Hydroponics for Beginners - Julia Harrison

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Résumé :
Tired of spending countless dollars going to the supermarket to buy products? Have you ever thought how nice it would be if you could just walk a few steps and get yourself a couple of fresh juicy tomatoes for the salad? Perhaps they even found the problem where you were in the supermarket and the only blocks left were starting to rot? Or maybe they only have a genuine interest in gardening but don't know where to start!
Perhaps you are tired of common problems with traditional landscaping grounds. With today's growing and evolving technology, growing fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs has never been so easy! Not to mention, the cost is very affordable! Organic pesticide-free produce is basically mandatory at this point and what better way to ensure that otherwise than by growing yourself?
Basically, growing plants without the use of a traditional dirt medium and using a nutrient rich water solution. Those mediums range from fiberglass to sand and from fired clay balls to nothing at all. Several branches of hydroponics include aeroponics (using air as they grow medium), aquaponics etc.


How do I get started?
Well, you can buy a kit - but it's going to cost you... a lot. Or, you can improvise and create your own kit to suite your needs. My local hydroponic supplier's cheapest multiplane kit is dollars185, does 8 plants but is not very versatile and is very compact. It uses the ebb and flow method. They also offer a single pot (bucket) bubbler system for dollars50. We are going to combine these two systems into a more versatile and much cheaper system.


What are my options?
There are many different methods. NFT (nutrient film technique - stream a thin layer of nutrient solution over the roots) is common among professional kits - a long with ebb and flow (temporary flood your root system and allow to drain). The most interesting method involves suspending your plants in mid-air and spraying the root system very frequently (aka aeroponics). Drip systems are also common and has its own advantages. There are MANY methods - all of which do not use dirt ;)
WHY HYDROPONICS?
Hydroponically grown foods not only taste better and are more nutritional, you can change the properties of your food, monitor what goes into your food and pollutes less. You can also grow more in less space. This is especially great for those of us that do not have a backyard to grow in. With the right plant selection, you can also keep pests away. I plan on planting a citronella plant - not only do I like the smell of citronella plants, but their oils keep away mosquitoes and other pests.
This book is the result of a deep commitment to the development of agriculture as an economic sector. It is perhaps one of the few books that in a simple and adjusted way to the reality facing agriculture, presents step by step how to reduce the risk when venturing into hydroponics.
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