For saving space and soil, this method also has several
other benefits, including no soil-borne diseases, no
weeds to pull and no soil to till, run-of-the-mill side
benefits of soil-less gardening.

Hydroponic Gardening Article

Hydroponics is basically a Greek word which associates the method of growing plants using nutrient solutions, without soil is known as hydroponics. Hydro means water and pono means labor.

Gardening

Does thinking of food laced with toxic pesticides and synthetic compounds kill your appetite? That's what industrial food production has brought to our tables - food that is hampering our health and creating havoc with the environment.

Gardening by Greenhouse

There are some plants that need extra heat, and the climate is just not right. For these occasions, greenhouse gardening is a great way to get what you need.

Flower Bulbs

Hydroponic is the technique of growing flowers, fruits or vegetables in a soilless environment. The practice originated from the Aztecs where they used rafts covered in soil from the lake bottom to plant vegetables

The Environmental

Apparently, we can see how nature is treated these days. It is a sad thing to know that people do not pay attention so much anymore to the environmental problems.

Showing posts with label ozone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ozone. Show all posts

Pest Control

Early hydroponic operations were devastated by pest problems. White flies, leaf miners, pin worms, nematodes, Cladosporium leaf mold and viruses, as well as root diseases such as Pythium root rot and bacterial wilt, were common. Today, unlike 20 years ago, the drain solution is often sterilized (Runia, 1995). The options are heat treatment, ozone and ultraviolet radiation. The University of Arizona has a program to control certain root diseases with surfactants or by using nonchemical approaches. While the results are not yet practiced in hydroponic systems, the results look promising.

Website Promotion Service

Today integrated pest management (IPM) is of particular interest to Americans in CEA because of the paucity of pesticides with legal clearance for use in greenhouses. The frightening ability of some pests to develop resistance to chemical pesticides has revived worldwide interest in the use of natural enemies of insect pests, particularly when used in association with horticultural practices, genetics and other control mechanisms. Tomorrow's growers may be growing crops without applying any chemicals to control diseases and insects. Crop production requires both the identification of possible crop disease and insect problems, and the ability to properly integrate disease and insect prevention and control practices into a total management plan.

Share

Twitter Delicious Facebook Digg Stumbleupon Favorites More