Archive for April, 2007
Hydroponics in farming
Thursday, April 12th, 2007Hydroponics farming is one of the newest ideas many professional farmers adopt for growing peppers, tomatoes, all types of herbs, lettuce and fruits such as strawberries. These are usually very adaptable plants, that don’t require extra care in extensive crops. So many professionals adopt hydroponics farming even if in the first place a bigger investment […]
Advantages & disadvantages of Hydroponics
Thursday, April 12th, 2007Hydroponics is an alternative solution for producing crops; it is a method that replaces soil with a combination of water and various minerals and nutrients. The word hydroponics comes from Greece and means “working water”, in fact we replace the soil with a water rich in all the elements essential for the plants to grow. […]
Homemade hydroponics systems
Thursday, April 12th, 2007Homemade hydroponics systems require both precision and dedication for people who attempt to be closer to ecological and revolutionary ways to grow plants without soil. Let’s have a look at the must have elements of such daring homemade projects. There are several requirements beside a reservoir, nutrient solution and lighting items. There are several questions […]
Making your very own Homemade hydroponics
Thursday, April 12th, 2007If you intend to build or purchase one of the many types of homemade hydroponics, you should consider very carefully what you really intend to grow because not many homemade hydroponics can be used effectively for any crop. If you are new in the agricultural business and don’t know how to start you can always […]
General Hydroponics the leader of Hydroponic businesses
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007According to all statistics General Hydroponics is the leader in the hydroponics business, its innovations are very appreciated and even NASA use them. General Hydroponics brings to reality something that twenty years ago was thought to be impossible or science fictional. Having factories across North America and Europe, General Hydroponics is the largest player on […]
What are Experimental hydroponics?
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007Experimental hydroponics have appeared from the 17th century when biologists discovered that plants can grow without soil. From that moment on, numerous experimental hydroponics projects have been initiated in an effort to improve the method. Even if it experimental hydroponics have a long history, the real progress in the field appeared after 1970 when plastics […]
