Hydroponic Plans and Information for people who are interested in getting involved into the exciting world of Hydroponics
Let's first explain a little bit about what Hydroponics are. The name "Hydroponic" comes from Latin and means "Working Water". But really hydroponics is simply the growing of plants without soil. This can be in a medium of water, lava rocks, or simply suspended in air. Actually there are hundreds of methods of growing plants hydroponically.
Basic Hydroponic Plans and Systems
Wick System
There are basically 6 different types of hydroponic plans and systems. There is the common Nutrient Film Technique, Ebb and Flow, Water Culture, Aeroponic, Drip and Wick. Now building upon these 6 basic types there are hundreds of variations of them.By far the simplest of all of the hydroponic plans and systems is the wick. It is a passive system meaning that there is no moving parts involved and works by having the nutrient solution contained in a reservoir, drawn up to the roots of the plant with a wick.
Easiest Hydroponic Plans
Water Culture
Many people choose to suspend the plants in styrofoam and just let the styrofoam float on top of the nutrient solution, with the plants roots hanging down into the solution.
Table Hydroponic Plans
Ebb and Flow
Ebb and flow hydroponic plans work by suspending the plants in a material such as rockwool blocks or a lava rock type material, the plants sit in a table shaped reservoir. The nutrient solution is usually contained in a reservoir under the table type container.A pump works to flood the table type container containing the plants with the nutrient solution which then drains back using gravity into the reservoir under the table. The system need s to be adjusted where the nutrient floods the table properly in the right levels and is set on a timer.
Drip Hydroponic Plans
Drip Systems
One of the most widely used hydroponic plans is a drip system. This type of system is commonly used by commercial growing facilities commonly producing peppers and tomatoes. Drip systems give plants the most aeration because the roots are never fully submerged in Nutrient solution but are not allowed to dry out.Drip systems work by having tubing that branches off and feeds each plant, a pump sends nutrient solution through the tubing feeding each plant, which then drains through the plants container and then back into the reservoir, where it is reused.
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- anaturalphenomenon anaturalphenomenon Jul 19, 2009 @ 11:39 am
- Wow! Great lens! I've been considering experimenting with hydroponics. Thanks for a great resource!
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