The Basics Of Aeroponics By: M. Carden-Edwards | - Aeroponics
Other than the standard way of growing plants in soil (geoponics) there are another two ways of achieving healthy plant growth, these are hydroponics and aeroponics. In this article I shall try to explain Aeroponics, what it is and what the benefits and disadvantages of it are.
What Are Aeroponics?
In history the term aeroponic is taken from the Greek words aero and ponos (air and labor). Aeroponics is the process of growing plants in an air or mist environme ... Tags:Aeroponic System, Aeroponic
Hydroponic Systems And Techniques Explained. By: M. Carden-Edwards | - Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in water without the need for soil. The plants can be fed in various methods using mineral nutrient solutions. Hydro is Greek for water and ponos is Greek for labor. Terrestrial plants can be grown with either a mineral nutrient solution or sometimes in an inert medium such as mineral wool or gravel.
There are six main types of hydroponic systems, as an overview these are:
What Are Hydroponic Grow Tents? By: M. Carden-Edwards | - Growing plants and vegetables have long been a favourite pastime for many people. The introduction of Hydroponics has really changed the way people have started to think about plant growing as having no need for soil opens up a wealth of possibilities. Growing plants and vegetables in grow tents and grow boxes are excellent ways of making use of hydroponics by giving them the nutrients they need without soil or compost. Other advantages of using Hydroponic grow tents are that simply, less growin ... Tags:Grow Tents
Grow lamps are vitally important in the world of hydroponics as without them, plants wouldn't be able to grow. They provide the electromagnetic spectrum appropriate for photosynthesis that stimulates plant growth. This is all very crucial to the growth of the plant as the light produced from the grow lamp is very similar to that of the sun.
Carbon Filters And Hydroponics - Increasing Your Yield! By: Hannah Rampton | - Carbon filters have been used for hundreds of years and they are one of the oldest methods used for purifying water. Evidence has shown that carbon filtration may have been used in ancient Egyptian cultures for sanitizing both air and water as far back as 2000 BC.
These filters are widely used in hydroponics to eliminate airborne smells associated with indoor growing. Extracted air from a grow room is often pungent and easily extracted with the use of a carbon filter. Typically, the ... Tags:carbon filter, hydroponics, grow room, granular filters
Hydroponics - The Good & Bad By: M. Carden-Edwards | - It's something that fascinates many gardeners, how to grow a plant without any soil. Hydroponics systems have actually been around a long time (there was a book written about it in 1627). The way it works is to grow plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil. Soil isn't actually essential for plant growth, but the mineral nutrients in them are. Usually the nutrients will dissolve in the water introduced into the soil thus allowing the plant to absorb them. It is therefore pos ... Tags:grow plants, hydroponic gardens, hydroponics
Filtering Fact From Fiction
By: Sarah Clements | - A worrying trend seems to be emerging concerning some Carbon Filter manufacturers and retailers and we think it's about time that you knew the truth! Virtually every new filter on the market claims to be "lighter" than all of the others and "better" at removing odours because of the use of smaller carbon particles, but watch out - this is not true!
For most indoor growing applications whether growing in soil or with hydroponics, tap water is the best water to feed your plants with. The excess Chlorine sometimes associated with tap water can be dissipated by standing the water in a container open to the air for a few hours before use (12 to 24 hours). Sometimes excess chlorine can make the leaves twist and contort out of shape, so we would always advise allowing your water to stand before adding to your system or watering ... Tags:Water, Water Hardness, pH, Feeds, Advanced Nutrients
Hydroponics is big business all over the world and consequently many excellent feeds are available, and like plants everybody has their favourites.
Choosing a feed to suit your growing medium
It is very important that you choose an appropriate nutrient for your method of growing. Whilst it is possible mix and match hydro nutrients with organic growing mediums or even organic nutrients with hydroponic substrates we do not recommend that this ... Tags:Nutrients, Advanced Nutrients, Hydroponics
Reducing The Intrusion Of Your Indoor Garden On Your Indoor Life By: Daniel Butler | - Indoor gardening is an increasingly popular hobby that allows green-fingered growers to continue producing their own fruit and veg all year round by growing under lights in a controlled environment. Containing this growing environment is essential for maintaining optimal growing conditions and also allows you to minimise the impact of your indoor growing space on your living area. One of the main intrusions that an indoor garden can cause are greenhouse type plant and fertiliser smells wafting a ... Tags:Carbon Filters, Carbon Filter, Filtration Systems
Growing Plants In An Ideal Hydroponic Environments By: Katie Brown | - Hydroponics is one of those subjects that few know much if anything about, is rife with misinformation and a minefield of useless products.
Water temperature Your nutrient solution should feel COLD at 21oC NOT WARM. 21 degrees centigrade is the ideal temperature, it's warm enough to stimulate good growth while cold enough to be able to carry the maximum amount of oxygen (O2) for our purposes. As the water rises above this temperature the water can carry less and less oxygen.
