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Do You Want To Be Part Of A Hydroponic Revolution?
Every child knows that you need a few things in order to grow a plant. You need soil, light, water and a seed (at the very least).
Every child is WRONG!
Hydroponics allows us to grow the plants, fruits and vegetables of our choice--even in limited space--without using soil. It's an amazing way to produce perfect specimens and offers TONS of advantages that traditional gardening can't come close to touching!
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What is Hydroponics?
The Basics
In hydroponics plants are grown in a solution consisting of water and nutrients required for a specific plant, or within a system that uses a substrate or a mix of inactive media. There are several hydroponics techniques and systems that exist for producing plant crops.
Hydroponics gardening systems include the nutrient film technique, aeroponics, and the aeration technique. In the aeroponics method plants are anchored using screens, rigid pipes, or films. The required hydroponic nutrients are diluted into the plants' water supply artificially.
The plant roots are supported within the water by various designs and the crop obtains the food nutrients directly from the water, or from an air mist sprayed directly unto the plant roots.
Hydroponics Gardening also requires the use of growing media. Hydroponic systems use various mediums that are composed from relatively inactive materials that have the ability to keep the food rich moisture and have the ability to physically support the plant roots.
Growing media for hydroponics includes, expanded clay, rockwool, perlite, vermiculite, Styrofoam, sand, pea gravel, and other mediums.
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How To Apply Hydroponics.
Many growers use hydroponics systems to grow tomatoes, lettuce, watercress, cucumbers, peppers, herbs, various other edible plants and flowers. Beginning growers will be satisfied with the quality of their crops, and the rates at which they will grow.
Flowers and tree seedlings can also be grown using hydroponics. Hydroponic greenhouses produce millions of plant seedlings each year, which are transplanted and grown at other locations where they are later planted into soil, peat or compost mixes.
Hydroponic gardening is beneficial in various ways. Many growers use hydroponic techniques for food and ornamental plant production. Hydroponics doesn't require a large water supply or fertile farmland for growing crops. You can grow vegetables and plants year round using hydroponic techniques.
Hydroponic gardening allows you to grow plants in basements (grow rooms), on an apartment balcony, or in almost any small space. Of course hydroponic plants can be grown in greenhouses and nurseries as well. The sterile medium used in hydroponic systems give home gardeners the benefit of not having to remove weeds, and minimizes soil-borne pests and diseases.
If your plants are grown hydroponically, they will be healthier than plants grown in soil, because all of the growth elements and nutrients are made readily available during growth.
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Tips on Making your Own Hydroponics System
The black paint will make your reservoir light proof, because if light enters the reservoir it
will encourage the growth of algae. It is also a good idea to score a line on your reservoir once it is painted( use a knife, and scratch off paint in
a straight line from top to bottom), which allows you to monitor the amount of water in your reservoir.
Some people may not have to score their reservoir and you should if they use a floater (Styrofoam),
which indicates the amount of water in the reservoir by sinking. However, the line will give a view reservoir of the nutrient solution level in
the hydroponic system.
Styrofoam should be used in your homemade reservoir. Before installing the Styrofoam into your reservoir, you should use a tape to measure
the reservoir, from inside of the reservoir from one end to the other. Once your reservoir is measured, cut the Styrofoam 1/4" smaller than the size of the reservoir.
The Styrofoam should fit nicely into your reservoir, and have enough room to adjust to changing water levels.
Making your own hydroponics system also requires
you use net pots, and you should cut holes in the Styrofoam for the placing of the net pots. A hole should also be cut into one end of the Styrofoam to
allow for the airline to run into the reservoir.
To be continued...
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Germinating Seeds the Hydroponic Way
Seeds require both oxygen and water to sprout while germinating. The growing medium must then provide sufficient amounts of both to the seed or it will not germinate. Mediums that are more porous, such as rockwool, perlite, or vermiculite, will do this and have great drainage capabilities. Perlite makes another good growing medium for germinating seeds as its porosity allows for good drainage and oxygen availability. Many seeds contain nutrients within their shell to provide initial nourishment to jumpstart the germination process. This is not true for all species of plants, however.
To avoid stressing the seed at a vulnerable point, the gardener should use a medium that is pre-prepared with a low concentration of nutrients. The first few initial times the plants are watered will give the seeds a small dose of nutrients until it is ready to absorb more. After a few days the gardener should switch to a regular nutrient solution in the water and keep it at a lower dose than normal until the seed shows significant growth. After the plants have developed strong and healthy stalks, they can be changed over to a normal feeding and water program.
...to be continued
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- HydroponicGuy HydroponicGuy May 10, 2009 @ 5:25 am
- Nice lens and looking forward to more information from you. It is hard to find a up to date discussion on this topic.
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- KeithTurner KeithTurner May 28, 2008 @ 5:17 am
- Well done J! you have a great stuff of hydroponics..
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- FitnessMission FitnessMission Jan 5, 2008 @ 10:18 pm
- Hi theer 0 Just loved you hydroponic lens.
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- urubuz urubuz Jan 2, 2008 @ 1:27 pm
- so basically i am interested in eating extremely well and i am wondering if i can ultimately save some money by growing some of the organics i eat inside my home.
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- urubuz urubuz Jan 2, 2008 @ 1:24 pm
- hey hafor - i've been researching for days about hydroponics, contemplating if i should make my garden or not. what gets to me is the economics, from the price of running everything (indoor) to the reality of producing my own 110% quality food and keeping up to my hunger
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