Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Discover How Vertical Hydroponics Offers Many Advantages To The Grower

By Ida Dorsey


The size of the typical residential backyard continues to get smaller, and as cities expand every year, it leaves relatively little space for those who enjoy growing fruits, vegetables, and other plants to do so. This is why vertical hydroponics is taking off as an alternative approach to gardening, which has the advantages of saving money, work, and water and ultimately produces superior crops.

This approach to gardening does not use soil, but instead the plants are grown in water, gravel, or another medium. It enables the grower to enjoy year-round cultivation in a sterile environment free of pests and crop rotation isn't necessary. There is a greater degree of control over the nutrient levels the plants are receiving as well. Plants are grown in a stacked formation, which saves space and maximizes crop size.

It is usually possible to grow any plant regularly grown in soil using hydroponics. A higher degree of direct management and less dependency on nature is associated with hydroponic gardening because the grower monitors the level of all essential nutrients which in turn results in higher quality produce. The amount of money and labor needed to maintain this type of garden is considerably less which is another benefit.

The need for such tiring tasks as fertilizing, tilling, mulching, and weeding is eliminated with this gardening method, as is the need to worry about the crops receiving too much or too little water. Weather and ground conditions also play no role with hydroponic growing as they do with traditional outdoor soil gardening. Grow lights can be used to allow round-the-clock, year-round gardening.

Those who live in an area with poor quality soil, still have the opportunity to garden if they opt for hydroponics. Since there is no need to use weed killers and pesticides, it is also easier to maintain a healthier, organic crop. Plants grown in this way easily take essential substances required for growth such as oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen from the air.

Plants grown in soil have less consistent delivery of nutrients than those which are grown using hydroponics. The guaranteed balance of nutrients in the right proportions ensures optimal quality of crops and it also tends to produce a higher yield as well. Money is saved by growers who don't require maintenance chemicals and the plants can grow without the threat of being denied sunlight or nutrition do to destructive weeds and pests.

Although water is a key component in hydroponic growing, less of this important resource is consumed than with soil crops which must be irrigated. Plants remain in a water solution, so there is no need to continually use more water for their upkeep. It can be used even more conservatively by implementing a timer system that is designed to automatically fertilize the crops.

The quality of hydroponically grown produce is generally higher because the plants are able to conserve energy that would normally have to be spent to ensure uptake of minerals and water through their roots. Produce also ripens more quickly and possesses better health value and a better taste when it has been grown using hydroponics.




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