{"product_id":"hydroponics-gardening-learn-the-secret-for-growing-plants-in-your-garden-with-detailed-hydroponics-and-aquaponics-techniques-the-ultimate-guide-for-9781953926142","title":"Hydroponics Gardening: Learn the secret for growing plants in your garden with detailed hydroponics and aquaponics techniques. The ultimate guide for","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen we think of gardening, what we often see in our heads is a man or a woman on all fours crouched over a plot of dirt. They dig a hole, place in a seed or even a whole plant which they have bought, close it up and there you go. Or maybe we think of gardening in line with farming and we picture the same thing, only this time there isn't someone crouched down but a series of mechanical inventions that do all that busy work for them. We almost certainly don't think of an indoor setup, as that is more in line with hanging plants and decorative greens than it is with the concept of gardening. This would suggest that our main identifier which separates gardening from owning a few plants is the dirt itself, the soil which is part of Mother Earth. But the facts are quite different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are many different ways of gardening. The classic flowerbed in the front yard is just one of them. Here we'll be looking at another of them: Hydroponics. To say hydroponics is a new fad in the gardening world would discredit its history which reaches all the way back to the hanging gardens of Babylon and the Aztecs' floating gardens. There are even Egyptian hieroglyphs which describe a form of hydroponic. More recently, hydroponics was even given a place within NASA's space program. Clearly, this is not a new fad. But commercial growers and scientists are coming around to the method, leading to more hydroponic setups being used and more research looking into the advantages of hydroponics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, what makes hydroponic gardening different than traditional gardening? As the name implies (hydro) water plays a key role. The hydroponic garden actually doesn't make use of soil. Instead, hydroponic gardens make use of nutrient-based solutions through the circulation of water. So, a hydroponic garden tosses out the soil and instead uses an inert grow medium like clay pellets, vermiculite, perlite or one of several others that will pop up throughout this book. What this does is let the roots of the plant directly touch the nutrient solution, get more oxygen as they're not buried in the ground, and together these both promote growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book covers the following topics: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is hydroponic gardening\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eManaging plant health\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to build your own hydroponic system\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eBest plants for hydroponics gardening\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eHydroponics vs soil gardening and \u0026amp; advantages and disadvantages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eMyths and mistakes to avoid\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrowing mediums \u0026amp; nutrients and lights\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSystem maintenance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eProblems with the operation of a hydroponic system\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eChoosing plants\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e...And much more\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there are even more benefits to using a hydroponic setup than just expedient plant development. Despite the fact that hydro is in the name, hydroponic gardens actually use up less water than traditional soil-based gardens do. This is because the hydroponic system is an enclosed system. This means that there is less soil runoff, evaporation or wastewater in a hydroponic setup. Therefore, a hydroponic garden, when properly set up and maintained, will produce bigger plants at a faster rate with less environmental strain. It seems win-win-win, all around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrai Ventures LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953926142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Andrea M. 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