Dirt Free – How to Grow Something the Hydroponic Way
by Paul Lavakis
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Amazing Hydroponic Secrets
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Hydroponics, the system where plants are grown without soil, can be beneficial for many growers. Grown faster and with less of a hassle, plants are grown either in nutrient-rich water, or in a nutrient-rich growing mix medium or substrate. A number of hydroponics techniques and systems exist for producing plant crops.
Hydroponics systems include the nutrient film technique, aeroponics, and the aeration technique. Aeroponics method plants are anchored using screens, rigid pipes, or films, and the required nutrients are mixed into the plants’ water supply artificially (like the popular Aero-Garden). The plant roots are suspended in the water and the crop obtains the food nutrients directly through its roots, or from an air mist sprayed directly onto the. Hydroponic systems can also use various mediums of relatively inert materials that have the ability to retain nutrients and simultaneously support the plant roots. Hydroponics growing mediums include expanded clay, rockwool, perlite, vermiculite, Styrofoam, sand, and pea gravel.
Many plants can be grown hydroponically. Some will grow better than others. Good hydroponic plants include tomatoes, lettuce, watercress, cucumbers, herbs, and other edible plants. Beginners will be satisfied with the quality of their crops, and the rates at which they will grow. Flowers and tree seedlings can also be grown using hydroponics. Hydroponic greenhouses produce millions of plant seedlings each year, which are transplanted and grown at other locations where they are later planted into soil.
Hydroponic techniques can be used for ornamental plants as well as food plants. A large water supply and fertile farmland are not required, and these techniques can be used year round. Hydroponic plants can be grown in basements, on an apartment balcony, or any other small space. Of course hydroponic plants can be grown in greenhouses and nurseries as well. The sterile medium used in hydroponic systems give home gardeners the benefit of not having to remove weeds, and minimizes soil-borne pests and diseases. Plants grown hydroponically will be healthier because all of the growth elements and nutrients are made readily available when needed.
Hydroponically grown plants mature faster, yielding an earlier harvest of vegetable, herbal and flower crops. Because the plant roots don’t have to spread and search for food and water, the small space requirement makes hydroponics perfect for limited space home gardeners.
The ability to automate the hydroponics system with timers and remote monitoring equipment reduces the time it takes to maintain the plants and growing environment. Automation also allows the grower to leave their system for long periods of time without worrying about watering plants, which means hydroponic systems can be used in almost any environment. New growers will find the benefits of the system outweigh the drawbacks of the system.
Growing plants hydroponically is not simple, but with time it will become an easy routine. Hydroponics offers the advantage of many techniques that can be beneficial to your plants, and beneficial to the grower, making their job easier and plants healthier.
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Paul Lavakis has been an avid gardener and since discovering Hydroponics has been a experimenting and evaluating the best ways to grow almost any fruit or vegetable without soil
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