Five important things to consider when doing foliar spraying
Foliar spraying is a true and tested way to increase yields and prevent issues in plant culture. Both soil and hydroponic growers have used foliar fertilizer applications to increase yields…
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Creating a robust pH/EC monitor for hydroponics using Atlas probes and an Arduino
A few months ago I talked about how you could build a simple sensor station for your hydroponic projects using an arduino (see here). However this small project used the…
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Comparing the conductivity of two different solutions
Conductivity is perhaps the most misunderstood and erroneously used measurement in hydroponic culture. This has a lot to do with conductivity also being called a “totally dissolved solid” (TDS) measurement…
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Controlling aphids in a hydroponic crop. Part 1.
Without a doubt aphids are one of the most common pests affecting crops worldwide. There are both root and leaf aphids, the former which generally live only around plant roots…
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