neil stuart

The 1930s saw the first real successful use of hydroponics methods and systems and the platforn was there for farmers to change from traditional agriculture or cultivating plants or crops in soil to the method of hydroponics or soil less gardening.

One of the main worries the indoor gardener has is the infestation of pests on their plants, spotting that you have a problem with pests is not always easy. The thing all indoor gardeners should put into their grow room are sticky fly traps, these should be used as part of your routine to alert you to a problem before it becomes an infestation. Other things you can use to prevent and eradicate pest problems are.

This time of year and the colder weather it brings can be helpful to the indoor grower as it aids in keeping grow room temperatures down when grow lights are on. Once your grow lights turn off you can be faced with the exact opposite problem which is keeping your grow room warm enough! Big changes in grow room temperature are also a big problem and leads to stressed, unhealthy plants.

The AutoPot is the only passive hydroponics system that will automatically feed and water your plants with out the need for noisy pumps and even more importantly does not need any electricity supply what so ever making it perfect for the garden and green house.

At the different times in a plants growth cycle plants need a different type of light radiation. To get the best out of your plants you need to give the right type of light radiation they need when they need it.

Hydroponics systems can usually be grouped into two different groups, these are active and passive hydroponics. There are major differences in these two types of system each with their own benefits and uses here i will explain them all.

Some indoor growers have been using predators for years to control the plant eating insects that cause us all trouble, predators are basically insects that feed on the little sods that do the damage to your crop.

The Flo Gro ebb and flood hydroponics system is a top flooding system that with the use of a timer controls the number of floods that you plants will get through out the day. In this system your plants sit on a clay pebble filled tray that sits on top of a nutrient solution tank

I will begin by saying that growing using a active hydroponics system is by far the best way because plants can stand up to the heat and stresses of the grow room. Hydroponic systems also allow the plants to grow faster and have increased yields more than that of normal hand watering medium growing.

The Atami Wilma system is an active hydroponics version of the drip irrigation system. Plants grown in a Wilma system benefit from all the positives of hydroponics coupled together with the flexibility growing in pots brings.