For a lot of different reasons many gardeners are beginning to change over to hydroponics gardening. As these types of gardens are small, they can easily be grown indoors and are perfect for almost all vegetables, particularly the red tomato. Also the equipment needed for hydroponics gardening is not expensive and they are comparatively easy to manage.
Hydroponics gardening is "dirtless gardening" as it is the growing of plants without any soil. There are a lot of different methods of hydroponics gardening. Most of them work better than regular soil gardening because it is easier to give the plant exactly what it needs, exactly when it needs it. Plants will just receive what you give them. Therefore you will be able to regulate the pH, nutrients, nutrient strength, water amount, and light amount. This makes it imperative that you research the kind of plants you will be growing in order to know what they need to survive.
Hydroponics gardening can be complicated if computers with sensors are used to control water cycles, nutrients, and light for the plants. But it can also be as simple as a hand watered bucket with a single plant. Hydroponics gardening is as difficult as you make it. The normal home Hydroponics system is normally made up of a couple of basic things: a growing tray, light (natural or artificial), a reservoir, a water controlled pump for watering (or some type of watering equipment), and some form of air pump to give oxygen to the nutrients.
The growing medium used in hydroponics gardening can be any number of things, such as Rockwool, perlite, coconut fiber, gravel, sand, vermiculite, or even air. You will be able to find instructions at any gardening store, online. You also can buy separate parts and build your own hydroponics garden and there are kits already assembled for sale in gardening supply stores too.
There are certain micro-nutrients that are essential for healthy plant growth including magnesium, sulfur, calcium, cobalt, boron, iron, copper, manganese, and zinc. These nutrients are absolutely necessary to plants and if missing could cause the food to not be as healthy and in some cases even cause unhealthinesses for those who eat it. It is very important that you use a quality fertilizer when doing hydroponics gardening.
Some other important aspect of hydroponics gardening that must be closely regulated is the pH balance. When the pH balance changes the plant will lose the power to absorb nutrients that it needs. The ease with which the pH in hydroponics gardening is tested and controlled gives it a huge advantage over regular gardening.
Even though there are hundreds of different variations, Wick, Water Culture, Ebb and Flow, Drip, N.F.T., and Aeroponic are the six most basic types of hydroponics gardening systems. Hydroponics gardening is easy, affordable, and you can have fresh green goods, flowers, herbs and spices over all the year!
