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Article 3-3 I Have Been Growing For Years How Do I Increase My Yield

We have been growing for several years. Always in a sea of green, with Rockwool, 1000watt hps and conversion bulbs, flood and drain, CO2 with an average of thirty to forty plants under the 16 square feet that each 1000 watt light covers. Question #1: Why do we get higher yields in the summer time when several others tell us [ read more ]

Article 3-3 NFT Gully

by Mick Lanyon The use of hydroponic channel has now become the method of choice for growing in commercial hydroponic systems. This is especially true for tomato, strawberry, lettuce and herb growers. This system is pure hydroponics where the plant sits in the channel with the roots of the plant only coming into contact with the nutrient flowing through the [ read more ]

Article 3-3 I am Fairly New to Hydroponic Growing

I am fairly new to hydroponic growing. I was very disappointed in my first crop. The yield was way below expectations. One of the problems I had was the leaves turning brown and curling up. I thought that they were too close to the light, but round two is starting to show signs of same. HELP, do you have any [ read more ]

Article 3-3 Hormones

by Erik Biksa Growers manipulate or take advantage of the enviroment to produce responses in plants. These include rooting, vegetative growth, branching, flowering, setting seed or fruit, and dormancy. Hormones in plants influence these reactions. They can be produced within the plant as a result of environment. In some instances, they are supplied to the plant by the grower. There [ read more ]

Article 3-2 What is Hydro

What Is Hydroponics Courtesy of American Hydroponics Hydroponics is the growing of plants without using soil. Plants are instead grown in an inert medium, and fed a nutrient solution which includes all the elements necessary for plant growth. Advantages of Hydroponics Hydroponics makes it possible to grow plants in locations where it would not normally be possible, e.g. poor soil, [ read more ]

Article 3-2 I Use Oxycal

I use Oxy-Cal for soil based planting. I know it brakes down to lime, water and oxygen. Is there any way to use this in my hydro nutes (GH flora)? Thanks for the great mag. I wait for each issue with great anticipation. Sounds like a commercial huh. It’s true I really like the mag. You have good writers who [ read more ]

Article 3-2 How to Root Cuttings

Start with healthy, actively growing plant stock: Plants that are sick, weak, bug-infested or abused are already half-dead and they can’t be expected to supply successful cuttings. The reason is that cuttings are cut off from their food supply and must draw on their internal reserves to survive and grow new roots. The fact is, cuttings will go downhill everyday [ read more ]

Article 3-2 Growing Medium

It is incredible how many different types of growing mediums can be used successfully. Plants have been cultivated by man for tens of thousands of years. Until recently, native soils were the only option. There are many great substances to stick your plants into. The type you choose depends on your level of experience, time for monitoring, and plant and [ read more ]

Article 3-2 Aeroponic Problems

Dear Erik: I have a problem. I recently put together a system based upon your article on aero-hydroponics. I started with hydroponics and am now converting to rockwool as a medium. The system works just fine. I’m using a medium strength full-spectrum hydroponics mix and watching the pH carefully with a well-calibrated quality meter. In spite of this, plants (very [ read more ]

Article 3-1 Propagation

The Craft of Asexual or Vegetative Propagation By the Fearless Gardener Asexual or vegetative propagation of plants by cuttings is a very important part of horticulture. Asexual techniques allow the increase of plants so that all the children are genetically identical to the parents. This differs greatly for sexual propagation where there remains the potential for diverse genetic variation. Seedling [ read more ]