Method of growing plants in water without soil.
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What are the features that you should look for when buying a hydroponic system?
I'm interested in growing strawberries using hydroponics. I have read up and understand that there are several types of hydroponic systems, like deep water cultivation, ebb and flow, aeroponic, and ...
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How often should I harvest herbs?
I have a few herbs growing hydroponically (basil, chives, cilantro) that are about 4 weeks old. Right now they are about 4-5" tall and have a health glow and smell to them. The herbs are being held ...
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What are some edible plants (vegetable or fruit) that can produce roots in water?
I would like to know which edible plants can actually root from twigs and/or leaves put in water or a similar setup? Is it as simple as leaving them in water or do you need chemicals to induce ...
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Why are the leaves of my pea plant (little marvel) drying up and turning brown?
The pea plant (Pisum sativum) was grown in an ebb & flow hydroponics system until it failed; now it's in a deep water culture unit.
I noticed that the leaves were turning brown/grey. I thought ...
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What are the advantages of hydroponics?
From my understanding, hydroponics is essentially growing plants without soil. Instead of soil, the plant is placed in water.
Are there any advantages to growing plants hydroponically?
Are there ...
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Source for cheap large plastic tubs?
I'm looking into setting up an aquaponics system, which requires me to acquire a large tub (on the order of 250L, relatively flat) to use as a grow bed for the veggies. Does anyone know where I could ...
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Is High-Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting better overall than Compact Fluoresent Lighting (CFL)?
For hydroponic horticulture are Metal Halide (MH) and High-Pressure Sodium (HPS) lights still the staple/better choice for growing indoors or do Compact Fluoresent lights (CFL) offer enough light ...
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If it's possible to overwater a plant, then how do plants grow hydroponically?
This is confusing me since I am new to the idea of hydroponics. I have read that it is possible to damage a plant by overwatering it, so how can plants live with their roots submerged in pure water? ...
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How do I grow root vegetables hydroponically?
Hydroponics is the method of growing plants in a soil-less medium. I've always wondered, how does someone grow a mainly root/bulb-based vegetable (potato, turnip, onion, etc) in a hydroponic ...
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Philodendrons: keeping algae at bay but keeping the plant healthy
I've grown philodendrons in water for years in all sorts of light conditions and never had an algae problem until taking a cutting to work a few months ago, where the whole glass container rapidly ...
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What are the black spots on my basil's leaves?
I have a basil plant growing and I have noticed on a few of the leaves -- only on this one type of basil plant -- I am getting these faded black spots. I tried looking online to see if I could find ...
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How much lighting do I need for growing lettuce using indoor hydroponics?
I am beginning to get into indoor hydroponics to grow lettuce, I haven't figured out which type of lettuce to grow yet, I am thinking of a butterhead. I have been to many hydroponics stores and seen ...
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How do I know when hydroponic lettuce is ready to be harvested?
I will be growing lettuce hydroponically using an NFT system and HO 54w T5 6500k lights. I will be using an organic nutrient solution (AN Iguana Grow) as well.
I have ordered some certified organic ...
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What nutrient solution is best for hydroponic basil?
What hydroponic nutrient solution is best for growing basil?
I'd prefer to know what characteristics to look for rather than a particular brand or product.
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NFT Hydroponics for Lettuce
I am looking at building a small NFT system to test the viability of growing lettuce commercially for local consumption.
Investigating options for NFT. Right now I am looking at using 3"-4" PVC or ...
