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Why CO2 is so important to hydroponic systems and what is it?
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| CO2 is Carbon Dioxide. Basically it is made up of one carbon molecule and two oxygen molecules that are in a gaseous form at standard conditions for temperature and pressure. But enough of the elementary science - how is it important to hydroponics? |
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Hydroponics in the Home for Seniors
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| Hydroponic gardening allows for personal choice and decision making. As studies have shown, it can be a tool to assist the improvement of the quality of life as well as the immediate environment. The Eden Care program is a great example of this. For the maintaining of self reliance and mental functioning, this method of gardening cannot be dismissed. Being able to pour over seed and equipment catalogues and dreaming of the results is not just limited to the younger mind. |
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The Importance of Ventilation in Hydroponics
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| Being outdoors, and subject to the warming and cooling of the day, the wind blows in fresh air. Rain will cleanse the air of dust and pollutants. The outdoor environment is always moving. Plants grown indoors do not have the natural balance that is present out of doors and must be achieved indoors by way of fresh air ventilation or CO2 enrichment. |
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How to Choose the Right Hydroponic Growing Medium
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| There are hundreds of different kinds of growing medium as anything that a plant can grow in is considered a growing medium. They range from organic (natural) mediums to man-made. What growing medium is the best? The answer depends on the job you need it to do. The best growing medium for your purpose depends on many variables which include the type of system you are using, what kind of crop you are growing and local environment as some of the determining factors choosing a growing medium for your hydroponic systems. |
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Basic Hydroponic Systems
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| Let’s examine some of the basic Hydroponic Systems available to the home user.
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Common Issues with Hydroponic Systems
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| Hydroponic Systems can promote conditions (presence of fertilizer and high humidity) which can result in an environment that promotes salmonella growth. Pathogens attacks, such as damp-off due to Verticillium wilt, can be caused by the high moisture levels associated with hydroponics and over watering. High humidity in your growing environment can lead to foliar fungus problems/mold. |
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Hydroponic Nutrients - What are they?
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| Plants require different proportions of nutrients during vegetation and flowering stages. Current nutrient products are more advanced than earlier counterparts and now allow precise adjustments based on these growth stages. This means you can get a bigger bang for your buck by increasing yields in your produce crops with a little research. |
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pH Testing in Hydroponics Explained
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| First off - what is pH? It stands for the rather cumbersome potentiometric hydrogen ion concentration. Simply put, it is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. The pH scale is from 0-14 and pure water has a neutral pH of 7. Anything that would be considered acidic is rated lower than 7 and anything considered alkaline is rated higher than 7. Pretty simple. |
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Hydroponic Grow Closet: The Perfect Place to Grow your Own Food
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| I recently had a response to one of my videos on growing in hydroponics and it said, more or less, that we should all stop denying the fact that we only need a hydroponic grow closet for one crop and one crop only. What absolute nonsense! The world would be starving if it wasn’t for the producers of food using hydroponics and a hydroponic grow closet is just a miniature version for us to use in our own homes. At the moment, I am growing broccoli, lettuce and cucumbers in my hydroponic grow closet and boy, do they taste good! |
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Hydroponic Gardening: What's Different and Mediums to Use
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| What makes hydroponic gardening different from traditional in-ground gardening is a soilless growing medium. No dirt! All plants require support, to be held up. This basic requirement is dealt with by soilless growing mediums which are inert, mostly non-organic materials. Non-organic refers to the medium not being derived from living organisms, unlike soil, which is. There are a perplexing jumble of growing mediums available for hydroponic gardening. Generally speaking, these mediums are porous, light and coarse, allowing oxygen and nutrients to be easy accessible to the plants roots. |
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Hydroponic Kit: Get Everything you Need at Once for Successfully Growing Plants
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| Once upon a time, you had to collect all your lights, fans, foggers, growing trays, etc., etc., piece by piece and build your own hydroponic kit. Some people still enjoy doing this. However, if this isn’t something that gets you excited or you want to start right away, nowadays you can consider a professionally designed hydroponic kit containing everything you need to get started immediately. |
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Why CO2 is so important to hydroponic systems and what is it?
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| CO2 is Carbon Dioxide. Basically it is made up of one carbon molecule and two oxygen molecules that are in a gaseous form at standard conditions for temperature and pressure. But enough of the elementary science - how is it important to hydroponics? |
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Common Issues with Hydroponic Systems
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| Hydroponic Systems can promote conditions (presence of fertilizer and high humidity) which can result in an environment that promotes salmonella growth. Pathogens attacks, such as damp-off due to Verticillium wilt, can be caused by the high moisture levels associated with hydroponics and over watering. High humidity in your growing environment can lead to foliar fungus problems/mold. |
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Hydroponic Grow Closet: The Perfect Place to Grow your Own Food
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| I recently had a response to one of my videos on growing in hydroponics and it said, more or less, that we should all stop denying the fact that we only need a hydroponic grow closet for one crop and one crop only. What absolute nonsense! The world would be starving if it wasn’t for the producers of food using hydroponics and a hydroponic grow closet is just a miniature version for us to use in our own homes. At the moment, I am growing broccoli, lettuce and cucumbers in my hydroponic grow closet and boy, do they taste good! |
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Hydroponic Grow Kits: Complete System for Growing Your Own Veggies, Herbs and Flowers
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| Hydroponics is a method of growing vegetables, herbs and flowering plants, which is being incorporated by gardeners in their indoor gardening methods. Instead of putting seeds in the ground and waiting for them to grow, hydroponic grow kits make use of a special solution high in nutrients which enhances the growth of plants. |
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