What Is Hydroponics
Gardeners are used to getting a little dirty. There is plenty of digging about in the ground, adding fertilizer and applying pesticide. Then there is planting, dividing and replanting. All of this effort is for the purpose of growing food and plants for aesthetic appeal. However, you can have all of this without ever touching [...]
Growing Hydroponic Lettuce
Growing lettuce is a great way to start your adventure into the world of hydroponic gardening. Lettuce plants are not difficult to work with and can stand up to a fair amount of abuse by novice gardeners!
First start by gathering your equipment. You can skip this step if you already have an established hydroponic system, [...]
How to Grow and Nurture Hydroponic Strawberries
The term Hydroponics is derived from two Greek words: hydro meaning water and ponos implying toil. The concept of hydroponics science is ancient in the history of human civilization. It goes back to the Babylonian civilization. In fact, the first instance where this science was employed was the Hanging Garden of Babylon. It’s a scientific [...]
How to Clone Plants in Hydroponics
Plant cloning may sound like a terribly daunting task, but it’s actually a very simple technique that has been around for centuries. You may know it by its less scientifically impressive sounding name of taking cuttings. Cloning is easy to do, producing several plants with the exact same genetic makeup as the mother plant.
When cloning, [...]
How to Prepare a Hydroponic Garden
The first thing to know is that a hydroponics garden is one that involves plants grown in water or grown in rockwool and that growing plants in such an environment require special attention. In order to be sure that your garden is a success there are a few things to know and there is a [...]
Aeroponics and its Advantages
To grow and cultivate plants in thin air and water is known as hydroponics, which later begat aeroponics. The science of hydroponics has existed for thousands of years with aeroponics coming on the scene in the twentieth century.
How to Start Seedlings for Hydroponics
Now that you have decided to grow your own hydroponic garden, the hydroponic seed starting is the first step! Always grow the seeds in a hydroponic medium and not in soil. It is better to keep everything in sterile hydroponic culture so that you can avoid diseases and problems associated with soil. After all hydroponics [...]
How to Grow Tomatoes in a Hydroponic Garden
If you are the kind who likes to have their tomatoes fresh and juicy straight from the garden everyday of the year, then hydroponics is for you. You can just as easily grow your own tomatoes as you can buy them from the market in season. Growing hydroponic tomatoes results in produce that is superior [...]
Disease and Pest Control in Hydroponics
As with many soil-based gardens, hydroponic plants need good pest and disease control habits. The alternative option is the same as with ordinary gardens: spindly or dead plants. Since many hydroponic plants are either fruits or vegetables, this means: the plants are not worth eating.
Hydroponics Growing Media
Plants that are grown in a hydroponic setting require water and support just like a soil-based plant. Don’t be fooled by the name hydroponics, it does not necessarily mean that the plant is grown in water. While this is partially true, there are many other choices available for media when using a hydroponic environment. Hydroponics [...]