HYDROPONICS - The future of farming (PART 1)

Hydroponics is a subset of hydroculture, which is the growing of plants in a soil less medium, or an aquatic based environment. Hydroponic growing uses mineral nutrient solutions to feed the plants in water, without soil.

We are no longer limited by climate or by season as we can now grow virtually any plant at virtually any time of the year – the only limitation is our imagination.

Why does Hydroponics work so well?

That's simple. If you give a plant exactly what it needs, when it needs it, in the amount that it needs, the plant will be as healthy as is genetically possible. With hydroponics this is an easy task; in soil it is far more difficult.

With hydroponics the plants are grown in an inert growing medium and a perfectly balanced, pH adjusted nutrient solution is delivered to the roots in a highly soluble form. This allows the plant to uptake its food with very little effort as opposed to soil where the roots must search out the nutrients and extract them. This is true even when using rich, organic soil and top of the line nutrients. The energy expended by the roots in this process is energy better spent on vegetative growth and fruit and flower production.

If you grow two genetically identical plants using soil for one and hydroponics for the other, you will almost immediately see the difference this factor makes. Faster, better growth and much greater yields are just some of the many reasons that hydroponics is being adapted around the world for commercial food production as well as a growing number of home, hobby gardeners.

Cheers to the beautiful future that lies ahead.

Kindly continue this.

Love this write up and want to congratulate you for it. Hope you will continue.
But we have a problem here in Nigeria.
Is there any one that practices this and is ready to fully share the knowledge at a cost? Do we have hydroponic fertilizers/others available?

Mentaremix:
HYDROPONICS - The future of farming (PART 1)

Hydroponics is a subset of hydroculture, which is the growing of plants in a soil less medium, or an aquatic based environment. Hydroponic growing uses mineral nutrient solutions to feed the plants in water, without soil.

We are no longer limited by climate or by season as we can now grow virtually any plant at virtually any time of the year – the only limitation is our imagination.

Why does Hydroponics work so well?

That's simple. If you give a plant exactly what it needs, when it needs it, in the amount that it needs, the plant will be as healthy as is genetically possible. With hydroponics this is an easy task; in soil it is far more difficult.

With hydroponics the plants are grown in an inert growing medium and a perfectly balanced, pH adjusted nutrient solution is delivered to the roots in a highly soluble form. This allows the plant to uptake its food with very little effort as opposed to soil where the roots must search out the nutrients and extract them. This is true even when using rich, organic soil and top of the line nutrients. The energy expended by the roots in this process is energy better spent on vegetative growth and fruit and flower production.

If you grow two genetically identical plants using soil for one and hydroponics for the other, you will almost immediately see the difference this factor makes. Faster, better growth and much greater yields are just some of the many reasons that hydroponics is being adapted around the world for commercial food production as well as a growing number of home, hobby gardeners.

Does it need any special fertilizer or solution for growth or just water and how much can this cost?

UgOnyeoma:

Does it need any special fertilizer or solution for growth or just water and how much can this cost?

Although it requires special fertilizer solutions, I think fish pond water can be used to replace that. I've read about people that practice aquaponics, where the water from the fish pond is used for the plants.

My major problem is the pump, it requires a pump to send the water up and the pump has to have a timer. It'll be nice if someone explains that or a way around it

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Yampotatocarrot:


Although it requires special fertilizer solutions, I think fish pond water can be used to replace that. I've read about people that practice aquaponics, where the water from the fish pond is used for the plants.

My major problem is the pump, it requires a pump to send the water up and the pump has to have a timer. It'll be nice if someone explains that or a way around it

You can do without pump, there is kratk method, where half of the root are allowed in nutrient solution and half is allow to do the respiration. check kratky method on www.youtube.com the only limiting factor is the nutrient water soluble fertilizer is not common in Nigeria shops

benzion72:



You can do without pump, there is kratk method, where half of the root are allowed in nutrient solution and half is allow to do the respiration. check kratky method on www.youtube.com the only limiting factor is the nutrient water soluble fertilizer is not common in Nigeria shops

Thank You, Sir. I came across the Kratky method of recent while searching for a way around getting the pump. I have also watched several videos on it in YouTube, including those uploaded by Dr Kratky himself.

As you rightly stated, the challenge now is where to get the nutrient solution in Nigeria.

Thanks

Yampotatocarrot:


Thank You, Sir. I came across the Kratky method of recent while searching for a way around getting the pump. I have also watched several videos on it in YouTube, including those uploaded by Dr Kratky himself.

As you rightly stated, the challenge now is where to get the nutrient solution in Nigeria.

Thanks

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Mentaremix:
HYDROPONICS - The future of farming (PART 1)

Hydroponics is a subset of hydroculture, which is the growing of plants in a soil less medium, or an aquatic based environment. Hydroponic growing uses mineral nutrient solutions to feed the plants in water, without soil.

We are no longer limited by climate or by season as we can now grow virtually any plant at virtually any time of the year – the only limitation is our imagination.

Why does Hydroponics work so well?

That's simple. If you give a plant exactly what it needs, when it needs it, in the amount that it needs, the plant will be as healthy as is genetically possible. With hydroponics this is an easy task; in soil it is far more difficult.

With hydroponics the plants are grown in an inert growing medium and a perfectly balanced, pH adjusted nutrient solution is delivered to the roots in a highly soluble form. This allows the plant to uptake its food with very little effort as opposed to soil where the roots must search out the nutrients and extract them. This is true even when using rich, organic soil and top of the line nutrients. The energy expended by the roots in this process is energy better spent on vegetative growth and fruit and flower production.

If you grow two genetically identical plants using soil for one and hydroponics for the other, you will almost immediately see the difference this factor makes. Faster, better growth and much greater yields are just some of the many reasons that hydroponics is being adapted around the world for commercial food production as well as a growing number of home, hobby gardeners.

Is this practice healthy?

SavageResponse:


Is this practice healthy?

That is what most nations practiced since, Israel, Holland, Japan are the leading in Hydroponics

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