3/19 Kitchen Hydroponics: Easy and Fun and Affordable!

Date: 
Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 10:30am to 11:30am

Kitchen Hydroponics: Easy and Fun and Affordable!

            Thursday, March 19th,10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Join guest speaker Diana Thornton and learn how to get started with the Kratky Method.

Grow your own food in a jar (or yogurt container or whatever you have around the house) and learn about hydroponics.

No kits, no pumps, no electricity (off-grid friendly!), minimal maintenance and low cost make the Kratky method ideal for beginner hydroponic gardeners.

Join us for a 1-hour workshop and leave with your own starter system.

What you’ll learn:

  • The basics of hydroponics (Plants, Water, Light, Oxygen/Air)
  • The Jar Setup: how to build a functioning garden out of repurposed containers.
  • The Grocery Store Secret: How to turn kitchen scraps (like lettuce hearts and green onions) into a continuous fresh harvest.

Designed for anyone (ages 8 and up) who wants fresh food at their fingertips without the high cost or maintenance of a traditional garden. Materials provided.

Members $5; non-members $10

 

 

Please use this link to sign up for our programs.

  https://reg.extension.msstate.edu/view/cal10a.aspx?ek=&ref=&aa=0&sid1=0&sid2=0&as=81&wp=324&tz=0&ms=0&nav=0&cc=0&cat1=0&cat2=0&cat3=0&aid=MSU&rf=&pn=0

Under Location select Crosby Arboretum for a list of only our programs.

 

No Credit Card or Cash refunds for Cancelations, The Crosby Arboretum will issue a gift card as a refund please email s.lowe@msstate.edu. 

 

Please sign in at the visitor’s center/gift shop before going into any program.

 

Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. The Mississippi State University Extension Service will provide reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities or special needs. Please contact The Crosby Arboretum office at 601-799-2311 Ext. 0, or kathryn.jeffers@msstate.edu prior to a program or event to request reasonable accommodation.

If you have issues registering or accessing an online course, please contact the Extension Center for Technology Outreach at (662) 325-3226 Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.