The hydroponic water culture system is the most simple and cheapest of all the ‘active’ hydroponic systems. By an ‘active’ system we mean that it has moving parts. However the hydroponic water culture system has just the one moving part, a water pump. It’s a very simple system which is usually used on a small scale, however there’s nothing stopping you from scaling upwards, however there are few commercially available large systems. How Does The Hydroponic Water Culture System Work? The term water culture says it all about this system. It is the water that acts as the growing medium. Your plants are held within net pots which you can [...]
Hydroponic Wick System
There are a total of six different hydroponic systems, they differ by how nutrients are delivered to the plants. One of these systems, and perhaps the most simple of all the hydroponic systems is the hydroponic wick system! Hydroponic wick systems are incredibly simple by design, but of course like with all hydroponic systems, you can of course scale upwards. What is the Hydroponic Wick System? The hydroponic wick system is classed as a ‘passive’ hydroponic system. This means that there are no moving parts. Because of this, it really is simple to set up and probably the least expensive also. If you’re just getting into hydroponics and would like [...]
Hydroponics Systems – All Systems Explained
What a fantastic hobby, sideline or full time occupation hydroponic gardening is! Hydroponics has many advantages over gardening with soil. For instance, you won’t be passing on soil borne diseases to your hydroponic plants and none of those nasty insects will get close to them either. This means they grow more healthy. Hydroponic plants also grow on average 40% larger and quicker than their soil raised brothers. This is why hydroponics is gaining huge popularity especially while food prices are going up. Once you’re hydroponics system is in place, you’re costs are on average 20% lower than that of traditional gardening. To find out more about hydroponics systems, then read [...]
Hydroponic pH Tester
It’s very important for hydroponic gardeners to keep a regular check on the pH levels of our hydroponic solutions. For this, we need access to a high quality hydroponic pH tester. The pH scale ranges from 1 to 14 and it’s used to measure acid to alkaline balance. The pH reading of 1 is the most acidic while a pH reading of 14 is the most alkaline. A pH of 7 is neutral. If when testing using the pH scale, a full point change in pH means there is a 10 fold increase or decrease either in acidity or alkalinity. Water with a pH of five is 10 times more [...]
CO2 Essentials For Hydroponics
Have you ever heard it said that singing to your plants helps them grow? Well if this statement is true, it can only be because singing near your plants releases CO2 from your mouth, which of course we all know plants need in order to thrive! In fact by spending a lot of time in your hydroponic tent or greenhouse will ensure that your plants will be exposed to lots of CO2 rich air. Being in hydroponics myself, controlling everything that all plants need to thrive, i know that giving my plants extra CO2 is one of the best things i can ever do for them! We all know that [...]
Controlling Hydroponic Temperature And Humidity
Along with lighting and nutrition, one of the other factors that we’re able to control and manipulate to get the best results from our hydroponic plants is temperature and humidity. This article is going to discuss just how you can monitor and change the temperature and humidity levels of both your air and nutrient solution in your hydroponic garden or hydroponic grow tent. Monitoring Hydroponic Temperature And Humidity Temperatures fall at night and rise during the day. This is why constant monitoring is needed. You should monitor your air temperature on a regular basis. Ideally you should keep the air temperature during the daytime at 70 – 80 degrees fahrenheit [...]
Hydroponic Grow Room Ventilation
Whether you use a hydroponic grow tent or a greenhouse to house your hydroponic system, you’ll need good hydroponic grow room ventilation for everything to work and grow to its maximum potential. Why Do You Need Good Hydroponic Grow Room Ventilation? Well lets assume you’re using a 4ft x 4ft hydroponic grow tent and you have hydroponic tomatoes planted in there. The tomato plant leaves are going to eat up all CO2 in the tent at a fast rate. This is good, it shows your tomatoes are healthy and are thriving. Everybody knows that all plants need CO2 to survive. In a grow tent the CO2 will become rapidly depleted [...]
Bionaire BW2300 Twin Window Fan With Remote Control
After first installing a hydroponic exhaust fan in my new hydroponic grow tent, i then needed to find a suitable hydroponic intake fan in order to complete the air circulation cycle for my new hydroponic strawberries. After researching a few different fans, i settled on the Bionaire BW2300 Twin Window Fan with Remote Control! My review of the Bionaire BW2300 is below: What Is The Bionaire BW2300 Twin Window Fan With Remote Control And How Does It Work? In essence the Bionaire BW2300 a fan that brings in air from the outside to the inside. They can be placed in windows or walls, greenhouses or like me you can place [...]
LED Wholesalers GYO2401 6-Inch 206 CFM Air Duct Inline Centrifugal Hydroponic Exhaust Fan Review
I operate several small and medium sized hydroponic grow tents and i needed to install an exhaust fan into my new tent which I’m using to grow strawberries. All hydroponic tents need exhaust fans and so i was willing to put in some research to find the best fan to fit my needs, after looking at several in-line extraction fans i finally purchased the LED Wholesalers GYO2401 6-Inch 206 CFM Air Duct Inline Centrifugal Hydroponic Exhaust Fan! Here is my review of the LED Wholesalers GYO2401: What Is The LED Wholesalers GYO2401 6-Inch 206 CFM Air Duct In-line Centrifugal Hydroponic Exhaust Fan And How Does It Work? Well put simply, [...]
Achieving Maximum Hydroponic Growing Conditions
Being able to easily give all hydroponic fruits and vegetables their ideal growing conditions is what hydroponics is all about. Some countries can not grow certain things due to the climate not being right, or the humidity is all wrong or the ground is too bad. In hydroponics we control all growing conditions which is why we’re able to grow things that we wouldn’t ordinarily be able to grow. This is also why we’re able to grow things all year round and produce far better results than normal farmers can. Because we control all growing conditions, we can produce better quality and more quantity of anything we desire providing we [...]
