What is Hydroponics The fascinating world of hydroponics is one where you put a plants roots in a nutrient solution and let it grow. Ideally you don’t see the roots as this can promote algae growth and that is the last thing you want – to suffocate the roots! The world where you have a […]
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In this article I show you 5 things a plant needs to thrive, from the light above it, the water and nutrient to feed it, the substrate to support it to the air to help it breathe. Let’s have a look at these in more detail.
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In a straight shootout of hydroponics vs soil growing which would be better, let’s find out.
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What started it? Due to unseasonal weather in the regions we rely upon in the winter to grow our out of season vegetable crops, like cucumbers, lettuce and kale. We can expect price hikes within the UK during 2017. This will continue until the next regions crops are ready.
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What are Hydroponic systems? Hydroponic systems are a method of growing plants without soil. Or more strictly with ‘working water’, but it mainly means any system which does not use soil. There are several different hydroponic systems. These include deep water culture (DWC), nutrient film technique(NFT), aeroponics, flood and drain or ebb and flow, wick
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