Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Aeroflo Completes Hydroponics

Aeroflo Completes HydroponicsIn olden days and today as well plants proper canals were build and water supply system was laid down in the farming zone so that sufficient quantity of water may get delivered to the plants which are in the process of growing. As we all know water is the essential element for plants. With water soil and other nutrients that are present in the soil is also important as without it plant would not grow properly and does minerals nutrients are something that is not invented but it already exist in the earth crush and plants that grow utilizing it as well as the oxygen in the air for its complete and healthy growth. If you visualize the whole process you would be really amazed as nature works for it. Similar is the process of hydroponics, I have explained hydroponics many times in my previous articles to get more information on them check my previous writing as for now the information I want to share is the extensions provided by hydroponics which makes life easier and growing plants a fun full process.

The entire process I mentioned above has been made a model and turned into a function called Aeroflo it is extension for hydroponics growing plants process. It has many models according to your need, scale and purpose of why you using it. It is a very useful tool which gives hydroponics plant a steady growth. Aeroflo designed by NASA, this is a true "water-culture" system in which plant roots are suspended in a rapidly flowing stream of oxygen-infused nutrient. The nutrient level adjustor makes it easy for you to control the air/water ratio throughout the various stages of root development. The laser spray provides a fine mist of nutrient solution and oxygen that is constantly being applied to your plants roots. This system is awesome for rapid growth of smaller sized plants up to three feet in height.

The Aeroflo 20 comes complete with everything you need to start growing including the FloraSeries nutrients, Hydroton (grow media), 3" Net Pots, Coco Cup Liners, Pump, Reservior, 2- 6ft Growing Chambers, Support Structure and Injection Manifold.

This System Includes:
  • 8 Gallon Reservior
  • Two 6ft Growing Chambers
  • #3 Mag Drive Pump
  • Twenty 3" Net Pots
  • FloraSeries Nutrients (FloraGro, FloraBloom, FloraMicro)
  • Hydroton Clay Pellets (Growing Media)
  • Support Structure
  • Injection Manifold
  • Two 6ft Laser Spray Line
Dimension: 20in.H x 18in.W x 7ft L

Now you have got the detailed information, the history and functionality of Aeroflo, the system include section points to the Aeroflo model Aeroflo60 which is the bestseller and easily available too. The Aeroflo series continues with better description but it all depends on your need and usage of it. Isn’t it amazing you do not have worry on a lot of things while planting as this singly handily does all the work of a farmer and nature with producing the same or I must say better results all it needs a little start which you will give and rest it does the entire process by it owns means.

Saturday, 31 December 2011

CFL Light Bulbs

CFL Light BulbsCFL light bulbs are very economical and reliable. When you turn on the light switch, an electric current passes through a mixture of argon and little bit of mercury gas. This gas produces an ultraviolet light that ignites the phosphorus covering on the inside of the bulb. This is turn causes the bulb to be illuminated.

As it may be apparent now, CFL light bulbs are ideal for growing hydroponic foods since they provide the appropriate amount of light for rapid plant development. If you decide to grow plants using the hydroponic method, you can set up you indoor garden in an area where you can take good care of the plants. Additionally, if you opt to grow food in your kitchen, CFL lights bulbs are very beneficial in supply the right amount of light needed for development of plants, fruits, and vegetables.

Plants that are grown in an outdoor garden may are exposed to various risks such as inclement weather, pesticides, and animal attacks. By developing an indoor garden, all these risks are eliminated, and you can grow more healthy and strong plants. CFL lights bulbs will appropriately supply the right amount of light that is required for indoor plant cultivation. What’s more, full spectrum CFL light bulbs will make it appear as if the plants are constantly receiving sunlight, even if they are cultivated in a basement that has no window!

Full spectrum CFL light bulbs produce about 6500 kilowatts of electricity. It is also guaranteed that this amount is ample to help with rapid plant growth. The technology used in producing CFL light bulbs resembles sunlight, and these bulbs are therefore extremely useful in growing plants wherever they are sown. Besides, CFL light bulbs emit very little heat, and so your plants remain well protected from any possible harm or damage.

If you opt to grow plant through the hydroponics process, you may purchase a kit that also comprises of CFL light bulbs. You will in the lit, a user manual that will state all the necessary information on how to correctly use CFL light bulbs.

Hydroponic has acquired immense popularity, given the fact that people can so easily indulge in hobbies such and plant cultivation and gardening. Through hydroponics, one can conveniently make use of all the necessary tools that are required for growing plants and food indoors. Additionally, CFL light bulbs coming in handy not just for growing food, but they have proved to be excellent gardening tools as well. They may be used to cultivate plants and flowers indoors that will create a very beautiful ambiance inside your home.

Organic Hydroponics Gardening

Organic hydroponics is rather a straightforward process. Hydroponics itself is the method of cultivating plants without using any soil. Instead, it involves using water, and certain nutrients like nitrates, phosphorus, and sulfur. These nutrients are mixed with water and supplied to the plant for nourishment. With organic hydroponics gardening, however, the usage of nutrients involves natural ingredients natural rather than manmade chemicals. Several vegetables, fruits, and tray plants can be cultivated using the process of organic hydroponics gardening, and the results are usually very pleasing!
A good example to review would be that of growing strawberries, hydroponically, in an organic hydroponics garden. You would begin by first procuring the appropriate nutrients for this process. Strawberries usually prove difficult to grow well in water, and so it is necessary that proper research be conducted as to what steps need to be taken to ensure that the hydroponic strawberry plants flourish. Once the plant has been put in water, coconut fiber may be added as nutrient supply. One can also look around at local organic gardening shops to see if there are any items available that would help to maintain the process of the strawberry plant’s growth. Additionally, it is possible to a large variety of organic nutrients on line that one can use for cultivating the organic hydroponics strawberry plant.
Regardless of what one decides to grow in their organic hydroponics garden, one can rely on the fact that the results will be simply amazing. Moreover, the organic hydroponics gardening process is also very efficient. And what even better is the fact that since organic material is being utilized, the nutrients that are supplied to the plants can be recycled. This helps not only in lowering the cost of purchasing the necessary nutrients supplies for the plants, but there is also a considerable reduction in the impact of the waste that emanates from organic hydroponics gardening. Everybody is well aware of the importance of this fact, and thanks to all that organic hydroponics gardening affords, one can freely pursue their desire to have an indoors organics hydroponics garden, consisting of beautiful plants, fruits, or vegetables. All that is required is some research and knowledge on how to obtain the best results in plant cultivation.
Organic hydroponics gardening is especially popular, given the fact that it can be carried out anywhere indoors, regardless of how big or small the size of your home. It is also a very good option that enables one to cultivate plants in those parts of the world where there the soil available to grow food is rather scarce. 

LED Grow Lights for Hydroponics

With the progress of scientific technology, it has become possible to produce economical bright LED Grow lights which radiate the level of light which is comparable to the chlorophyll absorption limit. These are known as LED growing lights for their usefulness in indoor plant cultivation. The indoor LED grow lights are available in four different kinds. As already mentioned, they are extremely beneficial when it comes to healthy plant growth, and indoor food production through the hydroponics process. Mentioned below are main merits of LED grow lights:

  • Low cost and economical

Led grow lights are very cheap in comparison to other ordinary bulbs and consume only about six to nine watts of energy.

  • Long life and durability

Led grow lights easily last from about 12 to 18 years

  • Reduced heat wastage

Led grow lights stay warm enough to touch even after they have been used for many hours.

  • Light weight, yet strong

The common LED grow light weighs less than a pound, yet it is much less fragile than other bulbs, and they hardly pose any risk or danger to the environment.

If you are desirous about having an indoor garden, even if you are living in a place which is very cold, you can be sure that LED grow lights will it possible for you to grow a beautiful, flourishing area, where you can grow plants, fruits, vegetable, flowers, and herbs all year round.

There are three spectrums of LED grow lights that can be used to cultivate plants. These include blue, red, and a combination of both colors, and they can be used with the appropriate growth cycle of a plant. The blue light spectrum is used mainly for young seeds and vegetable, the red one is used for leafy plants, where as the combined spectrum of blue and red lights is used during the midst of plant growth cycle.

LED grow lights are a very good option indeed for growing plants indoors, especially during the months of winter. They operate by alternately turning on and off automatically, and provide and day and night like simulation.

It is advisable that before purchasing LED grow lights, that one should consider the following aspects for their own protection:

  • Be wary of any hidden costs
  • Do not make any advance payments unless you are purchasing lights from a reliable store
  • Examine the quality of the lights, the guarantee that comes with it, and be sure to purchase a licensed product.

Technological progress has indeed made it possible to avail LED grow lights for cultivating a variety of indoor plants, fruits, and vegetable, and much more! Happy Gardening!

Hydroponic Tomatoes

It might seem a bit difficult at first when you attempt to grow hydroponic tomatoes, but a little bit of time and money will reap tremendous benefits in the form of ripe, juicy, and delicious tomatoes. Hydroponics is rather a rigorous plant cultivation process, involving the usage of artificial lighting, as well as nutrients and growing media. The nutrients are supplied to the plants through a water based solution. The pH level of this solution has to be carefully monitored and maintained. The proper cultivation of tomatoes depends quite significantly on an adequate supply of water and light. But if these requirements are met, the produce is so delicious that a lot of people are more than willing to take the hydroponics route as compared to purchasing commercially available, soil grown tomatoes.

Hydroponic tomatoes require a lot of extra care and nurturing when they are first set for cultivation. Like other growing plants, tomatoes also require adequate exposure to light and darkness, and it is therefore necessary that the artificial lighting used for hydroponic tomatoes is controlled with a timer. This has its own benefit, in that you can provide some extra light to the plant during cloudy periods of the day. It is always best to place the hydroponic tomato plant in proximity to a big window. Additionally, the roots of the plants should be supplied with all the necessary nutrients it needs, like potassium, nitrogen, phosphorous etc. On the note of benefits, growing hydroponic tomatoes implies that there would be no harmful pests that come from soil. This in turn eliminates the need to spray the plant with any harmful chemicals that used to kill the pests.

As far as the nutrient solution systems are concerned, there are two kinds of them, the open or non-recovery systems, and the closed or recovery systems. With the latter, it is possible to recycle and reuse the nutrient solution, but this is not so with the open system. The closed system is therefore less costly and more economical, since it prevents the nutrients from being wasted. It may also be noted here that since the tomatoes plants imbibe the nutrient solution directly through their roots, they don’t require a lot of it for creating energy. This implies that the extra energy leads to larger plant yields. Hydroponic tomatoes that are cultivated with the appropriate proportions of nutrients, light, and water, turn out to be strong and robust, and are very tasty in quality.

Once people have had a good experience with hydroponic tomatoes, they are quite likely to grow their tomatoes, given the tremendous advantages and fun that come along with the process! Go ahead, try hydroponic tomatoes, you won’t be disappointed.

Hydroponic Plant Cloning

Since hydroponic plant cloning implies that the mother plant is going to be replicated, it is imperative that it be of superior quality. It is important therefore to consider the following when choosing a mother plant for cloning:
  • It should be well shaped, compact, dense leafed, and comprise of aesthetic features
  • It should be capable to bearing plenty of fruits and flowers
  • It should be immune from diseases and pests
  • It should grow rapidly
  • It should afford good plant cloning
The mother plant should be strong and healthy for good hydroponic plant cloning. Cuttings obtained from a weak or stressed mother plant may result in unhealthy cloning, slow growth, and low quality plant replication. It is necessary to bear in mind that the quality of the mother plant of great importance for successful hydroponic plant cloning. As a general rule of the thumb, one should only cut about 20 to 30 percent of the vegetative material from one mother plant.

Stated below is a list of supplies that will enable to successfully carry out hydroponic plant cloning:
  • A fluorescent fixture consisting of two full spectrum T5 or T12 tubes
  • Drip and seedling trays, and a plastic dome top of 1020 flat size, consisting of 32 or 72 cells.
  • Rockwool grow medium blocks, slabs, or cubes.
  • A gel based hormone rooting compound
  • A 24 volt heating or plant propagation mat.
  • An anti-stress plant agent
  • A plant root zone or root stimulator to boost the grow of the roots
  • Organic or traditional plant nutrient solution, depending on the kind of plants being cloned.
  • A thermometer or thermostat designed especially for hydroponic plant cloning
  • An adjustable timer to operate and control the fluorescent grow lights, and provide the appropriate day and night time simulation that are required in hydroponic plant cloning.
  • A single edge razor blade or a cutting scalpel
  • A spray bottle to moisten the hydroponic plant clones.
It would be a good idea to gather all of the above supplies prior to obtaining the plant cuttings. These equipments should be clean and the plant cloning space should be well bleached and sterile.
To ensure that your hydroponic plant cloning activity is successful, you can obtain your plant cutting a night prior to starting the process, and wash the Rockwool grow medium blocks with some of the nutrient solution. The Rockwool may be also be soaked in the Rockwool conditioner for about 10 hours before the plant cloning process is begun. It is important however to ensure that the level of pH is appropriate before the plant cutting s are placed into the Rockwool grow medium

Once all the necessary supplies have been gathered and the Rockwool grow medium has been well soaked, you may begin the hydroponic plant cloning process.

Hydroponic Plant Cloning

Since hydroponic plant cloning implies that the mother plant is going to be replicated, it is imperative that it be of superior quality. It is important therefore to consider the following when choosing a mother plant for cloning:
  • It should be well shaped, compact, dense leafed, and comprise of aesthetic features
  • It should be capable to bearing plenty of fruits and flowers
  • It should be immune from diseases and pests
  • It should grow rapidly
  • It should afford good plant cloning
The mother plant should be strong and healthy for good hydroponic plant cloning. Cuttings obtained from a weak or stressed mother plant may result in unhealthy cloning, slow growth, and low quality plant replication. It is necessary to bear in mind that the quality of the mother plant of great importance for successful hydroponic plant cloning. As a general rule of the thumb, one should only cut about 20 to 30 percent of the vegetative material from one mother plant.

Stated below is a list of supplies that will enable to successfully carry out hydroponic plant cloning:
  • A fluorescent fixture consisting of two full spectrum T5 or T12 tubes
  • Drip and seedling trays, and a plastic dome top of 1020 flat size, consisting of 32 or 72 cells.
  • Rockwool grow medium blocks, slabs, or cubes.
  • A gel based hormone rooting compound
  • A 24 volt heating or plant propagation mat.
  • An anti-stress plant agent
  • A plant root zone or root stimulator to boost the grow of the roots
  • Organic or traditional plant nutrient solution, depending on the kind of plants being cloned.
  • A thermometer or thermostat designed especially for hydroponic plant cloning
  • An adjustable timer to operate and control the fluorescent grow lights, and provide the appropriate day and night time simulation that are required in hydroponic plant cloning.
  • A single edge razor blade or a cutting scalpel
  • A spray bottle to moisten the hydroponic plant clones.
It would be a good idea to gather all of the above supplies prior to obtaining the plant cuttings. These equipments should be clean and the plant cloning space should be well bleached and sterile.
To ensure that your hydroponic plant cloning activity is successful, you can obtain your plant cutting a night prior to starting the process, and wash the Rockwool grow medium blocks with some of the nutrient solution. The Rockwool may be also be soaked in the Rockwool conditioner for about 10 hours before the plant cloning process is begun. It is important however to ensure that the level of pH is appropriate before the plant cutting s are placed into the Rockwool grow medium

Once all the necessary supplies have been gathered and the Rockwool grow medium has been well soaked, you may begin the hydroponic plant cloning process.