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HYDRO 101
Find the answers to many common questions about
hydroponics in general, and how it is used in the world today.

What is Hydroponics? Hydroponics is the method of growing plants using a soilless media which could include; vermiculite perlite, peat moss, gravel, old tires, rock wool, expanded clay aggregates. The minerals that the plant needs are dissolved into the water which is then watered directly to the plants. In short, instead of the plants searching throughout the soil for their minerals they draw them directly from the water that they are being fed. Why Should I Use Hydropnics? Learn Some Hydroponic Terms Learn Some Hydroponic Lighting Terms
Hydro 101 Topics -
	Grow Lighting
	Plant Nutrients
	Water Quality
	Growing Environment
	Seed Starting
	Propagation / Transplanting
	Mediums to Grow In
	Containers and Pots
	Hydroponic Systems
	Pest Control / Fungi / Diseases

	Reducing Plant Stress

The Right Ventalitation
How do you get the right ventilation fan for your size room? Vent fans are rated by the number of cubic feet of air per minute (cfm)....
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The World of Produce
In the world of produce, you have the retailers, restaurants and chefs that are for the most part the face of the produce industry...
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Controlling Medium Evaporation
Studies have shown the the surface layer of fertilizers of can be 3 to 6 times higher than in the rest of the media. This is due to the evaporation rate . . .
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Healthy Gardening
Healthy Gardening Mention the word "fitness" to most people and they immediately think of the of the gym. But spending hours pumping iron may not hold much appeal. so the good news is . . .
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How Close Should my Lights be to my Plants?
This is another tough question because it would depend on the wattage of your light, whether or not you have a air cooled light, with lens and ventilation. . .
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Environment Control
Fresh air is a key to a successful indoor garden. When indoors you must bring in all that is present outdoors naturally into the growroom, with good fresh air ventilation. . .
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Propagation
ITo increase your propagation success rate there are some guidelines that can improve the success rate. . .
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Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is a process by which green plants and certain other organisms use the energy of light to convert dioxide and water into the simple sugar glucose. . .
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What is C02?
What is CO2? CO2 or Carbon Dioxide is a colorless, odorless, and slightly
acid-tasting gas, sometimes called carbonic acid gas, the molecule of which
consists of one. . .
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Basic Hydroponic Environment Factors
Let's start with light as it is the most important part of indoor gardening.
With natural outdoor "light", Mother Nature pays attention to the proper
light balance. . .
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Epcot Center Hydroponics
At the Garden Grill Restaurant at the Epcot Center, Florida, the cucumbers
are grown hydroponically in greenhouses behind the restaurant. When each
cucumbers. . .
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Hormones In Your Plant
Hormones, auxins, gibberellins, ethylene, cytokinins, abscisic acid, and brassinosteroids. If cell division. . .
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Quick Hydro Facts:

Grow Room Humidity - 40 to 65% during vegetative phase; 40 to 60% during flowering.

Water / Nutrient Solutions temperature -
66 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.

Light Cycles -
Vegetative growth: 18 hours on, 6 hours off.
Floral triggering and flowering growth: 12 hours on, 12 hours off.

Sterile Growing Media:
Rockwool, processed coconut husks, lava rocks, vermiculite, coco coir, perlite, perlite, clay pellets.

Ideal Root Zone Temperature:
68 degrees Fahrenheit.

C02:
Total room C02 should be 1500 parts per million, but natural levels of C02 are approximately 400 ppm, so C02 augmentation is recommended.

Air Circulation Inside Grow Room:
Circulation by at least one medium size oscillating fan for any size grow space, no matter how small.