Plants have been a vital source of food for mankind since time immemorial. Man has banked on technology and his intellects to improve the productivity and yield of these plants to ensure his survival. One such piece of technology which has made a mark is the organic hydroponic gardening techniques.
Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in a nutrient medium other than soil. Plants are grown in a bed of material such as sand, gravel or even sawdust. A nutrient solution is mixed periodically so that the roots can absorb the nutrients which otherwise they would extract from the soil. The soilless growing material also provides the physical support which the root system needs. Apparently, organic gardeners, as a rule are not in support of this type of gardening. For people who love digging the soil, enjoy testing the pH; plough the soil with tools, the experience of plunging deep into a mixture of partite and vermiculture surely doesnt interest them.
Breaking the ice, in practice organic hydroponic gardening is very easy. In contraire to the perception that growing plants in a foreign medium is a wild goose chase. The only notable step involved in the process is the making of the nutrient medium. A basic solution of one and half teaspoons of fish emulsion, one and half teaspoons of liquid seaweed, and a teaspoon of blood meal to each unit of water and thorough mixing is all it takes to make a nutrient medium. Some other nutrients are also be added, taking into consideration which plant is to be cultivated. This is added to the medium and the plants are allowed to grow. Insanely simple and crude isnt it?
There are some added benefits to hydroponic gardening.
1. Reduces the dependence on human labor. The only labor which is needed is the periodic addition of the mineral nutrition into the medium. This is done usually once in 2 weeks or so.
2. Plant densities and yield can be extrapolated to great extends. This is achievable because the plant roots do not have the necessity to grow out and hence thousands of plants can be grown in one acre of land.
3. Easily available equipments. There are no complex equipments involved which would burn a hole in your pocket or send you in a frenzy to find them.
The forerunner of hydroponic gardening is the Montreal project. A low expenditure experiment center was established where experiments were conducted by leading scientists. The success of the Montreal project is well known. The project had a huge support from the local communities. This type of gardening technique seems to have made a mark in the society in Montreal; even today thousands of people only in Montreal have resorted to hydroponics for plantation.
Science is only reaching to great heights as time advances. The inventions and technology has got even better and much productive than the latter years. As man sails in the tide of years, his thinking ability only seems to get better and better.
Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in a nutrient medium other than soil. Plants are grown in a bed of material such as sand, gravel or even sawdust. A nutrient solution is mixed periodically so that the roots can absorb the nutrients which otherwise they would extract from the soil. The soilless growing material also provides the physical support which the root system needs. Apparently, organic gardeners, as a rule are not in support of this type of gardening. For people who love digging the soil, enjoy testing the pH; plough the soil with tools, the experience of plunging deep into a mixture of partite and vermiculture surely doesnt interest them.
Breaking the ice, in practice organic hydroponic gardening is very easy. In contraire to the perception that growing plants in a foreign medium is a wild goose chase. The only notable step involved in the process is the making of the nutrient medium. A basic solution of one and half teaspoons of fish emulsion, one and half teaspoons of liquid seaweed, and a teaspoon of blood meal to each unit of water and thorough mixing is all it takes to make a nutrient medium. Some other nutrients are also be added, taking into consideration which plant is to be cultivated. This is added to the medium and the plants are allowed to grow. Insanely simple and crude isnt it?
There are some added benefits to hydroponic gardening.
1. Reduces the dependence on human labor. The only labor which is needed is the periodic addition of the mineral nutrition into the medium. This is done usually once in 2 weeks or so.
2. Plant densities and yield can be extrapolated to great extends. This is achievable because the plant roots do not have the necessity to grow out and hence thousands of plants can be grown in one acre of land.
3. Easily available equipments. There are no complex equipments involved which would burn a hole in your pocket or send you in a frenzy to find them.
The forerunner of hydroponic gardening is the Montreal project. A low expenditure experiment center was established where experiments were conducted by leading scientists. The success of the Montreal project is well known. The project had a huge support from the local communities. This type of gardening technique seems to have made a mark in the society in Montreal; even today thousands of people only in Montreal have resorted to hydroponics for plantation.
Science is only reaching to great heights as time advances. The inventions and technology has got even better and much productive than the latter years. As man sails in the tide of years, his thinking ability only seems to get better and better.
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