Archive for the 'Advice' Category
Monday, March 24th, 2008
Understanding pH for Hydroponic Growing
By: Michael Straumietis
PH is a way of measuring the acidity or alkalinity of a substance. The scale for pH readings ranges from 1 to 14. Unadulterated water registers a completely neutral reading of seven. A reading of seven means that the number of acid ions is totally equal to the number alkaline ions present [...]
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Hydroponics Gardening Requires Planning
By: Susan Slobac If you are a gardener who wants to garden but has obstacles to overcome in terms of soil and climate, why not give hydroponic gardening a try? Hydroponics is a method of gardening in which you grow plants without using any soil. It has been used in parched African lands [...]
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Secrets Of Hydroponics Gardening.
By: Hege Crowton
Soil is a funny stuff.Well, it’s not funny in the comedic sense, but funny in how its characteristics mutate as temperatures change. Deep, powdery soil materials can actually harden enough to walk on without burying your feet deep within, and this can also cause the soil to take on a rough quality [...]
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
Hydroponics Schematic Plan
By: Ann Marier
As it is rewarding, hydroponics is also a very delicate and soliciting system. Regardless of whether you’re an amateur or professional, you will need at least some hydroponics schematic plans before you actually start the crop. You need to get an idea what the growing place will look like, what its maintenance [...]
Monday, December 17th, 2007
Germinating Seeds Hydroponically
By: Katherine Keleher
Germinating seeds hydroponically has several advantages over using soil. Many common diseases can be avoided because the hydroponic medium is clean while soil may contain fungus or insects that can harm vulnerable seedlings. Root rot can also be avoided by using a good hydroponic growing system.
The area where hydroponic growing [...]
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
The Best Ways to Get Hydroponic Information
By: Michael Straumietis
In the world of hydroponics, the most successful grower is often the one who gathers the most hydroponics information. If you ever meet someone who is renowned for a having a “green thumb,” chances are their book shelves will be lined with tons of books, magazines, and other resources to better help [...]
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
Guidelines Regarding Your Choice Of Hydroponics Or Soil
By: Ann Marier
Hydroponics is a new agricultural or gardening technique that many still find risky to try. Hence, in an effort to help everyone, here are some general guidelines regarding both hydroponics and soil techniques. Many are interested in a debate on hydroponics versus soil culture, but I clearly point out that the two [...]
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
Info on Hydroponics
By: Anne Harvester
hydroponics and growing indoors mean using grow lights and grow light reflectors. There are different kinds of grow lights; you’ll want to use some kind of grow light reflectors in order to maximize the efficiency of your grow lights.
Decisions, Decisions
There is quite a selection of grow light reflectors on the market, currently [...]
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007
The Complete Hydroponics System
By: Ann Marier When you start growing plants the hydroponic way, you’ll definitely wonder whether you have purchased a complete hydroponic system or you need to buy some additional items afterwards. The good part is that respectable companies that manufacture complete hydroponic systems usually include an all-included kit for the user, meaning that you’ll have [...]
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006
Hydroponics - Growing Without Soil
By: Barney Garcia The growing of plants without soil is called Hydroponics. It is widely used to grow lush, healthy indoor plants and good quality vegetables, fruits and herbs. Plants absorb nutrients as simple ions in water. The nutrients in the soil dissolve in water and the plant roots absorb them. When the plants get [...]