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What is the Process of Growing Hydroponics?
What is the Process of Growing Hydroponics?. Hydroponic gardening is a method of gardening that grows plants in water laced with vital nutrients. Hydroponic gardening tends to produce larger crops and an ability to grow in any season. Hydroponic plants are exposed to healthier environments.
Hydroponic gardening is a method of gardening that grows plants in water laced with vital nutrients. Hydroponic gardening tends to produce larger crops and an ability to grow in any season. Hydroponic plants are exposed to healthier environments.
System Set-Up
Before growing plants hydroponically, you must set up the hydroponic system correctly. This involves mixing up the nutrient solution, checking and adjusting its pH level and pouring it into the reservoir, if there is one in your system. You must also set the timer on your watering pump, if your system uses one.
Lighting
If the hydroponic system is indoors, you need to set up high intensity artificial lights to replace to replace the full sunlight the plants cannot get inside.
Growing Media
Put your plants into the growing tray and fill it with an appropriate growing medium to hold up the plants' roots. Possibilities include perlite, vermiculite, rock wool, gravel, coarse sand, sawdust and wood shavings.
Maintenance
If your system is not a water culture system and does not use a pump, then you will need to pour the nutrient solution over the plants manually, one to three times per day. Monitor the pump, the temperature and the pH of the solution to make sure everything is as it should be. (See References 2)
