Techniques Of Hydroponic Gardening
Some Of The Techniques Of Hydroponic Gardening
There are just two types of hydroponic gardening and these are the medium culture and the solution culture. With names like that you would be right in thinking that medium culture is the type of hydroponic gardening where there is still a medium in which the roots may cling to but the other, in solution culture, means the plants are suspended over the nutrient solution.
Three Types Of Solution Culture
In the solution culture of hydroponics gardening, there are three further subtypes which are called, the static solution culture, the continuous flow solution culture and finally the aeroponics procedure. The concept for all these kinds of solution culture when you are hydroponic gardening is fundementaly the same. The plant is suspended and the nutrient solution is provided normally in a trough at root level. In static solution culture, the plant is always exposed to the nutrient solution in a way that the solution may be depleted.
After depletion, the nutrient solution may be added to up to a point where only some of the roots are touching it. In continuous flow solution culture, the plant is exposed to the solution consistently. The solution flows through the container for the plant in hydroponic gardening. This is usually reserved for bigger hydroponic gardening outfits where automation is frequently used.
Aeroponics is the type of hydroponic gardening where the plants' roots are exposed to the nutrient solution via fine mist or drops. Exposure to the mist is frequent and plants have responded very well to this type of solution culture. The mist is what carries the nutrients of the plants and they are absorbed directly by the roots as the mist of drops cling to the the surface of the root.
Medium Culture
With a medium culture the biggest question is which medium to use for the plants to root into. There are actually many different mediums that can replace soil and these include, but are not limited to, mineral or rock wool, gravel, clay pellets, brick shards and perlite. These media are quite easy to use for hydroponic gardening and provide the roots with some stability as well as provide the nutrient solution with something to cling to.
Hydroponic gardening is not as complicated as you might think and a hydroponic herb garden or a vegetable garden is one of the most popular forms of hydroponic gardening. Research has yielded a lot of useful knowledge about hydroponics and how efficient it can be in terms of plant growth and also produce supply. It should also be noted that the occurrence of soil borne sicknesses and diseases is less due to the use of soil free systems in hydroponics.
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