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Can I tell if a boxed, hydroponic, fly-trap growing kit, made for teenagers, would be reliable?
I would not recommend it, but I think you should ask this question in your siste site: https://parenting.stackexchange.com/.
The problem I find with this "gifts":
these are very very slow to grow (...
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Why are my vegetable plants in my hydroponic system dying?
Any moist material placed against the stem of a plant can cause stem rot which is why you are not supposed to put material against a transplant higher then the original soil interface with tomatoes ...
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Importance of night in hydroponics?
It depends on what kind of plants you have, but most plants are used to having a night time period. Exceptions are some plants growing in arctic regions.
I think for cultivation under lamps, mostly ...
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Important features in an automated grow system
A clean, sterile one use only room for growing anything. The greenhouse environment is more forgiving, the garden can make anyone look successful. Ventilation pumping in and out or a great ...
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Why aren't my hydroponic plants growing well?
In a hydroponic grow system you have to supply all the micronutrients that the plant would normally extract from the soil. Looks like you're only providing magnesium, and nothing else for the roots. ...
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Can I tell if a boxed, hydroponic, fly-trap growing kit, made for teenagers, would be reliable?
I don't disagree with Giacomo's post, except for the quantity of bugs they eat, but I can tell you a little more about this subject.
Carnivorous plants are a lot of fun and can be easy to keep. I ...
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The plant stems start to split (crack) vertically in a hydroponic system
The answer you linked to says that the growth is top heavy due to etoliated growth. This has lead to stress on the soft stems causing them to crack.
So, the answer would be to heavily prune back the ...
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How to increase or decrease the ph level of a hydroponic solution with natural household items?
Whether or not your household has any right now, probably the least likely to kill your plants common substance to raise pH would be ground limestone. In some systems limestone or marble chips are ...
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Why do plants need water?
You're definitely missing something; your information is incomplete. You've mentioned evaporation (from the soil, presumably) but not transpiration. Plants need water, it's the stuff of life - they ...
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is perlite dust toxic or is it safe for humans to breath
According to the US National Institutes of Health (not politicized yet, thankfully), perlite dust is NOT hazardous. Here is a great source for more information - the relevant information is in the ...
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Importance of night in hydroponics?
I agree with CloneZero. All plants have evolved on this same planet that has specific night and day cycles...even in the arctic. Plants need darkness and a break from the work of photosynthesis. ...
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How to increase or decrease the ph level of a hydroponic solution with natural household items?
I very much doubt that your tap water and deep water culture have a pH of 3. Nutrient lockout occurs below 5.5 yet your plants mostly seem okay based on your previous question. City water tends not to ...
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Hydroponic Lychee tree suffering from brown leaf tips! Help!
Leaf tip burn like that, when your feeding it hydroponically, Is 99% of the time going to be a nutrient issue. It could also be a ph issue, but its more likely your overfeeding it, causing a nutrient ...
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What are the best herbs to grow hydroponically in Texas when starting in June?
You should be able to grow all those crops hydroponically, except that blueberries might prefer a more acidic PH than mint, cilantro, and strawberries. Try growing the blueberries in a separate setup, ...
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What are the features that you should look for when buying a hydroponic system?
I'm with Seanland. I did a DWC setup for the price of a 5-gallon bucket with a lid, a few feet of ait hose, 4 small pots, an air pump and a water rock. I probably spent about $45 but you could knock ...
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How do you make the nutrient solution for a hydroponic system from solid compound NPK fertilizer?
Plants require 14 essential elements, and it sounds like you're only going to provide nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and sulphur. You also need to dissolve the constituents with ...
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Why aren't my hydroponic plants growing well?
I haven't done hydroponic gardening (and I don't know a terrible lot about hydroponics specifically), but from my observations of hydroponic fertilizer, it's usually very high in potassium compared to ...
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Humidity Drops Fast
So you are saying you have a ventilation system to pull air out of the room...do you have a way for fresh air to be pulled in passively? Fans are critical for all indoor and greenhouse plants. Do ...
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Cactus in hydroponics: Keep water levels up at all times?
Stormy, all cacti do not have shallow roots. It completely depends on the species and there are 1000s upon 1000s of species of cacti. I am a manager at a specialized cactus nursery and I can tell you ...
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What would cause the pH of a hydroponic system to go up when the lights go off?
Pretty cool system you have there, it looks very sophisticated! You say that the lights go off at midnight and back on at 6 am. You can indeed see a bit of rise in pH during that time, but I see more ...
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If you colour water red in a hydroponic system will the leaves on the lettuce turn red/pink
My daughter has to do a science project. ...I don't want to build the whole system just for it not to work.
OK, time for you to better understand "science" - Which might be more properly ...
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Can hydroponic/aeroponic produce be organic?
Probably none of the agencies give your products organic documents, but yes you can do it. If you prepare fusion with organic stinging nettle and a few other kinds of green plants you can grow organic ...
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What is the ideal Daylight Time for Herbs, Tomatoes and Peppers?
Tomatoes and peppers need around 23-30 DLI (daily light interval) worth of light depending on how old they are (older = towards higher end). You should invest in a PAR meter (I find this one here is a ...
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Will my Frangipani Plumeria (Champa Flower) survive in water without adding soil?
No.
I realize this is an old question, but it needs a proper answer.
Plumeria is highly susceptible to root rot and will die if you attempt to grow it without potting it in soil. In order for you to ...
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Can I use this fertilizer for my Hydroponics?
Sok, this looks like a very decent fertilizer for hydroponics. But not for lettuce as an example. Be great for tomatoes or squash or cucumbers or strawberries (depending on the pH of the water)......
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What is/are the probable cause/s of Avocado leaf curl?
This plant needs some chemistry to be able to make its food/energy via photosynthesis. It is a dying and vulnerable plant right now. If there is a disease or insect problem it will be but secondary. ...
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Can a person tell if a plant was grown hydroponically or in a soil medium
I think an expert of a specific variety, with much experience (in your place) on hydroponics, green house and open field he could tell you the difference (not 100%, and with various plants).
Growth ...
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What is causing only 1/6 of my chilli plants in deep water culture to wilt?
The differences in plant sizes shown for only 2 days in your hydroponics setup suggests that the plants were different at the time they were transplanted into the pots. The sudden tapering of the ...
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First Time Hydroponics, Cloudy Water with White stuff on top? Is this bad? High Res pics
They look like salts from the nutrients you are using and suggests that you have too many nutrients in the water. The same thing happens on terracotta pots at the bases. You should flush the nutrient ...
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