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    Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil, using mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent. Key aspects of hydroponic growing discussed in the document include: 1) Hydroponics systems provide plants with water, sunlight, air, and nutrients through other growing media like gravel or rockwool instead of soil. 2) Hydroponic growing has been practiced as far back as ancient Babylon and floating gardens used by the Aztecs, with Egyptian records also describing growing plants in water. 3) Hydroponic systems allow for faster plant growth, fewer pests/weeds, and higher quality produce compared to traditional soil-based gardening. However, hydroponics also requires more initial investment

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    Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil, using mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent. Key aspects of hydroponic growing discussed in the document include: 1) Hydroponics systems provide plants with water, sunlight, air, and nutrients through other growing media like gravel or rockwool instead of soil. 2) Hydroponic growing has been practiced as far back as ancient Babylon and floating gardens used by the Aztecs, with Egyptian records also describing growing plants in water. 3) Hydroponic systems allow for faster plant growth, fewer pests/weeds, and higher quality produce compared to traditional soil-based gardening. However, hydroponics also requires more initial investment

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    Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil, using mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent. Key aspects of hydroponic growing discussed in the document include: 1) Hydroponics systems provide plants with water, sunlight, air, and nutrients through other growing media like gravel or rockwool instead of soil. 2) Hydroponic growing has been practiced as far back as ancient Babylon and floating gardens used by the Aztecs, with Egyptian records also describing growing plants in water. 3) Hydroponic systems allow for faster plant growth, fewer pests/weeds, and higher quality produce compared to traditional soil-based gardening. However, hydroponics also requires more initial investment

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    Hydroponics

    Department Technological Studies


    High Point Regional High School
    What is Hydroponics
    • Hydroponics comes from the Latin
    language and it means working water.
    • "hydro" means "water"
    • "ponos" means "labor".

    Soil less growing!


    Plant Needs
    What is needed for a plant to survive?
    • Water
    • Sunlight
    • Air
    • Nutrients (usually soil)
    • Anchorage (root system)
    Soil Less Growing?
    What is used as a growing media is soil isn’t
    present?
    - Gravel -Rockwool
    - Sand -Styrofoam
    Vermiculite - Anything Inert!
    History
    The process of hydroponics growing in
    our oceans goes back to about the time the
    earth was created. Hydroponic growing
    preceded soil growing.
    History
    • One of the 7 wonders of the ancient
    world.
    • Hanging gardens of Babylon, somewhere
    in (Iraq)
    The gardens were built in 604-562 BC
    by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife who
    grew up in the mountains.
    http://www.moorsmagazine.com/images/Hanging-Gardens-of-Babylon.jpg
    History
    Floating gardens of the Aztecs of Mexico
    A nomadic tribe, Roughly treated by their
    more powerful neighbors, denied any arable
    land, the Aztecs survived by exercising
    remarkable powers of invention. Since they
    had no land on which to grow crops, they
    determined to manufacture it from the
    materials at hand
    History
    • Egyptian hieroglyphic records date back
    several hundred years B.C. describe the
    growing of plants in water."
    Hydroponics is hardly a new method of
    growing plants. However, giant strides have
    been made over the years in this innovative
    area of agriculture.
    Why?????
    Q. Why have scientists and horticulturists
    experimented with different methods of
    hydroponics?

    A. It is a simple fact that some people


    cannot grow in the soil in their area (if
    there is even any soil at all).
    Advantages
    Faster Growth- Hydroponics works by
    automatically getting the complete
    nutrient mixture and water to the roots
    without drowning the plant. Plants get
    everything they need all the time, so they
    do not waste growing a lot of roots or
    searching for nutrients.
    Advantages
    No Weeds or Pests- Gardening without soil
    eliminates the weeds do you do not need
    weed sprays. Also, because there are no
    weeds, there will be no backache from a
    hoe or rototiller. Since most pests live and
    breed in the soil, you do not need to use
    pesticides or other toxic chemicals.
    Advantages
    Great Plant Quality and Taste- Since the
    plants get everything it needs, all the time,
    it will reward you with great taste, strong
    and fast growth, and overall plant quality.
    Advantages
    Grow in Any Condition- Systems may be
    constructed and used in any location from
    space to under water exploration.
    Smaller Growing Area
    Disadvantages
    • Cost of initial investment on hydroponic systems is
    high.
    • Hydroponic production is management, capital and
    labor intensive.
    • A high level of expertise is required.
    • Daily attention is necessary.
    • Specially formulated, soluble nutrients must always be
    used.
    • Pests and diseases remain a big risk.
    • Some water born diseases can spread rapidly in
    recirculation system.
    Passive vs Active
    • Passive systems (no moving parts) are
    great for beginning hydroponics gardeners
    because they are inexpensive, portable,
    and simple to set up.
    • Active systems employ pumps and other
    devices to deliver nutrient solutions to
    plant roots.
    Plant Tissue Culturing Process
    Capillary System (passive)
    The capillary or wick system do not use pumps or
    timers. Water and nutrients are drawn up to the roots
    by capillary action. These systems may be important
    when designing a system to operate in a space station
    where gravity is nonexistent.
    Plant Tissue Culturing Process
    Flood and Drain System (active)
    Most versatile. Each time the water floods from the
    lower reservoir into the upper growing tray, the roots
    are bathed in the fresh nutrients. When the nutrient
    drains back to the reservoir, fresh air is drawn through
    the root system refreshing oxygen to the roots.
    Plant Tissue Culturing Process
    Nutrient Film Technique (NFT)
    The NFT systems provide a constant film of water
    and nutrients along the bottom of a channel. In effect,
    part of the roots grow down in the water/ nutrients
    and parts of the roots above the water line getting
    fresh air and oxygen
    Lighting
    Lightening determines what you can grow. Some plants
    such as vegetable require direct sunlight. Plants such as
    violets need indirect sunlight.
    High Intensity Discharge (HID)
    Most cost effective to operate and have an extremely
    long life.
    -High Pressure Sodium Provides more of the red/orange
    spectrum, great for flowering and fruiting.
    -Metal Halide Provides more blue/green spectrum for
    vegetative growth
    Fluorescent very inefficient and must be kept close to the
    plants.

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