Posts tagged Hydroponics
Adjusting Nutrient Feeding Levels in Hydroponics
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Hydroponic plants require a number of elements to grow in a healthy way that include Nitrogen, Potassium and Phosphorus. All hydroponic growers are aware that their nutrient solutions is the only source of food for their plants. Three-part base nutrients provide the essential elements your plants require in right amounts and nutrients that your plants can readily absorb.
There are number of macro and micro elements, essential for plants proper growth. You cannot combine all the elements together otherwise they will begin to breakdown and you cannot store them for a long time. Always try to mix the necessary elements in the proper ratio before using them with three-part nutrients. Three-part nutrients usually comprise of grow, bloom and (more…)
Hydroponics Plant Cloning and Cutting for Quality Yields
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Cutting is the most commonly used technique for cloning plants in hydroponic systems. Plants cloning perhaps sound like terribly scary task, but it is actually a very simple method of obtaining a wide variety of plants without the use of seeds. For high yielding hydroponics, gardeners prefer to use cutting method of cloning plants. When cloning, make sure that the mother plant is healthy because any infections on the source of plant will likely be passed to the new plants. Cut the stem off at a 45-degree angle with a sterile, clean razor so that no damage occurs to the plants. At this point you need to work quickly to get the cutting into the cup of rooting solution. Let your cutting soak in the hormone solution for a minute. You should use a good quality gel, liquid or powered rooting hormone for your plants.
The clone should then be placed into the growing medium that will hold the cutting in place and provide it (more…)
Best Hydroponic Nutrients for Coco Coir Growing Medium
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Coco coir is the fiber, produced from the brown husk that surrounds the shell of the coconut. Coconut coir is also known as palm peat, coco or coir. Coco coir is composed of millions tiny micro-sponges, which absorb and can hold up to 6 to 8 times more water and 1000 times more oxygen. In the world of hydroponics, coco coir has been gaining popularity because of its better water and oxygen retention capabilities. You can mix coco coir with your compost as a hydroponic growing medium for soil-less (more…)
Best Hydroponic Nutrients in Hydroponics
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Hydroponic nutrients are one of the most important components of a hydroponic growing system. This method of growing plants without the use of soil supplies food to the plants by using nutrient media. Every plant needs the right amount of nutrient solution for a healthy growth. The wrong nutrient balance could cause serious problems for your hydroponic system.
The best hydroponic nutrients is comprised of macro nutrients and some micro nutrients. If you look at the product label for any regular fertilizer you will see a list of ingredients by the percentage of each ingredient in each container. The N-P-K is always listed first, that is, the macro elements – Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium.
Hydroponics Crops Growing Under T-5 and LED Grow Lights
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Hydroponic plants require a healthy light source to produce their own food for growth. Since most hydroponic growers prefer their garden to be built indoor, grow lights play an important role. Hydroponic grow lights come in a variety of types that include full-spectrum fluorescent bulbs, metal halide grow lamps, high pressure sodium lights, and high-intensity LED grow lights. Among them, T5 fluorescent lights and LED are designed to support bigger growth with improved quality bulbs.
For T5 lights, the letter ‘T’ indicates the shape of the bulb (tubular) and the number after the ‘T’ represents the diameter of the bulb. These lights have a reflector which focuses the light directly to your plants by supplying 3 times more light. The structure of a four foot high T5 lamps, produce 5000 lumens each and (more…)
Hydroponics Indoor Grow Room Protection In Winter
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Winter has arrived and now is the time to strategize and protect your indoor hydroponics grow room from the influence of dropping temperature. During winter, the main difficulty you face is that your indoor grow room is warmer towards the ceiling and colder near the ground level. This can kill your hydroponic plants or cause diseases and stress. To protect your plants, it is important that you ensure proper air circulation inside your grow room. If your indoor grow room is not well protected in cold weather, the low temperature would give fungi, pests and disease causing pathogens a good environment to thrive (more…)
How to Choose the Right Cloning Gel
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Cloning of plants in hydroponics is a task that requires dedication and precision. Many beginners find it very difficult to get 100% success rate in cloning plants (especially hydroponic plants). To make this task easier and increase yield of cloned plants, you can use cloning gel. Cloning gel is not a fail-safe way but it does boost up the entire process. Let us discuss certain criteria which will help you choose the right cloning gel for your plants.
Hormones provided by cloning gel: As we know that cloning is a way of plant reproduction and it is governed by levels of hormones. Cloning gels which contains rooting hormones are the best choice for plant cloning.
Easy for application: Make sure your cloning gel is easy to apply on the plant stems. Apply a layer of cloning gel to the lower section of the stem. However, do not cover the stem fully, as that will drown the whole stem.
Tissue development: An ideal cloning gel is the one which provides a complex profile of vitamins that help the developing plant gain strength and vigor. These vitamins help plants develop new root tissues and establish a stronger rooting system.
Physical Stability: Though most of the plants cloning gels have no problem regarding physical stability, it is prudent to check stability of gel under extreme hot or cold conditions. Because when you are growing plant with hydroponics, sometimes the grow room temperatures can change due to power failure. Also, the gel when comes in contact with nutrient solution and water should not change its state and shouldn’t have any undesirable effect on plant cloning.
Miscellaneous: Remember, while choosing an ideal cloning gel is very important in hydroponics, it is equally important to take care of all other factors like availability of lights, provision of nutrients, ph, temperature, and moisture content of the nutrient reservoir where the plants are being cloned. You can also use a carbohydrate supplement on your plants. By packing your plant with a lot of carbs, you will give your stems a lot of energy that they can use to create healthy roots. The objective of cloning is to get maximum stems for survival and growth and an ideal cloning gel will help you achieve that.
Lunar Gardening
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How does your garden look at night? You might say, soothing and mesmerizing. Moonlight illuminates the flowers and foliage making the garden at night a different experience, almost surreal and magical. But are you aware of the role of moonlight in determining the growth of the plants. A few traditional farmers have understood and applied the influence of lunar cycles on the crop growth. They follow the moon phases for (more…)
Hydroponic Nutrients Mixing and Consequence of pH
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Hydroponics is a technique of growing plants in nutrient media without using any soil. Thus while mixing hydroponic nutrients for your crops, it is important to monitor all the physical and chemical properties of the solution. Any change in temperature, humidity level, pH or chemical nature of nutrients will affect the overall growth of plants severely. pH is probably the most overlooked aspect in hydroponic farming, but it is a very important factor.
The term pH refers to the potential hydrogen-hydroxyl ion content of a solution. The hydroponics nutrient solution which (more…)
Aeroponics Tomatoes Growing Method
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Tomato is every growers favorite vegetable because they are easy to cultivate and can withstand harsh environment. Its luscious color and great juicy taste make it one of the best commercial crops in the world. Growers all over the world are using hydroponics for producing rich, healthy tomatoes these days. Hydroponic gardening is a soilless method of farming using nutrient solution and water for healthier, cheaper, and additional crop production. Hydroponics systems virtually eliminates all the chances of pest infestation, affects of weather disturbances on crops, and chemical toxicity. (more…)
