Growing Citrus Trees in a Hydroponic Garden
While hydroponic gardening is most often done with plants like tomatoes, lettuce and bell pepper, it is well known that the hydroponic growing technique can be applied to a large…
Read MoreBeneficial Fungi in Hydroponic Gardening
In common hydroponic culture, the growing media and the hydroponic nutrient solution are kept sterile in order to guarantee the absence of malicious plant pathogens. This however, changes the root…
Read MoreThe NFT Hydroponic Growing System
In the last 50 years, many hydroponic systems have been developed in order to make crop cultivation easier, cheaper, faster and denser. Amongst the systems that have been developed, one…
Read MoreDisinfecting your Hydroponic Solution with Hypochlorite
As I talked about in a previous post, the disinfection problem in hydroponics is very important as many pathogenic microorganisms as well as algae develop through the course of any…
Read MorePreparing Hydroponics Nutrient Solutions, From Concentrations to Weights
In a previous post, I explained how concentrations are given in hydroponic gardening and what they actually mean. For example, I exemplified that 200 ppm of N equals a solution…
Read MoreDescribing Concentration in Hydroponics
Most amateur growers, both hobby and commercial, who do not have a chemical knowledge background are most of the time stunned by the amount of chemistry involved in hydroponic cultivation.…
Read MoreNitrogen Fertilization in Hydroponics
It is a common mistake in hydroponic gardening to assume that the chemical forms of nitrogen that can be used in hydroponics are the same that can be used in…
Read MoreRooting Cuttings Naturally
When gardening, it is sometimes most convenient not to start a plant from seed but to start it from a cutting from another plant. Most of the time, the science…
Read MoreAn Organic, Natural Insecticide for your Garden
Few people have been able to experience the joy of gardening without encountering the nasty problem of insects. Every year, many gardens suffer from the amazing attacks of these small…
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A Natural, Organic Fungicide you can easily make!
The nightmare that is fungal disease Amongst all the problems faced by hydroponic and soil gardeners, fungi related problems remain one of the most challenging. Fungal diseases tend to start…
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