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Suppliers of lights, nutrients, growing medium, systems and environmental controls.
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We supply everything from hydroponic systems and nutrients to growing mediums and environment controls. HOW PLANTS GROW We need to know how plants grow in soil in order to understand how hydroponics differs from soil. A plant has three main parts, namely the root system, the stem and the leaves. The root system anchors the plant in the soil and takes up water and nutrients from the soil. The remaining 50% of soil is made up in equal parts of water and air. NUTRIENTS You dont have to worry about making up a nutrient solution of the major and trace elements, as there are ready-made mixtures on the market. A new solution should be made up once a week, throwing the old solution away into your garden. In hydroponics we are interested in determining the pH level of water before nutrient is added to it, making adjustments if necessary, and then checking the pH level of the nutrient solution from time to time. When growing several kinds of vegetables or herbs in one unit, you will probably do best in the slightly acidic range of 5.6 to 6.5, as it is within this range that the nutrients are most available to the plants. So if the pH is above 7.0, look out for trace element problems, rather than those caused by lack of major elements. GROWING PLANTS Now we come to the interesting part of hydroponics. You can grow almost anything in your unit flowers for cutting, house plants for decoration, or vegetables and herbs to improve your meals. The only limitation is that root vegetables, such as potatoes and carrots need a different hydroponic system and will not have enough space in your unit. But it could also be arg