What is Rockwool?Many people will have seen Rockwool, or a very close relative of it without realizing. What was once used as insulation for roofing or building projects was found to be an effective growing medium for hydroponics when there was a slight change to its structure.Rockwool comes

 Why Would I Transplant into Soil?One of the primary reasons for doing this is to use hydroponics as a means of having a healthy start to an outdoor garden. When outdoor growing seasons begin, there is the choice of growing from seeds, or from seedlings.Seeds take time and there can be some failure

Any grower who either has a hydroponic system, or is considering one, will see that nutrient mixes are expensive. This leads many growers to make their own, fortunately this sounds much harder than it is in practice.Before even mixing a single drop, you will need to understand the basics of what goes

  by Eric Biksa Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is a colorless, odorless gas that is found in small quantities in the air, and is essential for plant life, without it plants could not survive. Carbon dioxide is absorbed by the plants and during photosynthesis the CO2 is is split into

  Basic Hydroponic Systems and How They Work There are 6 basic types of hydroponic systems; Wick, Water Culture, Ebb and Flow (Flood & Drain), Drip (recovery or non-recovery), N.F.T. (Nutrient Film Technique) and Aeroponic. There are hundreds of variations on these basic

 INTRODUCTIONWhat is Hydroponic?Hydroponics is a type of horticulture and a subset of hydroculture, which is a method of growing plants, usually crops, without soil, by using mineral nutrient solutions in an aqueous solvent. Terrestrial plants may be grown with only their roots exposed to the nutritious