Starting and running a hydroponic garden can be a daunting task, but in reality is a walk in the park all you need is to learn the basics and spend much time fine tuning the system. Once you learn the basics, set up your hydroponic garden, and also have all the elements and factors adjusted, then everything should work without problems.
The secret of hydroponics gardening is that "the food in water." Design and installation of the system focus and dependgrow on this and the types of plants you want.
So, read on to learn more about this mystery.
Nutrients: the perfect mix
Feed your job can not live without
All plants need food in the form of macro-and micro-nutrients to grow well and bring the ideal efficiency. The same goes for the hydroponic garden. The first group is composed mainly of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, and secondly calcium, magnesium and sulfur. Some ofMicronutrients are needed by plants, boron, manganese, copper, zinc, chloride, iron and molybdenum. Up your favorite plant, it is imperative that you find the perfect combination of nutrients that meet their varying stages of development that otherwise use your investment go down the drain into them.
These are foods that require your favorite plant to survive, produce fruits that you want in terms of quantity and quality, and grow healthy enough toto reproduce:
Nitrogen plants need it, for proteins and enzymes used in photosynthesis and metabolic processes that are involved in the production permit. The healthy and proper dosage of these nutrients will ensure the quality of your fruit and leaves of rapid production of seeds. Phosphorus: It 'mainly involved in the creation of oils and starch in plants. It helps in the conversion of solar energy into chemical energy is urgently needed so thatIncreased their stress tolerance of plants and proper ripening. Potassium: Helps in protein components and ensures that plants have a greater resistance to disease. Football: It makes the cell walls of plants stronger and provides greater resistance to them. Magnesium: It 'important for photosynthesis, because it is a big part of chlorophyll. Sulphur: This nutrient promotes plant growth and their resistance to cold. Boron is an essential element in the production ofSeeds and fruits of plants. Copper: It 'an important ingredient in the reproduction of plants. Zinc regulates the growth of plants. Produce auxin, which is important for the growth hormone. Zinc is also important for root development and strength training. Iron: An ingredient in the creation of chlorophyll. Iron deficiency in the growing conditions of plants can be minimized by the choice of suitable land for the plant. Molybdenum: It helps to use nitrogen. This importantNutrients is important in the production of pollen. Manganese: Helps to reduce nitrogen and carbohydrates. Mixing ratios like magic your favorite plants
Just as children need your favorite plants in your hydroponic garden proper nutrition in order to grow healthy and productive. Too much and too little of nutrients leads to problems that can cause distress and financial reverses. You should keep in mind their stages of development beforeFeeding a mixture, which are as follows:
Vegetative stage refers to the short period when the plant photosynthesis begins. This also applies to the growth phase, where they developed their height, the thickness of the stems, buds and would-be sites of lateral branches. Flowering or fruiting top of the scene, which is very rewarding for you, it's time your plants show their sex and brings flowers. The ratio NPK 02:01:01
During the vegetative growth stage or in yourHydroponic gardening, you should check your plants at a ratio of 2:01:01 of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) are included. Here are some tips regarding the appropriate conditions, which can be used during the vegetative phase:
A ratio of 20:10:10. This means that 20% should be composed of a mixture of nitrogen, phosphorus should be 10% should, potassium 10% and the remaining 60% should consist of secondary macro-and micronutrients. A ratio of 30:15:15. This would require30% of the mixture of nitrogen, phosphorus 15% and 15% potassium. The remaining 20% will come from the macro-and micronutrients was secondary. These mixing ratios to give your plants more resources on photosynthesis and result in a better quality of the leaves and seeds.
The heyday Mix
If your favorite plants begin to flower, set the 01: 02:02 ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. There should be more of nitrogen phosphorus and potassium in the mixture.If you use the 20: 10:10 ratio during the growth phase, the use of 10:20:20 ratio during flowering. And if you use the ratio of 30:15:15 in the growing season, you must use the 15: 30:30 ratio during the flowering period. With these figures, your plants will be stronger and carry more stress tolerance. In addition, it is even suggested that during the flowering hydroponic garden in the project, you can stop is to feed your plants with nitrogen and focus on phosphorus,Potassium, magnesium and sulfur. Overfeeding can kill, as in the case of humans.
10 Easy Tips and formula feeding
There are two ways to get the magic mixture and the correct ratio. Or buy or pre-formulated nutrients make on your own. The first option is all you need to do is combine a standard format specified by the manufacturer of the concentrate with water. The second option is the cheapest and most effectivebecause the mix of what your plants need to be supported. Whatever your choice, there are considerations you'll never forget, such as pH or acidity of the formula, because the ability of roots to absorb nutrients will depend on need. Here are some friendly advice and read this note:
Keep the "value formulas pH on the best choice for your favorite plants, which is 5.8 to 6.5. A pH level of 1 is acid, 7 neutral and base 14. You canPH measurement by a chemical test kits supplies needed, because the materials are consumed or by electronic means, such as pens with LCD monitor, which are immersed in the solution. Adjust the pH if necessary. This can be done through the use of distilled vinegar. A perfect blend or balance of phosphorous, nitric and sulfuric acid is particularly important that the potential benefits that might accrue to the plant of nutrients such as phosphorus to maximizeNitrogen and sulfur. To increase the basic pH, can be potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide. You can use baking soda as a means to adjust. Alternative use hydroponic systems to feed nutrients to the plants, in addition to those already in practice. These systems, which are used most frequently are, aeroponics, continuous culture solution, the static solution culture, flooding and drainage sub-irrigation, passive sub-irrigation system, top-irrigation, irrigation ultrasound, andDeep-culture. Alternative delivery systems include the use of coconut fibers, pre-treated. They have less sodium and potassium and are rich in magnesium and calcium, is very useful to enhance or improve plant growth. Replace the culture medium at an interval of two weeks. Remove the old solution from the tank and clean the equipment with hot water to kill harmful bacteria that may have accumulated. Recyclethe old solution. Instead of throwing them away, use it to water the plants. Keep the water level in the tank. Be sure to check on a daily basis, because water evaporates quickly on hot days. Do not overdo it with food. Nutrients too could lead to the death of loved plants and would mean big losses on your side. Dissolve the powder solution before inserting them into the water in the tank. If you use concentrated liquid, to mix better, before directlythem in water. Stop-nutrient feed the plants at least seven days before harvest. Units if the water in the breast. Oxygenate the water. You aged tap water for three days, putting it in a container. Ventilation: Managing Heat
Changes due to the susceptibility of plants to the elements, it is important that you heat in your hydroponic garden in agreement. Some countries have only two seasons: wet and dry, and one of them is Australia. The dry seasonusually for six months when the temperature is lower end. During the rainy season, usually a period of six months, there is too much rain and the temperature is high due to the increased moisture in the air. For hydroponic growers like you, these changes in climate could a lot of challenges, as some use of artificial light is, of course, the heat radiated by the increase in artificial light. The more power you use, the more heat is generated. Amuch heat can kill your favorite plants, the first to enjoy the growth or flowering.
What can be done
There are several things you do, you can handle the heat - increase or decrease. They have to learn to heat treatment, because it could either too low or too high. If it is too low, the plants will die of cold, and with him too low in their spiral leaves and eventually die. These are some simple things you can do:
To regulate the use of air conditioning or smokeAirflow and thus the temperature of your room hydroponics. If air conditioners are too expensive for you in terms of energy consumption, then create a ventilation system. The most common are those who smoke, hot air from the ceiling to make the flow of the surface in another room. Other RWA are installed on the air through the chimney, walls, roofs or even exhausted. You can use simple devices, such as bathroom fans use as exhaust gas. Monitor the temperature and humidityHydroponic growing area by a thermometer. Create a system that is clearly the heat 5 minutes, in cycles of 25 minutes, when artificial lights are lit. Do you need a timer and fan for this type of system. Establish a system based on the thermostat. Automatically turns on a fan or air conditioning, heating, or when a certain temperature is reached and turns the refrigeration unit when the pressure level of at least 4 degrees Celsius. ForInternal air movement is to use oscillating fans do. It will help the circulation of carbon dioxide and at the same time keeps the moisture in the mounting yard. This must be done to reduce the incidence of plant diseases caused by fungi and to absorb the moisture in his room. In order to avoid drops in temperature, which usually occurs at night or when artificial lighting is off, you should have a gas stove, which set to coordinate with a thermostat or installTimer. If you want to use a thermostat, is set to a temperature below 20 degrees Celsius to recognize and turned on the heater and turn it off when the heat level is 30 degrees Celsius. In addition, this system will provide more resources than the plants carbon dioxide, which is essential for photosynthesis. The installation of a thermo-hygrometer. You can go through a period of 24 hours or more. We will carefully monitor the level ofHumidity and temperature. Lighting: Fluorescent and HPS
The light is necessary for his favorite plant in your garden hydroponics for photosynthesis and as indicators of time and seasons. With hydroponic lighting systems, you can control the timing and duration of exposure of plants to light in order to standardize the photosynthetic cycles. With them you can also simulate the seasons in order to promote blooming and extend the growing season, then you shouldEnjoy year-round supply of your favorite plants and fruits. Imagine that, even in times of winter, the plants grow further and prosper. If calories from fat people are, get plants from light. With artificial lighting could be your favorite plant to grow higher than six feet in three or four months.
Large systems of artificial lighting
Your favorite hydroponic system is definitely the full potential to flourish and give the best quality and quantityArtificial lighting can be the following:
Fluorescent and LED (light emitting diodes, or) are the best in the phase in which the plants begin to grow your plants to use. Metal halide lamps (or MH) lamps and high pressure sodium vapor (HPS) systems would be better for the flowering phase. Explained fluorescent
Fluorescent tubes are ideal for plants, and their low intensity they need to be placed closer to the plants. They should be hung at least8-15 cm from the plants. She has the following advantages:
Improving the health and strength of seedlings or cuttings Superior quality and root growth Maximizing the response of photosynthesis in plants Unveiling metal halide lamps
You provide your hydroponic garden abundant light blue and green spectrum, which is essential for plant growth. With them you can be sure that your plant leaf growth would be maximized, and will growstable and compact. Compared to fluorescent and incandescent bulbs, but they are the best for the flowering stage, because their brightness is 125 lumens, which is quite significant, compared to 18 lumens and 39 lumens of incandescent lamps. They are efficient and effective in the vegetative stage and flowering.
HPS lamps at its best
High pressure sodium vapor lamps, bulbs are good for process improvement in grass and flowering plants as desiredbecause they emit light spectrum red and yellow. Issue, in other words, they are bulbs that closely mimics natural light. Most users prefer it during the first of their hydroponic garden.
Tips backlight must practice
Whatever your preferred system for your hydroponics garden, you should not forget the following steps to maximize plant health, growth and reproduction:
For two months, continuing to expose the young plantor seedlings to light. If the phase of vegetation, light up 22 hours a day, and when they bloom, keep them on for a maximum of 12 hours a day. Keep light near the plant, but do not allow them to touch the leaves. If the edges of the leaves curl, it means that they are overheated. During the vegetation stage use, it emits light, blue and red bands of the spectrum. Metal halide lamps and fluorescent lamps provide a blue light, red light. Minimal exposure is twenty watts per foot. You can still go much higher, but not too high or otherwise fry your plants and can not be underestimated, as they may fall. Fix to make the lights on the roof gives you flexibility. As the plants grow larger, you can put the onions later. Utilize reflectors to ensure uniform illumination for all your plants. Those who do not receive enough light to grow, as well as other disfigured, taller and thinner. Planning and design of a daily light cycle. If you do notFor your plants grow badly. And if you wake them, if they are already accustomed to it is the dark moment of the day, they are traumatized and may get sick. Painting the walls, roofs, floors and offer even greater capacity for reflection with the white light of your space. He loved to brighten the days of your favorites, and feel and nice. Clone: Increase the success rate of your hydroponic garden
Cloning is simply a cut under yourplant that grows along with other cuts and put in a vase or a separate container. Make sure that the clone that come from female plants. If done properly taken care of, they are mature plants, the exact copy of the original or source cultivated plants. It 'a method that would certainly help in controlling the quality of plants, seeds and fruit. The clones grow faster than those from seeds, and that makes their use more timemore efficient.
Useful tips to improve your success rate
Clones are very effective tools for the reproduction of plants in your hydroponics project. Be especially careful when, to ensure the success, otherwise you just waste time, energy and money for them. These are tips that might help:
Clone only plants that are healthy, well developed, and include an improved ability to flourish. Taking more cuts than necessary for the plant, in order to have a wider range ofDecisions. Choose the best among them. Before cutting, remove the nitrogen from the source system by feeding it heavily with water, the pH is adjusted and no fertilizers or nutrients for at least two or three days. If not, they inhibit the growth of the roots of the Clones. Select the media you use for your clones. You can make use of cubes that fit pre-formed and contain holes for the cuttings. You should cut the holes in the topof the medium, the same size and scope, as the stems were clones. Be especially careful when cutting. Do not forget to sterilize your cutting equipment before proceeding with the cloning process, because it could infect the mother plant. Rest assured that if you cut them do it quickly, to keep the air in the master shot. The clone must be between three and six centimeters in length - no more and no less. There should be at least one sheet between the node and, if possible,between two nodes. Put the cuttings in a mist dome, where it is humidified artificially two or three times a day. Keep them well ventilated too, making small holes on the top of the dome. Maintaining its temperature at 72 degrees to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Using double-fluorescent tube, emitting white light - hot and cold. Keep them close to the clones at a distance of one inch or two. In case you need an artificial light, metal halide lamps or the use of highSodium vapor lamps to high pressure to keep the cuts at a distance of two or three feet, when the light is 175-400 watts. If the performance of the bulbs' is at least a thousand, were kept at a distance of at least four meters. Keep cuts lit at least 18 hours a day. Water every two days, the clones with distilled water with nutrients. When the outdoor temperature is high, can water once a day. Do not make the mistake of diving or if you are in water, because the stemsis rotten or decay. In about a week to control clones. If you see that only works as root, stop the process of humidification assembly or artificial. If they are already well rooted, plant them and remove it from the dome. Harvest: Curing the right way
The right time to harvest your Hydroponic Garden
If you've reached this far, it only means one thing: They were successful with your plants growth and flowering stages. They won theThe challenges of hydroponic gardening and triumphantly to avoid the rigors of raising your fruit loved. The average time to harvest after 8-12 weeks of flowering. You must remember that they are best harvested when the production or content of THC trichomes is at maximum. One indicator is when at least one third of their hair or have stamps from white to dark brown or reddish like. Use a magnifying glass to monitor the stamp. But do not wait toountil all the stamps are dark because they decrease the value of their investments.
The power and quantity are two non-parallel goals in the harvest. If the first is your goal, you should pick up when the THC content of their production up to harvest their crops, and weigh less, but its quality is not much better. If this is your goal, then collect all the punches after sunset.
Drying to improve the quality
After harvesting the need to separateThe leaves from the buds. The next step would be to dry and treat. We must not forget that the leaves and buds to leave a bitter taste and aroma are hard when they are used or consumed directly after harvest. You must be dried to remove or evaporate the water from them. Complete healing process of drying and completely transform the leaves of plants, support the good dreams and magic. Here are some things that you need when drying your plants:
Hang in aEnvironment, dry, dark and cool. Keep the temperature at 20 degrees Celsius or 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Too much heat and light destroy their quality. Not directly treat the plants. To avoid damage, the quality of the garments, shoots and leaves of contamination with dirt and perspiration. Disconnect the large branches and broader leaves, so it's best drying to give exposure to smaller branches and smaller leaves. Keep the branches drying at a distancehalf a foot. If they are too close together, you could shape your plant call, and if they are too far apart, are faster than what is necessary to be dried. Both situations lead to the loss of power and will decrease the quality. The average time for drying is from one week to three weeks. To test whether the plants have been properly dried, a few branches and bend them. If you are in an angle of 90 degrees or less would be broken, it means that your plants wellalready dried. If they do not, then you must make it even more dry. The magic of the cure
Healing is an important process in hydroponic gardening project, as they are for converting your plants in quality products, the high commercial value. Just be sure that you must do before any of the stages associated with healing, they have dried properly. Note you can enjoy the following tricks and sure would triumph, that he wantedfor:
Place in an airtight container for your plants. Keep the container in a room where it stabilizes the temperature at 20 degrees Celsius. Make sure the light does not penetrate into the room, because it could damage the product. The residual moisture contents of sealed containers surely evaporate and cling to the inner surface of the container. Slowly open the lid and let the more moisture to escape. Do so during the first week in a 24-hour intervalfor a period of 30 minutes. In the second week, repeat the process over a period of 48 hours. Repeat this operation in the third week and the other next week, if necessary, until all moisture is removed. Watch out for possible damage caused by too much moisture. Signs of decay are the same smell that thing again and compost clippings. Keep the plant dry, no longer so green stored in airtight containers to be placed in a position with aTemperature of twenty degrees centigrade. Store in the refrigerator is much to avoid exposure to pollution, heat and light, degrading the quality and duration of the reduction could lead. Keep them intact for several weeks or months. Prevention and elimination
The prevention and elimination of bugs have been a major concern of farmers and scientists in hydroponic agriculture. With the advent of more scientific studies and methodsStudies have bugs, modern science with innovative methods to meet growth and prevent errors. The last and most effective so far is the biological control of pests. This method is simple and requires only that the bugs are introduced friendly to the environment, harmful beetles damage counter.
Predator insects you must destroy your hydroponic garden
At various stages, the system may suffer from different types of errors. You should be familiar withthem so you know how to prevent and destroy. As the seedling growth of your plants the following error might affect them and kill them or damage is:
Cutworms: The turnip moth larvae. They feed on leaves, stems and shoots of young plants. Hemp flea beetles: beetles are very small jump, which eat the leaves of seedlings. Crickets are very harmful to humans but lethal to plants because they feed on leaves and shoots, especiallythat are only in their growth. If you grow your plants and develop higher and broader leaves when they begin to bloom well, the following error would certainly have prevented tons of headaches if:
Mites, they are very small and almost invisible to the naked eye. It is a very fast pace to play, and before you know it, have destroyed their entire crop. The evidence for their presence is usually the presence of dead spots on the leaves. If highlyThe infested plants, the leaves are yellow, almost the shade of bronze. Aphids: They are known as aphids and are very common in temperate zones. They feed on plant sap and flowers are more likely to damage, even before they unfold. White flies: fruit flies seem, but they are out of place, because they chew the leaves and flowers of the plants love. Cicadas: Taxonomy essay, are only relatively small as grasshoppers. They thrive on green leaves. MoreThe errors that infect, stems, stalks and roots could be these:
European corn borer: They are commonly found in corn, but also noted that the damage is your favorite plant. Hemp drill: most of the time that infect fruit, but also love the green stems of healthy products. Weevil prefer dried plants or the environment. They are dangerous destroyer of stalks and stems. Root worms: they eat the roots of plants. They give osmosisAbility of the roots. Termites and ants feed on insects, roots of self-assembled and can be in any environment, the plants are Fungus gnats: there are small birds with dark short-lived, but the evil effect on the roots, which become infected. The best solutions
There are many solutions available to help you eliminate bug infestation and prevent your plants would have liked. Five of these techniques are as follows:
Biological control of pestsUsing a positive or a small animal, that the mistakes that damage the plants eat. They control pests and destroy their young adults, eggs and larvae. Some examples are the predatory mites greenhouse mites, nematodes for weevils, aphids and leaf tip whitefly parasitic wasp for the opposite. Bio-spray is better to come concentrates or aerosols. All you have to do is spray on the affected leaves. Adhesive pads that serve as alarm systems, as they attract insects because of theiryellow. Protection of plants that emit odors that are repulsive error. Neem oil that damages the nervous system of insects. Sound preventive measures
Eradication can be very expensive and could cost the prevention anything. Here are some tips you can to avoid an infestation of bugs in the room to grow:
Clean instruments before and after use. Maintain proper drainage of the region to ensure cleanliness. Not because the water 'water is not used may be, the Port of bugs. Quarantine infected plants, to prevent other attacks. The Perpetual Harvest: Sea of Green Techniques
These techniques involve the extraction of small batches of plants that mature early. They refer to this method has grown in hydroponic gardening, where plants grow smaller for shorter periods of time, instead of some large plants for a long time. With hydroponics, where the environment is controlled by lightsVentilation, you can start playing at an earlier time, and they expire, another batch is started. This method leads to a year-round cultivation and collection cycle. Another way to do this starting point, everyone works together and create a green canopy, where you can leave your plants collected more than once. Higher plants without uprooting them from the first to be harvested. As the plant grows a little 'more, the lowest level above the tip, which is ready,Harvest.
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