How to check if seeds are viable -
Suppose you have saved your seeds from a prior year or you have some older 'store bought' seeds. Many times when planting such seeds only 60% may sprout. There is a more efficient way to go about this. Seed viability can be pretty much accurately determined...
Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:17:55 -0500

Make a water fountain into a hydroponics garden -
Have a water fountain in your home? I'm talking about a small mechanical-type waterfall or some kind of water fountain that pumps water up and over a rock or plate allowing the water to splash back down to the base of the fountain. If you do, you are very...
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:42:50 -0500

Growing rice in your hydroponics garden -
Did you ever wonder how rice was grown? I have, and I've seen pictures and gathered small bits of information here and there and after some research I have learned that rice is absolutely perfect to be grown in your hydroponics garden.The variety of rice grown...
Sat, 18 Nov 2006 10:26:27 -0500

Hydroponics fertilizer vs. Commercial fertilizer -
In hydroponics gardening systems, the two most expensive items are water pumps and fertilizer. Today I'm talking fertilizer. You may be tempted to use a cheaper commercial fertilizer as your hydroponics nutrient rather than the more expensive hydroponics...
Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:51:32 -0500

Effective Micro-organisms -
I found out about this product from our chiropractor - called EM-X Ceramics. Now I am not affiliated with them in any way, I just wanted to pass along this interesting tidbit of information.EM-X Ceramics are marketed as a means of creating a balance of anerobic...
Sun, 5 Nov 2006 10:26:07 -0500

LED's, a new type of garden grow light -
Let's face it - indoor grow light systems for hydroponics are bulky, expensive and use a lot of energy. Plants grow and flower only under certain light frequencies yet current light systems supply some of these frequencies and emit light in unnecessary frequencies...
Fri, 3 Nov 2006 15:49:04 -0500

What is pH? -
pH is an acronym for 'potential from hydrogen' relating to the activity of hydrogen ions in a solution which determines how acidic or how alkaline (base) a solution is. Phew! I'm not a chemist so the preceding sentence does not quite make a whole lot of sense...
Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:20:36 -0500

Hydroponics at work in the Negev Desert -
The Negev Desert covers 50 to 75% of Israel and contains only 10% of the population. It is what you would expect from a desert - hot, dry and poor farming soil. Yet the Israelis have developed an ingeneous method of food and vegetable production in this uninhabitable...
Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:43:52 -0500

A foolproof indication that it is time to flush your system -
A good balance of bacteria and fungi in your plant root system will impart to your plants increased disease resistance and more efficient regulation of plant processes. But these benefits come with a price...as microorganisms multiply, more oxygen is taken...
Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:11:54 -0500

Cleaning your hydroponics equipment -
Every 2 weeks I flush and drain my hydroponics systems, scrub the nutrient solution container and hoses and replace the nutrient solution. This is to keep bacteria and algae in check, flush out accumulated mineral salts from the system and replace needed nutrients....
Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:24:28 -0500