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Hydroponics Growing Tips

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One of the most demanding things about being an ambitious hydroponics grower is that you always have to work hard to keep reaching that next level of hydroponics growing. You play with your nutrient solution, experiment with lights, and try other methods always to keep improving your yields. These components are the core backbone of your hydroponics operations, and all the smart growing instructions in the world will not help your garden grow bigger or better if you do not have all your ducks in a row. It’s not enough to just have your hydroponic gardening nutrients and supplements sitting along the side of the room. Invest in a good cabinet or shelf where you can group your nutrients, supplements, fungicides, and other essential nutrient tools together. Unfortunately, it is inevitable that you will reach a point where it seems like you cannot get any more out of your garden. When that time comes, it is time to start thinking about basic hydroponics tips that you can empl...
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Hydroponics: The Future of Farming

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The word hydroponics comes from hydro meaning water, and ponos meaning labour. It is meant to represent the growing of plants in any medium -- sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients. Most people in India have grown up on the idea that good water, good soil and lots of sunlight translate into good farming.  That may have been true for most farmers, for a great deal of time.  But new research and practice have shown that what healthy plants really require are good seeds, good water and nutrients. What hydroponics does best is eliminating the need for soil, sunlight and rain.  Since almost 90% of pests come from the soil, there is automatically a dramatic reduction in pests.  Hence fewer pesticides, herbicides and insecticides are used.  Aerial pests that may sneak in are often caught by the insect traps that are there in any hydroponics farm. The plant uses the water that runs below each  tray, and this water is then re-circulated, preventing b...
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What is Hydroponic growing?

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Hydroponics is a subset of hydro-culture, which is the growing of plants in a hybrid medium, or an aquatic based environment. Hydroponic growing uses mineral nutrient solutions to feed the plants in water. For those of us who love growing plants these are exciting times indeed. We are no longer limited by climate or by season in the pursuit of our harmless pleasures. We can now grow virtually any plant at virtually any time of the year – the only limitation is our imagination. The simple, effective hydroponic systems now available, coupled with modern horticultural lighting, have transformed our hobby and freed us to grow our favorite plants where and when we choose. Types of Hydroponic systems?  When you think of hydroponics, you instantly imagine plants grown with their roots suspended directly into water with no growing medium. However this is just one type of hydroponic gardening known as N.F.T. (nutrient film technique). There are several variations of N.F.T. used aro...
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