Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
Growshop Supplies
By: Clint Jhonson
Hydroponics provides a controlled environment for the growing of plants mainly because it removes many unknowns from experiments and because it produces many plants of higher quality within a short period of time, being far more profitable for farmers and gardeners. The purpose of this gardening method is to ease our daily [...]
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
A Brief Introduction to Methods of Hydroponic Production
By: Ranbhir Hydroponics literally means “water working” however, in practical use, it means growing plants in a nutrient solution without soil. The hydroponic science had proved that soil isn’t required for plant growth but the elements, minerals and nutrients that soil contains are. Soil is a place where the plant roots traditionally live and a [...]
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Gardening Without Getting Dirty Welcome to Hydroponic Gardening
By: Benjamin Brook To many people the idea of growing plants is a crazy concetpt. Hydroponic gardening has been around for thousands of years and many small farms have begun to embrace this method of gardening.
In its simplest form, hydroponic gardening can be envisioned as a plant stuck through the top of a glass [...]
Friday, February 15th, 2008
Growing your Own Hydroponics Garden: Introduction to Hydroponics Gardening
By: M. Markella Hydroponics gardening becomes more and more popular these days. Some consider it miraculous. But what is hydroponics gardening after all? How does this system work? Why is it considered more convenient and more successful than classic gardening (geoponics)? What are the advantages and disadvantages of growing your own hydroponics garden? Here are [...]
Friday, February 8th, 2008
Hydroponics Nutrients
By: Jovan Gomez
In a traditionally grown plant, It gets its nutrients from the soil. The soil holds nutrients that are leached from rocks and minerals in the soil, as well as minerals from animal waste, and decomposed plant and animal matter. These minerals are then transferred into water in the soil, and the water [...]
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
What Makes a Good Grow Light
By: Susan Slobac
A good grow light is one that provides the correct amount and type of light for the plant being grown as well as its stage of development. Plants of course use light as an energy source, which it converts into chemical energy by means of photosynthesis. The amount that a plant grows [...]