Hydroponics (growing plants and food without soil) is gaining a lot of traction among consumers, as more people take an interest in it. There are a number of hydroponic systems out there, designed to help grow different plants in various quantities. Sometimes, these methods are pre-designed and sold as a unit or kit (a great [...]
The intriguing practice of hydroponic gardening (the act of growing plants without using soil) is a highly misunderstood but widely known practice. Some view it with suspicion because they associate it with growing illegal plants; some see it as an overreaching of science; some see it merely as a novel-but-expensive pastime. The truth is, hydroponics [...]
For some, the concept of general hydroponics is tad confusing. It sounds like an ultra-scientific term having to do with laboratories, something that alters a natural process like the growing of plants and turns it into a complex, artificial process. To have a firmer grasp of this concept, let us break this down into its [...]
In very simple terms, hydroponics can be defined as the growing of plants without soil. Plants need four basic elements in order for them to grow: water, nutrients light, and an anchor for the roots. While three of these ingredients come from the soil, please not that the soil isn’t where the nutrients come from, [...]
Hydroponics is definitely revolutionizing the growing industry, albeit not being an entirely new concept. Individuals and hobbyists are keeping hydroponic gardens in their homes; people are having hydroponic grow rooms in their houses as an alternative to maintaining outdoor gardens; and now, we are starting to see the hydrofarm emerging as an alternative to regular [...]
Hydroponics is the exciting practice of growing plants without the use of soil – this goes without saying then that nutrients that should’ve been provided by soil must come from another source, like the water solution. Indeed, the type of advanced nutrients solution that is being provided to hydroponic plants would largely affect their yield, [...]
The Medical Marijuana patient is permitted to grow marijuana in several states. Depending on rate of consumption, growing your own marijuana makes sound financial sense. Doing so also allows you to have unlimited supply of your favorite strain of weed.
Unless you own a vast estate, your best bet for growing marijuana is to grow it [...]
Hydroponic lights, or grow lights as they’re usually called, come in many varieties and can be utilized in combination with one another to achieve the best results. Natural sunlight can still be used together with grow lights but if you’re purely on artificial lighting, then your setup should be more elaborate.
In setting up hydroponic lighting, [...]
In hydroponic gardens, natural sunlight is replaced by specialized “grow lights” which are especially made to emit the spectrum that the plant needs most. The type of grow light you need, obviously depends on several factors, such as the kind of plant and the plant behavior that you’re trying to elicit.
To understand the concept of [...]
While natural light is essential for plant growth in hydroponic gardening, it may well be substituted by artificial lighting. Grow lights, as they are referred to, are effective in replacing daylight for plant growth. Because plants need a certain amount of intensity of light and draw from the full light spectrum for different stages of [...]
