What is the best nutrient to use in hydroponic gardening?

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What is the best nutrient to use in hydroponic gardening?

Answer 1

Common Nutrients that Every Growing HydroponicPlant Needs

No matter what type of garden that is grown plants need the same nutrients. The way these nutrients are supplied is the difference. For example, hydroponic planting requires a different method of supplying nutrients to plants than does the traditional soil planting method.

In hydroponic gardening, the fertilizer that is given to plants has all the nutrients that plants need. In soil gardening, the fertilizer used for plants does not contain all the nutrients needed, because some of them are in the soil. This is the biggest difference, but nevertheless both methods of planting do not change the type of nutrients that plants need, which are 16 major ones in all.

Some of the major nutrients that plants need are listed as follows:

Nitrogen: This nutrient helps promote the growth of new leaves on plants.

Phosphorous: Roots of plants mostly need this material to help support the plant. In addition, this material helps aid the plant blooming process.

Potassium: This mineral helps build a plants immune system. In addition, Potassium also helps a plant to grow in extreme cold and heat.

Sulfur: This substance aids in giving leaves a rich dark green color.

Calcium: This nutrient along with phosphorous helps the roots of plants to grow. It also aids in helping new shoots of plants to grow as well.

Magnesium: This is what helps produce the chlorophyll, the substance that gives plants its green color and helps the plant to absorb sunlight in order to make food.

The above list of plant nutrients needed is commonly known as macronutrients. The three most important of these is usually thought of to be the Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium. However, all of these help aid in successful plant growth.

Other plant nutrients needed are commonly known as micronutrients, which are usually needed in smaller numbers than the macronutrients. These include Boron (B), copper (Cu), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe) manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), and zinc (Zn).

When plants receive the right nutrients they are able to produce their own food. This is done by way of a process of photosynthesis, which happens with the use of elements such as carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and light. This produces carbohydrates, which supplies energy for plants, and oxygen is a by-product which is necessary for all living creatures.

Paul Lavakis

http://www.AmazingHydroponicSecrets.com

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Answer 2

there are lots of different systems for growing soil-less...I grew vegetables just using water soluble fertilizer...like peters special or miracle grow and of course a soil-less potting media..(cypress mulch)