Powdery Mildew In Indoor Gardens And Hydroponics
INDEX 1. What is Powdery Mildew? 2. Will PM Kill My Plants? 3. What Products Can I Use to Control PM? 4. How Can I Protect My Plants from Powdery Mildew? 5. How Long Will It Take to Get Rid of PM? In the last year, indoor gardeners have reported a drastic increase in […]
Preparing Plants For Taking Cuttings
INDEX 1. How do I select a stock plant? 2. During what stage of growth should a cutting a be taken? 3. Can I take a cutting from a plant in flower? 4. What should I feed my plants prior to taking cuttings? 5. What hormone/stress relief products can I feed my plants prior to […]
Everything You Need To Know About Hydroponics
The Exciting Science Of Hydroponics In the 1800s, physiologists discovered that plants absorb much of their nourishment from mineral nutrients dissolved in water. The nutrients plants need are not normally present in water, but are absorbed when water comes in contact with soil and then carried into plants through their roots. This was an important […]
Portable Desktop Hydroponic Gardens
With the global movement towards an industrial economy, less and less agricultural space is left for the growing of vegetables, fruits, trees, plants, and flowers. But technology has created methods of growing all that that you like within your own small spaces. Over the years, a number of systems have been developed to shield the plants from […]
12 Ways To Reduce Indoor Pollution And Get Clean Air In The Home
As we step into 2019, Indoor pollution has become a real problem. Consider the amount of time you spend in a closed environment. Most of your day is spent indoors. Indoor pollution is a slow poison. The air inside your home is fundamentally same what is found outside, but the amount and type of contaminants […]
History Of The Suspended Pot, Non Circulating ‘Kratky’ Hydroponic Method
One of the simplest Hydroponics systems has been around for thousands of years. It is now called the Kratky Method and it is really easy to set up at home. This is a complete guide to setting up your own Kratky hydroponics system at home. In the Kratky suspended pot non circulating hydroponic method, tanks […]
How Far Should My Lights Be From My Seedlings
The lights you’re using in hydroponics systems. That’s usable light between 120 and 150 micromoles per square meter per second. If you’re using an LED light like the Philips lights you can usually place these around eight to twelve inches from your seedlings. You can usually place five to six inches. And you’ll end up […]
How Long To Keep Lights On My Seedlings?
Duration of light exposure for your seedlings is quite a question that everyone should be answering. And for most crops that are going to be 12 to 18 hours. So when you put your seedlings in, you’re going to turn your lights on for 12 hours or 18 hours somewhere in that range. Depends On […]
Seedling Racks for Commercial Hydroponics
A lot of seedling systems end up being racks and there’s a good reason for it they don’t need that much space. So most of these seedlings are really nice and low when they go in their trays. Save A Lot Of Space It’s just a seed stick and maybe a quarter inch up and […]