanding of the cycles of life, and where food actually comes from. They see how light, temperature, water, and other variables affect plants. They feel a sense of pride and accomplishment as their hard work pays off and their plants thrive. Gardening fosters a love of and excitement about the Earth.
Learn to Be a Hydroponics Gardener
Farmers worldwide, especially in desert and mountainous regions where the soil can't support crops, grow food using hydroponics, the science of growing plants with just water and nutrients. Home gardeners who want year-round fresh tomatoes and herbs also use it. HydroLab is a complete system that gets you started in this tasty and fulfilling hobby. It includes base, trays, wicks, tubing, pH testing materials, cocopeat medium, seeds and instructional book.
The Benefits of Hydroponics
ℑ Hydroponics can be done anywhere as long as there is sufficient lighting
ℑ You can grow year round
ℑ Plants grow quicker with increased yield
ℑ Weeding and soil borne pests are eliminated!
ℑ Environmentally friendly - it conserves water.
Ages 10 and up.
4945 - Hydro Lab - $24.95