Building Your Own High-Power LED Grow Lights for Hydroponics
You will often hear in the world of hydroponic growing that Light emitting diode (LED) lights simply do not work as well as the traditional HPS (high pressure sodium) or…
Read MoreA Simple Home-Made PVC Hydroponic Growing System
When I moved into my new apartment I wanted to build a small hydroponic system I could use to grow basil just next to a window. Since I absolutely love…
Read MoreUnderstanding pH in Hydroponics – Part No.2
Yesterday – on the first part of this article – we talked about the nature of pH, the origin of pH changes in hydroponics growing and why these changes happen…
Read MoreUnderstanding pH in Hydroponics – Part No.1
When water reacts with itself to create the H3O(+)(hydroxyl) and OH(-) (hydroxide) species, one of the most fundamental and important characteristics of aqueous solutions is generated. The reactivity of a…
Read MoreGrowing a Hydroponic Garden Without a pH or EC meter
So you have decided you want to start a hydroponic garden but you do not want to use a pH or an EC meter. It is fairly common for people…
Read MoreIs OceanGrown Fertilizer a Scam ? A Scientist’s Point of View
In recent days I was contacted by a person who wanted to start selling the OceanGrow fertilizer who asked me to be the head of a research team to do…
Read MoreFruit Quality and High EC values in Tomatoes
You may remember an article I wrote last year about the effect of salt concentration in tomatoes and how several different studies have been done about this matter. On that…
Read MoreThe Best Outdoor Hydroponic System. A Simple Way to Grow Large Amounts of Food
I have always seen that there is not a lot of information regarding outdoor hydroponics and the building of scalable and cheap systems that may provide large amounts of food…
Read MoreCrazy pH Swings – How Media and Bacteria Affect pH in Hydroponics
I usually get an email from time to time from someone who is experiencing wild pH swings in their hydroponic reservoirs. Growers usually tell me that their pH was around…
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Preparing your Own Chelates – Improving Your Hydroponic Nutrients
If you have already read my free ebook for preparing hydroponic solutions and you have already seen many commercial and other standard formulations you may be asking yourself if you…
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