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    Good post! It's really amazing all the areas that include gardening to hydroponics method. I personally have been growing with hydroponics because I like you too good for novice producers at low barriers and concerns are with the best crop production opportunities to love the idea. Another great thing about it is that there is no dust or insects to deal with. Great!
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    High, was wondering if someone could help me, a question to ask about nutrients? can anyone help? cheerz!

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    Growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, adding nutrients and fertilizes without soil.

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    Hydroponics is a way of growing plants without water soil.The must be delivered to the plant root system. The root system may crash directly into the substrate solution.The nutrients can be made ​​from various kinds of materials such as perlite, sand, sawdust, wood chips.

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    Hydroponics is the process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients but without soil.
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    when i lived in Holland my wife worked in a tomato greenhouse and they were producing 10ft plants which were 4 plants to every 1metre x 450mm slab of rockwool quite amazing to see.
    and lets face it the dutch must be the best growers of everything you can grow.
    AND THE LORD SAID LET THERE BE LIGHT SO I BENT OVER AND THE SUN SHONETH FROM MY ARSE....

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    looking for hints .cheers!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heath's Deciple View Post
    History of Hydroponics


    The History of Hydroponics

    As seen in Growing Edge Magazine

    Hydroponics basically means working water ("hydro" means "water" and "ponos" means "labor"). Many different civilizations have utilized hydroponic growing techniques throughout history. As noted in Hydroponic Food Production (Fifth Edition, Woodbridge Press, 1997, page 23) by Howard M. Resh: "The hanging gardens of Babylon, the floating gardens of the Aztecs of Mexico and those of the Chinese are examples of 'Hydroponic' culture. Egyptian hieroglyphic records dating back several hundred years B.C. describe the growing of plants in water." Hydroponics is hardly a new method of growing plants. However, giant strides have been made over the years in this innovative area of agriculture.

    Throughout the last century, scientists and horticulturists experimented with different methods of hydroponics. One of the potential applications of hydroponics that drove research was for growing fresh produce in nonarable areas of the world. It is a simple fact that some people cannot grow in the soil in their area (if there is even any soil at all). This application of hydroponics was tested during World War II. Troops stationed on nonarable islands in the Pacific were supplied with fresh produce grown in locally established hydroponic systems.

    Later in the century, hydroponics was integrated into the space program. As NASA considered the practicalities of locating a society on another plant or the Earth's moon, hydroponics easily fit into their sustainability plans. This research is ongoing. But by the 1970s, it wasn't just scientists and analysts who were involved in hydroponics. Traditional farmers and eager hobbyists began to be attracted to the virtues of hydroponic growing.

    A few of the positive aspects of hydroponics include:

    The ability to produce higher yields than traditional, soil-based agriculture
    Allowing food to be grown and consumed in areas of the world that cannot support crops in the soil
    Eliminating the need for massive pesticide use (considering most pests live in the soil), effectively making our air, water, soil, and food cleaner
    Commercial growers are flocking to hydroponics like never before. The ideals surrounding these growing techniques touch on subjects that most people care about, such as helping end world hunger and making the world cleaner. In addition to the extensive research that is going on, everyday people from all over the world have been building (or purchasing) their own systems to grow great-tasting, fresh food for their family and friends. Educators are realizing the amazing applications that hydroponics can have in the classroom. And ambitious individuals are striving to make their dreams come true by making their living in their backyard greenhouse, selling their produce to local markets and restaurants. And now that so many people from so many different walks of life are involved in hydroponics and its associated disciplines (such as aeroponics and aquaponics), progress is coming faster than ever before.





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    Hydroponics gardening is a great benefit to those who want to produce flowers, fruits, vegetables, houseplants and other crops.Hydroponics gardening is the most modern method of producing quality vegetables, fruits, flowers and other agricultural crops, but if you think hydroponics is a new concept, you may be surprised by the long history of hydroponics.

    Hydroponics offers several advantages over traditional ways of growing crops. It can help you produce bigger harvests of better quality fruit and vegetables, and a consistent year-round yield that you cannot equal using soil or by growing outdoors or in greenhouses using only natural light.Humans have been growing plants in hydroponics gardens for at least 2600 years, perhaps beginning with the legendary Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Greek scientists Theophrastus and Dioscorides studied hydroponics 2000 years ago.In the 11th century, the Aztec Nation (which was later totally destroyed by genocide perpetrated by European invaders) created floating gardens in Lake Tenochtitlan in the central valley of what is now called Mexico.

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    Quote Originally Posted by andythom82 View Post
    Yes very much right. You can say it is also just opposite of organic grow.
    Actually, that is not entirely true. I'm currently developing the final stages of a pure organic / hydro setup. When I nail it, I'll post if for sure. But obviously you do have a valid rule-of-thumb there. Organic material in a typical hydro setup is a recipe for disaster.

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