HOW TO GROW FODDER (HYDROPONICALLY) Hydroponic - its the growing of crops using water media ONLY without soil Considering the perennial shortage of livestock feed experienced during the dry season, hydroponic fodder systems offers a technology that can achieve good performance with limited resources. It can cut costs in pig feeds, poultry feeds and cattle feeds. This technolgy can benefit ranching areas which which get affected by seasonal drought in such regions like Matabeleland and Midlands.

How to grow fodder: day 1, soak your grains in water for 24 hours. Day 2, place them in your sprouting trays. I have two fodder systems. A grower tray cart and stackable baskets. Any tray will do as long as the tray has holes in it to drain the water efficiently. You can purchase totes and drill holes or get trays with holes intact. Water your grains 2-3 times a day. Make sure all the water drains from the grains. You want them damp but not soaked. Days 3-10, water 2-3 times a day. By days 7-10