I have been researching Hydroponics in Thailand quite extensively over past 2 years.

Now I want to put my research into practice.

I have 8 rai of land with ready infrastructure in Buriram province.

I plan to pilot a 300 sq mt covered hydroponic grow area in a professional method.

The target being to develop a small commercial set up focused on consistent quality production for local markets, restaurants/hotels, shops and through an onsite farm shop. This can be scaled up as the market share and awareness of produce develops.

My research covers from Seedling right through to Sales of crops. Best Crop options, Pro's & Cons of

climate, solar power, cooling, humidity, profitability, etc etc... Far too much to write here..

Whilst I have developed a passion for hydroponics and have a keen interest to start this pilot, I realise that my project on a commercial basis would be best suited to having a person(partner) with hydroponic growing experience.

I am looking to connect with person(s) who has real experience in Hydroponics and is interested to build something together.

If this is of interest to you please do connect and we can privately discuss the potential within this opportunity.

Also explore the crop options I have in mind..

I would welcome latest advice on best contacts for Hydroponic equipment and nutrients in Thailand.

Other relevant suggestions and genuine experienced pro's and cons advice will be appreciated.

Any successful stories for Hydroponics DWC or NFT or any disasters may be useful also..

Thanks for reading this far..

Joe

Heck, I just want to grow a few Green Peppers and Tomatoes. Everyone and their sister are growing hydroponic lettuce. Like you, I'd be interested in some advice on super-small size hydroponics for home.

AN has or did have a hydrophonic/aquaphonic site. There are some very knowledgeable people on it. :)

Why not take it even further and do aquaphonics. This would allow you to cut out most of your nutrient needs. Nutrients in Thailand are hit and miss at times. There is a foreigner in thailand who makes some good nutrients for the cannabis market though.

Yes, I've got a split system but in mothballs at present until I just installed solar power.

The 24/7 air pumps for the fish tanks and 24/7 water pumps got too expensive.

29 minutes ago, blaze master said:

Why not take it even further and do aquaphonics. This would allow you to cut out most of your nutrient needs. Nutrients in Thailand are hit and miss at times. There is a foreigner in thailand who makes some good nutrients for the cannabis market though.

Thanks for the suggestion. I have looked into aquaponics. It appears much more complex in balancing fish, bacteria and plants. Also the growth is slower against hydroponics, the set up cost is more and I need more skill/experience to start off. Also if fish die or get bacterial/fungal/parasitic infections or a range of other issues, the whole system crashes.

Aquaponics may be good for home use but on a commercial basis it has more cons than hydroponics. I plan to keep potential problems to a minimum and within my capabilities.

18 hours ago, connda said:

Heck, I just want to grow a few Green Peppers and Tomatoes. Everyone and their sister are growing hydroponic lettuce. Like you, I'd be interested in some advice on super-small size hydroponics for home.

There are a whole bunch of tutorial videos on Youtube for Green peppers and Tomatoes with hydroponics. Just type it in a search. I think you will find something suitable to assist you getting some great produce. Good luck

5 hours ago, carlyai said:

AN has or did have a hydrophonic/aquaphonic site. There are some very knowledgeable people on it. :)

Hi,,, Not sure what AN is...

Can you direct me to find the site?.

Would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Joe

2 minutes ago, New Cowboy said:

There are a whole bunch of tutorial videos on Youtube for Green peppers and Tomatoes with hydroponics. Just type it in a search. I think you will find something suitable to assist you getting some great produce. Good luck

Good idea. I'll check it out. Thanks!

21 minutes ago, New Cowboy said:

Hi,,, Not sure what AN is...

Can you direct me to find the site?.

Would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Joe

Try that and keep searching thru the farming forum :)

24 minutes ago, carlyai said:

Try that and keep searching thru the farming forum :)

Yes, I tried through the Farming Forum. The only Hydroponics thread I found was from 2007.

Which is surprising as I thought many more persons would be interested in hydroponics even just for personal consumption.

We were active before but some prominent members decided to leave this earth.

Once you get your hydro/aqua setup and going good you don't need to do much it just hummms along.

What exactly are you looking for? Consultant, Shareholder, investor or employee?

I'm in Thailand since 15 years and hold both bachelor and master degree from Thai agricultural university. My experience ranges from open field soil based production to climate controlled Indoor facilities. If you are interested, welcome to send me a PM.