The Indoor Hydroponics Starter Guide
Twelve pages of the exact information we wish we'd had before our first hydroponic harvest. Send it to your inbox in 30 seconds.
- The 5 systems we actually recommend (and 3 we tell beginners to skip)
- Seeds that thrive indoors — and which ones bolt and break your heart
- Exact pH and EC targets for lettuce, basil, strawberries, and peppers
- A 4-week schedule from unboxing to first harvest
- Our printable shopping list with budget, mid, and premium picks
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What's inside
Equipment that fits your space
Counter, shelf, closet, or full tower — what works and what's overkill for a beginner.
The 4-week harvest plan
Day-by-day schedule from box opening to your first cut, with the checkpoints that mean you're on track.
Plant picks by goal
Salad bar, herb garden, or "I want strawberries"? Different goals need different systems and seeds.
Troubleshooting cheat sheet
Yellow leaves, tip burn, leggy seedlings — what they mean and the fix in under five minutes.
Prefer to keep reading? Start with our beginner hydroponics hub or jump straight to the best hydroponic starter kits for 2026.