The way we grow our food is constantly evolving, with new technologies and techniques being developed to improve efficiency and yields. One such method is hydroponics, a method of growing plants using nutrient-rich water instead of soil. This method has been gaining popularity in recent years due to…
Hydroponics can be practiced in many different ways, for example we have already introduced the ebb and flow system, the nutrient film technique or the deep water culture. One of the most popular of these systems is the so-called drip system. In the previously mentioned systems, the plant roots are…
pH is a vital metric for any hydroponic system, if not the most essential metric. Most importantly it enables your crops to access the nutrients they need. What Is pH? pH stands for potential of hydrogen. It is a scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution. Acidic solutions…
How does an Ebb-flow system work? Like the NFT System and other hydroponic systems, the essential functionality is circulating water from a reservoir to the plants which are embedded in a grow medium. Whereas the NFT system houses the plants in pipes and let the water run through the pipes. The ebb…
The nutrient film technique, NFT for short, is a hydroponic technique in which the plants stand in a shallow stream of water containing all the dissolved nutrients necessary for plant growth. This water flow is circulated through growth tanks containing the roots of the plants. The plants absorb the…