The ideal Hydroponics system
April 13th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Any hydroponics system is based on the same primary principle: you replace the soil with something else to support plant roots, in an effort to give a chance in areas of the world where nothing grows because of poor soil quality, such as sand and ice deserts, high mountain platforms and many more. If we look at the word’s meaning : “hydroponics system”, ‘hydro’ means water and ‘ponos’ refers to labor, so a hydroponics system is defined as the “working water”. Read the rest of this entry »
Advantages & disadvantages of Hydroponics
April 12th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Hydroponics 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. Read the rest of this entry »
The World Wide Commercial hydroponics
April 11th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Commercial hydroponics facilities have appeared all over the world, many countries like US, Israel, Nicaragua and many others have invested a lot in commercial hydroponics because of the economical advantages soilless agriculture has. For example Israel invested so much in commercial hydroponics due to the fact that the country has a real shortage of water, so it is much easier to feed the root of the plants directly then losing a precious quantity of water directly in the soil. Read the rest of this entry »
