The best hydroponic medium you have never heard of
One of the most important choices in a soilless crop is the medium. Ideally, the media in a hydroponic crop should provide no nutrition but just act as support material…
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How to make an organic hydroponic nutrient solution
Hydroponic nutrients are usually made with synthetic chemicals that come from industrial processes. While these chemicals are usually of a higher purity than those mined or obtained from animal or…
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How to get more phosphorus in organic hydroponics
It is difficult to supply plants with readily available phosphorus because of the insolubility of many phosphorus compounds (2). Whenever orthophosphoric acid species are present in a solution, all the…
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Why NFT is the best hydroponic system beginners should avoid
Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) is a hydroponic growing system that uses flat channels with nutrient solution flow – in the form of a thin film at the bottom of the…
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Organic nitrogen in hydroponics, the proven way
Nitrogen is a critical nutrient for plants. In hydroponics, we can choose to provide it in three ways, as nitrate, as ammonium or as organic nitrogen. This last choice is…
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Aquaponics vs hydroponics, which is best and why?
In hydroponic culture, plants are grown with the help of a nutrient solution that contains all the substances required for plant growth. In these systems, the nutrient solution is prepared…
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The ultimate EC to ppm chart and calculator
Electrical conductivity (EC) meters in hydroponics will generally give you different types of readings. All of these readings are conversions of the same measurement – the electrical conductivity of the…
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Using electro-degradation to enhance yields in recirculating hydroponics
The efficient use of nutrient solutions is a very important topic in hydroponics. Although some commercial growers use run-to-waste systems where solutions are not recirculated, the economics of fertilizer use…
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A simple Arduino based sensor monitoring platform for Hydroponics
Last time I posted about automation I talked about how I use an Arduino to automate the monitoring and management of my home hydroponic system. Today I want to talk…
Read MoreA Step Forward : Moving from AllHydroponics to ScienceinHydroponics.com
Through the past few weeks I have been meditating about the current limitations of the blogger platform and how it makes my writing and customization options smaller and the look…
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