Posts Tagged ‘hydroponics’

Hydroponic Strawberries – 9 Reasons To Grow Your Own!

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Have you ever considered growing your own hydroponic strawberries? You really should do because they are delicious and you could sell them for money!

Below is a list of why hydroponic strawberries beat traditional soil grown strawberries.

1. You don’t need a garden to grow hydroponic strawberries so anybody can do it! If you live in a crowded apartment block in the city centre you can grow them! If you live in the desert or Antarctica then its not a problem!

2. Because you’re not using soil, no soil borne diseases will be passed onto the strawberries. This immediately solves a huge problem that many gardeners face.

3. There will be no need to eliminate any soil loving pests! So you will have no need to use any expensive or controversial pesticides.

4. Once you are all up and running, your running costs will be around 20% lower than with traditional soil based gardening.

5. The roots of hydroponic strawberries will remain small as they don’t need to spread out to find nutrients. This will enable you to grow more in a smaller area, you will be able to fit more plants in your growing trays.

9 Advantages To A Hydroponic Indoor Garden

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Have you considered setting up your own hydroponic indoor garden? The advantages are numerous as compared to soil based gardening.

The following are advantages of hydroponic indoor gardening:

1. You will not need to buy any pesticides! This is because the majority of garden pests thrive in the soil, they will not be able to get near to your hydroponic plants.

2. After your initial set up costs, indoor hydroponic gardens are around 20% lower than traditional gardening.

3. You will be able to fit more plants in a smaller area. Even though your plants will grow larger in most cases, this is true because the roots don’t expand as much in hydroponic gardens. This is because they already have all the nutrients they need.

4. Maintenance time is greatly reduced in indoor hydroponic gardens! Weeding doesn’t exist without soil and there is no need to water them! All you need to do is pick the fruit or vegetables whenever it is required.

5. The yield is year long and permanent. This is because you have manipulated the growing conditions to be optimum all the time. As soon as it’s off season, you can sell the produce for higher prices.

Greenhouse Equipment You Will Need To Build Your Custom Greenhouse

Friday, May 28th, 2010

A leading hobby today would be gardening. It targets families and schools and churches a like. With this surge in hobby greenhouses, greenhouse equipment and supplies has expanded from the commercial fields now to the home garden greenhouse. The supplies or equipment can be costly and it is responsible to realize this in your planning stages.

Sustainable living and green living is causing families and small towns to grow their own produce year-round. Home gardens are popping up everywhere and hobby greenhouses are great when trying to cut back on expenses and high cost of living. Also, the concern with the standards of our food by growing organically is also a factor in building a custom greenhouse.

During the planning stage of your custom greenhouse, the greenhouse builder will describe the types of greenhouse you will need, its position and the equipment needed specifically targeted toward your climate. The types of greenhouses and the supplies needed should all be discussed during the planning phase.

In colder winter seasons, there are specific heating systems to help maintain your plants so that your plants will survive the winter months.

Soilless Gardening: Do You Know About Home Hydroponics?

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

Almost anyone can grow delicious, healthy foods from home without any soil. With soilless gardening, your home will have nutritious goods to eat without weeds, insects, and pesky soil-borne diseases. As a beginner to this type of gardening, you will be amazed at what is possible.

Nearly every type of plant that you might imagine will grow without soil. This includes vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers. Growing plants without soil is called hydroponics. Hydroponics simply means cultivating plants in water.

When you garden using hydroponics, plants grow by taking up water filled with liquid nutrients. The garden is set up within a system that helps plants to soak up the liquid fertilizers so that they may grow. The gardener adds water and nutrients at regular intervals, and tends the plants periodically. Eventually, your plants will grow and be ready for harvest, usually much quicker than is possible with traditional gardens.

What makes home grown plants so much healthier is that they have a continuous supply of nutrients. This helps to ensure their growth. They may also grow indoors, which keeps them safe from damaging insects. One distinct advantage to gardening this way, is that it actually takes less time than a traditional garden. You can keep the light levels, the humidity, and the temperature more constant and this makes the entire process easier to manage.

LED Grow Light Review – How To Find The Best Models Of 2010

Friday, March 19th, 2010

When LED Grow Lights hit the indoor growing scene a few years back, they did so with a fair amount of controversy. How do they stack up against the standard HID grow light and can they produce results that are even close to the hype? If you do your homework and a little bit of investigating to find the best LED grow lights, the answer is a resounding “YES.”

The most important concept to understand about LED grow lights is that you are swapping the brute-force tactics used by metal halide and high pressure sodium grow lights for the gentle strength and simplicity of the technological break-through of LED grow lights.

With a typical HID light setup – replete with expensive accessories like fans, ducting, ballasts, etc. – the full spectrum of white light is emitted. From red to blue and all wavelengths between, your plants are bombarded with light and a tremendous amount of heat without regard for its actual effectiveness. HID grow lights have an average of 15% efficiency, the lion’s-share of energy is thrown away in the form of wasted light (un-absorbable) and unnecessary heat. Do you like throwing away money?