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Hydroponics for out of season |
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Written by Strawberry
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Thursday, 28 February 2008 |
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One of my favourite things about hydroponics is the ability to grow plants out of season. There's nothing as delicious as a perfect red strawberry in the middle of the cold and mucky gray of winter. When I only had an outdoor garden, fall would mark the end of my growing season, the last of my tasty home-grown vegetables and yummy organic berries. As the sun waned, it was time to can what I had left and hang up my gardening gloves. Now, however, I have a delightful little garden tucked away in the corner of my office that isn't ruled by the dictates of the seasons. Instead it relies on the steady tick of a clock and I can putter with it any time I like. It's a lot less effort too. Watering is a steady trickle from a pump, climate is automatically controlled, and the lighting system is set to a timer. All that is required are regular checks of the nutrients, water levels, and the pH of the reservoir. Plus, no weeds! No slugs, no pests! My kind of garden. The possibilities are limitless. It's like having a miniature greenhouse indoors. It's incredibly economical too. Because they're so efficient, they take only half the water of a regular garden, and generally take care of themselves. |
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Berwick Speedy Seedlings & Supplies |
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Written by Dr. John Vella
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Monday, 05 February 2007 |
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 Boris,
Just a quick note to let you know we now have several clients using Hygrozyme on a regular basis. Hygrozyme (H/Z). When used for Hydroponic Lettuce Production, results in faster growth rates with reportedly improved shelf life. These are observations coming from our growers. Further more, Hygrozyme is a great additive for crops experiencing root disease problems – H/Z seems to arrest the development of the disease, and continued application has seen crops recover from root disease problems and prevented the re-occurrence of the disease on younger crops growing within the same system. Two most memorable example of success with H/Z include: |
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Academic Reviews (Independent)
