Hydroponics. Growing. Methods. How To Grow. Hydroponics Myths. A Photo

Hydroponics. Growing. Methods. How To Grow. Hydroponics Myths. A Photo
Hydroponics. Growing. Methods. How To Grow. Hydroponics Myths. A Photo

Video: Hydroponics. Growing. Methods. How To Grow. Hydroponics Myths. A Photo

Video: Hydroponics. Growing. Methods. How To Grow. Hydroponics Myths. A Photo
Video: Hydroponics - A short introduction 2024, March
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Myth: Hydroponics is a new technology.

Even the pharaohs of Egypt enjoyed the taste of fruits and vegetables grown using hydroponics. One of the Seven Wonders of the World around the world, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon was actually just a hydroponic garden. In India, plants are grown directly in coconut fiber, the roots of the plants are submerged in water. If hydroponics is a new technology, then it has been new for thousands of years. Hydroponics isn't new - it's just different from everyone else.

Hydroponic growing
Hydroponic growing

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Myth: Hydroponics is something artificial and unnatural.

Plant growth is real and natural. Plants require simple, natural things to grow properly. Hydroponics provides all the plant's needs in the right amount at the right time. There are no genetic mutations in hydroponic installations, there is nothing unusual in the chemical composition of nutrient solutions that are fed to plant roots, there are no mythical "steroids" in hydroponics. With the production of pure nutrient solutions, it is now possible to grow fully organic products using hydroponics. You will not find anything more natural in the whole world.

Myth: Hydroponics is bad for the environment.

This is absolutely wrong. Growing plants using hydroponic methods is much more economical on land and water than traditional gardening and horticulture methods. We consider water to be one of our most precious resources, and with hydroponics we save 70 to 90 percent water than with conventional gardening. Another benefit is that no fertilizer is released into natural waters as it does with traditional cultivation.

Hydroponic growing
Hydroponic growing

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Myth: Hydroponics is something from the field of space technology, too complex and high-tech for an ordinary person to understand and difficult to learn.

As already mentioned, hydroponics is cultivation without soil and does not require special devices and frills. An inexpensive bucket or flower pot filled with substrate and irrigated with a hydroponic solution is all about hydroponics. A sheet of polystyrene with holes in which the pots are inserted floats on the surface of the water in a bath of aerated solution - also hydroponics, and this system is very popular for simple educational school projects. The technological potential of automation and full control of the plant's habitat gives unlimited scope for imagination, but in fact is not required to create a beautiful and unique hydroponic garden. There is no age limit for anyone wanting to learn the basics and wisdom of hydroponics.

Myth: Hydroponics is too expensive.

This is not entirely true. As with any hobby, you will want new "toys" or you will want to improve and expand your knowledge. And gardeners always spend money on their favorites, be it bonsai, orchids, truck farming, etc. However, it is not always easy to achieve the desired result and keep within the planned budget. So it is with hydroponics.

Hydroponic growing
Hydroponic growing

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Myth: The use of hydroponics is not widespread.

Wrong again. Hydroponics is widely used all over the world. It is used in countries where the climate does not allow or restricts cultivation and where the soil is too poor to produce large yields. It is also used in countries, including the United States, where soils have been so fertilized and toxic that they cannot be grown on them any longer. In British Columbia, 90% of the entire greenhouse industry is now hydroponic.

Myth: Hydroponics can only be used indoors.

Hydroponics are easy to use both outdoors in the sun and indoors. One advantage to growing indoors is that you, not Mother Nature, control and manage the seasons, and for you the growing season is 12 months a year. However, this is true for any growing method. Soil growing can be done indoors, just like hydroponics can be used outdoors.

Hydroponic growing
Hydroponic growing

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Myth: Hydroponics doesn't require any pesticides.

This is the only myth I would like to believe in. Of course, the need for pesticides is greatly reduced because strong healthy plants are less vulnerable to attack and disease than weaker ones. In addition, the main breeding ground of the infection is eliminated - the soil. But even in closed rooms there is a danger of pests entering. Supervision and control is required for any garden to prevent pest problems. The good news is that the use of toxic drugs in this case is minimal.

Myth: Huge super plants grow in hydroponics.

This myth has some basis, but there are several aspects. Every seed, like all living things, has a built-in genetic code that determines the size of the plant, potential yield and taste. Hydroponics cannot turn cherry tomatoes into sauce tomatoes, but it can produce the best cherry tomatoes possible. If, of course, the genes of the plant are in this position.

It is very difficult to realize the maximum potential of plants when growing in soil, because hundreds of parameters that determine the growth of a plant in soil affect it. The ability to manipulate these parameters is what makes hydroponics unrivaled in horticulture. It is also a factor that affects the plant - when growing in soil, a plant needs to spend huge resources and energy to find food, and when using hydroponics, everything is near the plant and in an easily accessible form. This gives the plant the opportunity to spend energy only on rapid growth, flowering and getting the maximum yield and the best taste.

Dr. Howard Rash, in his book Hydroponic Growing, notes an increase in the required land resources for growing, alarmingly, similar fields produce 7,000 pounds per acre of cucumbers when grown in soil and 28,000 pounds per acre when grown hydroponically, as well as tomatoes - from 5 up to 10 tons per acre for soil cultivation and from 60 to 300 tons for hydroponic cultivation. These results are valid for almost any plant. In other words, it takes 25,000 acres to produce the right amount of tomato for Canada (£ 400 million). Hydroponic grows only 1,300 acres.

Hydroponic growing
Hydroponic growing

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Myth: Hydroponics is primarily used for criminal purposes.

One day, Henry Ford received a letter of thanks from a bank robber during the Depression era. This man killed several officers while trying to stop him while he was hiding from the scene. In this letter, he thanked Mr. Ford for building such a good, fast car.

The use of hydroponics for criminal purposes is due to the fact that it is a very effective and successful method of hidden growing. This casts a shadow over the industry and the practices that can address hunger and nutritional deficiencies. The percentage of illegal use of hydroponic systems parallels the percentage of Ford cars used in bank robberies. It's strange why the multitude of hydroponic systems used for general purposes don't become a highlight of the evening news.

Yes, hydroponics are very popular with cannabis growers. This popularity is based on the same principles as those of conventional vegetable growers - better, bigger and better yields.

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