Hydroponics Systems
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Whether you garden for fun, food or profit, hydroponics systems will provide everything you will need to build, grow and reap the rewards of hydroponic gardening without breaking the bank.
Hydroponic gardening is the wave of the future. It has gained much attention as it’s being studied in classrooms, local horticultural societies, government-funded research at major universities and even NASA. More and more people are also making it a hobby. Hydroponics is fun, exciting and easy to get involved in.
The word hydroponics originates from two Greek words, “hydro” meaning water and “ponics” meaning labor. Unbeknownst to many, this concept of growing plants has been around for so long a time already. Among the first examples of this practice are The Floating Gardens of China as well as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
It was also in the 1950’s when scientists got intrigued with soil-less gardening. Since then, other countries, such as Holland, Germany, and Australia have used hydroponics for crop production with outstanding results.
Hydroponics utilizes either a bath or flow of highly oxygenated, nutrient-enriched water in growing plants. In soil, biological decomposition breaks down organic matter into the basic nutrient salts that plants use for growth. Water dissolves these salts and allows uptake by the roots. Everything in the soil should be in perfect balance so plants will obtain a balanced diet. Rarely, if ever, can you find such ideal conditions in soil due to the lack of organic matter left behind on the surface, contamination as well as biological imbalances.
With hydroponics systems, water is characterized by these very same nutrient salts, generating a hydroponic nutrient solution that is perfectly balanced. Because there is so much control imposed on these solutions, then they can’t harm the environment, unlike the use of fertilizers. Additionally, very little water is lost to evaporation in a hydroponic system, owing to its application in drought stricken areas.Moreover, little water is needed and wasted.
Cannabis hydroponic systems are ideal for large plants, it can effortlessly handle a single tomato or pepper plant or a couple of smaller plants such as lettuce or herbs.
NOTE: With large plants, you may have to supply external support to help hold the plant upright. The use of a separate reservoir, submersible nutrient pump, a short cycle timer, an air pump and airstone as well as a little bit of drip irrigation tubing can be used in order to automate cannabis hydroponic systems. As a result, focus is redirected to growing more plants in hydroponics systems, instead of developing long roots.
