Difference between revisions of "Hydroponics"
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===Wick=== | ===Wick=== | ||
This system uses no pumps, but instead uses a "wicking" system to move water from a water reservoir to the plant bed containing the support material. | This system uses no pumps, but instead uses a "wicking" system to move water from a water reservoir to the plant bed containing the support material. | ||
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===Water Culture=== | ===Water Culture=== | ||
+ | This system is unique because the planting bed (made of some type of floating foam) sits/floats on top of the water reservoir. Since the planting bed and water reservoir are in direct contact, there is no need for a pump. Roots extend into the water reservoir. | ||
===Ebb and Flow (Flood & Drain)=== | ===Ebb and Flow (Flood & Drain)=== | ||
+ | As the name says, the planting bed is "flooded" with water and then allowed to "drain." This flood/drain process can be controlled by a timer on a pump, or better yet through the use of a siphon tube. | ||
===Drip (recovery or non-recovery)=== | ===Drip (recovery or non-recovery)=== | ||
+ | Individual plants in the planting bed have their own drip tube that provides water/nutrient solution. Unlike the systems above, most drip systems do not use a planting bed, but instead individual planting containers. nutrient solution is "dripped" using a pump and timer. | ||
===N.F.T. (Nutrient Film Technique)=== | ===N.F.T. (Nutrient Film Technique)=== | ||
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===Aeroponic=== | ===Aeroponic=== |
Revision as of 14:37, 29 March 2020
(3/29/2020, bes)
I have been growing hydroponically for a few years and in preparation for growing tomatoes, basil and rosemary in the basement of the Patton Block building, i have decided to start collecting hydroponic information in one place.
The following is a list of "parts" that all hydroponics have in common:
Some additions:
- - airstone
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Types of Hydroponics
This website has a nice description of 6 ways of growing plants in water.
Wick
This system uses no pumps, but instead uses a "wicking" system to move water from a water reservoir to the plant bed containing the support material.
Water Culture
This system is unique because the planting bed (made of some type of floating foam) sits/floats on top of the water reservoir. Since the planting bed and water reservoir are in direct contact, there is no need for a pump. Roots extend into the water reservoir.
Ebb and Flow (Flood & Drain)
As the name says, the planting bed is "flooded" with water and then allowed to "drain." This flood/drain process can be controlled by a timer on a pump, or better yet through the use of a siphon tube.
Drip (recovery or non-recovery)
Individual plants in the planting bed have their own drip tube that provides water/nutrient solution. Unlike the systems above, most drip systems do not use a planting bed, but instead individual planting containers. nutrient solution is "dripped" using a pump and timer.