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=====Hydroponics=====

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroponics by Wikipedia]

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[https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-indoor-gardening-systems/ by WIRED]

Several years ago, I moved to a house on a quarter-acre lot on the outer edge of town, where residential development rubs up against undeveloped wildland. “My gardening dreams are finally coming true!” I thought. It took only three seasons of hard clay soil, deer, and persistent rabbits to disabuse me of the notion that outdoor gardening was ever going to happen for me. My gardening endeavors had to be moved indoors. I’ve had various tiny LED planter setups since then, but the latest large-scale indoor vertical gardens have had me intrigued. The ability to grow 20, 30, or even 40 veggies and fresh herbs, year-round, in a space smaller than a bookshelf? Sign me up!

=====Hydroponic Grow Systems for Growing Vegetables=====

[https://www.zone3vegetablegardening.com/post/hydroponic-growing-systems by Krista Green 15/4/24 ZONE 3 VEGETABLE GARDENING]

I purchased a hydroponic grow system 2.5 years ago now, and continue to love it so much! Before growing hydroponically, I had tried to grow lettuce and herbs indoors in soil through the winter a few years in a row, but every time I ran into problems. Aphids that kept re-appearing, fungus gnats, plants growing slowly, forgetting to water... It never did seem to work well for me so I decided to go ahead and invest in a quality hydroponic growing system and haven't looked back since! I couldn't be more please with how easy it is and how little time growing food in my hydroponic tower requires.

=====10 Benefits of Hydroponics & Its Impact on Agriculture=====

[https://www.edengreen.com/blog-collection/benefits-of-hydroponics by edengreen TECHNOLOGY]The first and most clear benefit of hydroponics is that this growing method needs no soil. Why does this matter? Land degradation is a

Serious problem facing agriculture and the world today. As soil degrades, it becomes more and more difficult to farm in it.

Land degradation happens through both physical and chemical methods. Physical degradation relates to natural erosion and physical disturbance, as farming equipment may cause. Chemical degradation happens due to pollution and other types of contamination. Both kinds of degradation result in soil with fewer nutrients and less suited to growing healthy crops.

Hydroponic crops don’t contribute to soil degradation, so they can help slow land degradation. These crops aren’t affected by the results of this crisis either since they don’t rely on healthy topsoil for their nutrients.

=====Hydroponics at Home=====

[https://extension.unh.edu/resource/hydroponics-home by Jonathan Ebba 8/23]

Whatever type of system is used, water levels must be maintained and roots must not dry out. As plants take up water and release it through their leaves (transpiration), the water level in the system will drop and must be replenished. You will need to monitor the water level in your system regularly. When designing your system, think about whether roots might dry out with rising or falling water levels.

Although water in the system is absolutely critical, some people put more importance on water quality than is necessary. Use water that’s safe to drink for your hydroponics system. Water from a well or from a municipal supply is fine. A lot is made of water pH in hydroponics, and for commercial producers, correct pH is important to maximize uptake of micronutrients, but fine-tuning water pH can be difficult and expensive. For home hydroponics a water pH between 5.5 and 7.0 is fine.

As far as other elements dissolved in the water (minerals, “hardness”, chloride, etc.), a commercial producer will mix up exactly the nutrients needed for the crop so knowing the level of these nutrients already in the water will allow her to save money by including less of these. You are likely to use a pre-formulated fertilizer, however, so knowing the concentration of plant nutrients already in your water will be of little value.

=====How to Grow Hydroponic Plants=====

[https://permies.com/t/144394/Grow-Hydroponic-Plants by Shir Gutman permies.com]

The premise is it uses no soil, and instead uses inert mediums such as rock wool, clay pebbles, sand, coconut hulls and others as the "soil" for the roots to grow in. There are also techniques that don't involve any mediums and the plant is held upright in a netted cup and the roots just grow in water. The water must be oxygenated and not allowed to go anaerobic. It requires buying special fertilizers that have all nutrients in a ionic or chelated form, ready to be taken up by the plants roots without the aid of microbial activity. There are microbial and fungal products on the market to put some biological activity in the water. That's my simple layman definition of the gist of how it works.

=====Automated agriculture: Building a DIY hydroponic gardening system=====

[https://www.viam.com/post/diy-hydroponic-gardening-system-build by Arielle Mella 16/9/24 VIAM]

Outdoor gardening and nurturing indoor plants have been a long-time hobby of mine. There's something truly refreshing about being surrounded by beautiful, lush greenery.

My outdoor garden, in particular, has always been focused on flowers. I’ve carefully tended to a mix of annuals and perennials throughout the seasons, killing and bringing to life many species of flora over the years, trying to put the jungle in my concrete jungle apartment.

=====How to build your own hydroponic system: a beginners guide=====

[https://www.squaremilefarms.com/post/how-to-build-your-own-hydroponic-system-a-beginners-guide by SQUARE MILE FARMS 28/1/21]

Dish is Square Mile Farms’ Head Farmer. He’s spent the last year experimenting with growing 40+ types of vegetables, herbs and microgreens at our Paddington rooftop farm and in our office farm installations. Using his knowledge of building and maintaining indoor hydroponic systems he is on a mission to help London workers reconnect with their food by helping them grow it themselves!

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+{{#seo:
+|title=Hydroponics
+|description=A Collection of articles about hydroponics.
+|keywords=gardeners, crops, Dutch bucket, project, blocks, indoor, plants, herbs, pests, droughts, seed
+|image=File:Hydroponics.jpg
+|image_width=300
+|image_height=200}}
 =====Hydroponics=====
 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroponics by Wikipedia]
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 [https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-indoor-gardening-systems/ by WIRED]
   Several years ago, I moved to a house on a quarter-acre lot on the outer edge of town, where residential development rubs up against undeveloped wildland. “My gardening dreams are finally coming true!” I thought. It took only three seasons of hard clay soil, deer, and persistent rabbits to disabuse me of the notion that outdoor gardening was ever going to happen for me. My gardening endeavors had to be moved indoors. I’ve had various tiny LED planter setups since then, but the latest large-scale indoor vertical gardens have had me intrigued. The ability to grow 20, 30, or even 40 veggies and fresh herbs, year-round, in a space smaller than a bookshelf? Sign me up!
+=====Hydroponic Grow Systems for Growing Vegetables=====
+[https://www.zone3vegetablegardening.com/post/hydroponic-growing-systems by Krista Green 15/4/24 ZONE 3 VEGETABLE GARDENING]
+ I purchased a hydroponic grow system 2.5 years ago now, and continue to love it so much!  Before growing hydroponically, I had tried to grow lettuce and herbs indoors in soil through the winter a few years in a row, but every time I ran into problems.  Aphids that kept re-appearing, fungus gnats, plants growing slowly, forgetting to water...  It never did seem to work well for me so I decided to go ahead and invest in a quality hydroponic growing system and haven't looked back since!  I couldn't be more please with how easy it is and how little time growing food in my hydroponic tower requires.
+=====10 Benefits of Hydroponics & Its Impact on Agriculture=====
+[https://www.edengreen.com/blog-collection/benefits-of-hydroponics by edengreen TECHNOLOGY]The first and most clear benefit of hydroponics is that this growing method needs no soil. Why does this matter? Land degradation is a
+ Serious problem facing agriculture and the world today. As soil degrades, it becomes more and more difficult to farm in it.
+Land degradation happens through both physical and chemical methods. Physical degradation relates to natural erosion and physical disturbance, as farming equipment may cause. Chemical degradation happens due to pollution and other types of contamination. Both kinds of degradation result in soil with fewer nutrients and less suited to growing healthy crops.
+Hydroponic crops don’t contribute to soil degradation, so they can help slow land degradation. These crops aren’t affected by the results of this crisis either since they don’t rely on healthy topsoil for their nutrients.
+=====Hydroponics at Home=====
+[https://extension.unh.edu/resource/hydroponics-home by Jonathan Ebba 8/23]
+ Whatever type of system is used, water levels must be maintained and roots must not dry out.  As plants take up water and release it through their leaves (transpiration), the water level in the system will drop and must be replenished.  You will need to monitor the water level in your system regularly.  When designing your system, think about whether roots might dry out with rising or falling water levels.
+Although water in the system is absolutely critical, some people put more importance on water quality than is necessary.  Use water that’s safe to drink for your hydroponics system.  Water from a well or from a municipal supply is fine.  A lot is made of water pH in hydroponics, and for commercial producers, correct pH is important to maximize uptake of micronutrients, but fine-tuning water pH can be difficult and expensive.  For home hydroponics a water pH between 5.5 and 7.0 is fine.
+As far as other elements dissolved in the water (minerals, “hardness”, chloride, etc.), a commercial producer will mix up exactly the nutrients needed for the crop so knowing the level of these nutrients already in the water will allow her to save money by including less of these.  You are likely to use a pre-formulated fertilizer, however, so knowing the concentration of plant nutrients already in your water will be of little value.
+=====How to Grow Hydroponic Plants=====
+[https://permies.com/t/144394/Grow-Hydroponic-Plants by Shir Gutman permies.com]
+ The premise is it uses no soil, and instead uses inert mediums such as rock wool, clay pebbles, sand, coconut hulls and others as the "soil" for the roots to grow in. There are also techniques that don't involve any mediums and the plant is held upright in a netted cup and the roots just grow in water. The water must be oxygenated and not allowed to go anaerobic. It requires buying special fertilizers that have all nutrients in a ionic or chelated form, ready to be taken up by the plants roots without the aid of microbial activity. There are microbial and fungal products on the market to put some biological activity in the water. That's my simple layman definition of the gist of how it works.
+=====Automated agriculture: Building a DIY hydroponic gardening system=====
+[https://www.viam.com/post/diy-hydroponic-gardening-system-build by Arielle Mella 16/9/24 VIAM]
+ Outdoor gardening and nurturing indoor plants have been a long-time hobby of mine. There's something truly refreshing about being surrounded by beautiful, lush greenery.
+My outdoor garden, in particular, has always been focused on flowers. I’ve carefully tended to a mix of annuals and perennials throughout the seasons, killing and bringing to life many species of flora over the years, trying to put the jungle in my concrete jungle apartment.
+=====How to build your own hydroponic system: a beginners guide=====
+[https://www.squaremilefarms.com/post/how-to-build-your-own-hydroponic-system-a-beginners-guide by SQUARE MILE FARMS 28/1/21]
+ Dish is Square Mile Farms’ Head Farmer. He’s spent the last year experimenting with growing 40+ types of vegetables, herbs and microgreens at our Paddington rooftop farm and in our office farm installations. Using his knowledge of building and maintaining indoor hydroponic systems he is on a mission to help London workers reconnect with their food by helping them grow it themselves!