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Hydroponics Gardening
By Nicky Pilkington, Tue Jan 10th

Hydroponics was derived from the Greek word hydro, which means"water" and ponos, which means "labor or water-working".Hydroponics gardening involves growing plants with their rootsin other nutrient solutions and without soil.

Hydroponics gardening is as simple as ordinary gardening. Bothof them necessitate sufficient light, water, temperature, light,and humidity. But with hydroponics, no soil is used. Instead asoil substitute holds the roots while nutrients are carried bythe water. Indoor hydroponic gardening is not that hard andplants respond well to this method of growing.

This is one of the major considerations in hydroponics gardeningsince it sustains the plants. One has to make sure that thisnutrient solution maintains a pH level of 5 to 6 after dilution.In hydroponics gardening, the plants should be watered more thanthree times a day. this is usually done using a pump and timer.

If your hydroponics garden is located indoors,

the most suitabletemperature is between 71 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit. Of course,this temperature may change depending on the different types ofplant you are working on, e.g. tropical plants.

Place your plants somewhere they can receive ample amount oflight. Otherwise artificial light must be used. High pressureSodium lights or bulbs are a suitable substitute for naturallight.

Humidity is good. When the room's temperature rises, the airwill be able to hold the sufficient amount of moisture yourplants will need.

A hydroponics system can be fully automated. Since it iswater-based, the gardener has no soil to dig or weeds to pull.Also, the water can be re-used to prevent wastage.

With hydroponics, an excellent yield of quality plants can beeasily achieved. Home hydroponics systems and DIY kits are arereadily available in most hardware stores.

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