I want to learn about hydroponics ... can someone give me a headstart?

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I want to learn about hydroponics ... can someone give me a headstart?

Answer 1

Hydroponics is often defined as "the cultivation of plants in water." Research has since determined that many different aggregates or media will support plant growth; therefore, the definition of hydroponics has been broadened to read "the cultivation of plants without soil."

Good site -http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/envirohort/42...

Answer 2

If you can get your hands on the book 'How to hydroponics' from Roberto, K. It might be useful. Or try searching on the Internet. It's a bit hard to find some good sites. Lot of advertisement on hydroponics. Just use your brain and paste everything together into a useful plan. Principles are: supply water with nutrients in the right amount to the roots and allow oxygen to the roots. (So don't keep them under water. They'll rot.) And of course light for the leafs.

Just start small and if you figured everything out you can upscale your operation.

Sites:

http://www.fftc.agnet.org/library/pt/200...

http://www.instructables.com/id/Hydropon...

http://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Hydroponi...

It's also a technique widely used for growing marijuana, so on forums on that you might find information. What works for that plant will work for other plants.

Now get going.