Moringa extract as a biostimulant in hydroponics
Moringa leaf extract (MLE) is a rather recent addition to the biostimulant market. Below I focus on peer-reviewed work in ...
Exogenous Root Applications of Wetting Agents in Soilless Media
Introduction Dry peat, coir, rockwool or bark mixes can become water repellent, which creates uneven moisture and nutrient delivery around ...
Root-applied auxins in hydroponics: where they help, where they don’t
Introduction Auxins can modulate root architecture, fruiting and stress responses. In hydroponic and substrate soilless systems, exogenous root-zone applications at ...
Recent findings in hydroponic and soilless strawberries: a data-first look at the last decade
Strawberry in controlled environments is not short on opinions. Research from the past 10 years has given us a lot ...
Recent advances in the cultivation of CEA tomatoes: evidence from 2015–2025
Hydroponic tomato yields are already high, yet many operations still leak performance through nutrient scheduling, canopy design, and stress control ...
How to easily lower the costs of your Athena nutrient regime
You can make your Athena schedule much cheaper by replacing the pH up products with simple raw salts. Branded pH ...
Chitosan in hydroponic and soilless crops: what actually works
In hydroponic and substrate systems chitosan can help, but only inside fairly narrow windows of dose, molecular traits, and crop ...
Iodine in Hydroponic Crops: An Emerging Biostimulant
Introduction Iodine sits in a weird spot in plant nutrition. It is essential for humans, not officially essential for higher ...
Cobalt in hydroponics as a biostimulant
People ask about dosing cobalt in recirculating systems to “stimulate” growth or flowering. For the crops that matter in hydroponics ...
Common questions about silicon in nutrient solutions
Introduction We know that silicon can be a very beneficial element for many plant species (see some of my previous ...
Connecting a low cost TDR moisture content/EC/temp sensor to a NodeMCUv3
I have discussed moisture content sensors extensively in the past. I have written posts about the use of capacitive moisture ...
How to prepare your own hypochlorous acid cleaner using bleach
During the past couple of years, cleaning products based on hypochlorous acid derived from electrolysis have become popular in the ...
