Top 13 Questions in Hydroponics – Answered!
This Video is from the Youtube channel: “Aero-Gro”.
I’ve pulled the top 13 questions about hydroponics (according to Google) and tonight I’ll answer them!
1. What EC to maintain in hydroponics?
2. What kind of plants can be grown hydroponically?
3. Is water quality important in hydroponics?
4. What pH should I maintain in hydroponics?
5. What is the ideal temperature in hydroponics?
6. Why is pH important in hydroponics?
7. Do plants grown hydroponically taste better?
8. What are the differences between growing in soil versus hydroponics?
9. What causes leaves to turn yellow in hydroponics?
10. What about pests in hydroponics?
11.Best way to clean hydroponics?
12. Does hydroponics use a lot of electricity?
13. What do I need to start a hydroponics system?
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Potatoes are grown aeroponically with mist. https://youtu.be/z_gXs8e_uVE
A mist environment is the closest thing to soil without the soil, pretty much anything can be grown in aero, leafy greens, fruiting, root veg and yes, even tree`s 🙂 The correct PH range is mainly down to what type of iron (Fe) is used in the nutrient.
Here is a good study on piezoelectric fogger use in aeroponics: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214317322000543
Something that just occurred to me is that ultrasonic misters/foggers run very hot and use a lot of energy. The heat part is a problem because it could heat up the nutrient solution pretty quickly, which could result in root rot and other issues. The energy usage is a bit of an issue, since a simple two-head fogger (professional grade) uses about 80W. Yikes.
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The nutrient solution listed in the study is missing some decimal points 🙂 75ppm of Fe, 70ppm of Zn and 25ppm of Mn will kill a plant really fast. The calcium (Ca) is too low at 17.5ppm, i guess they are relying on calcium carbonate in the tapwater they used to make up the difference. Why they used tapwater in a scientific study is very puzzling (suspect) to me, using distilled water removes all of the variables and makes it easy for others to replicate the solution. As far as i can see, the study only looks at the parameters of the fog and the placement of the foggers to ascertain the nutrient distribution within the chamber in relation to the position of the fogger. The study didnt provide any data to show that ultrasonic fog can grow plants, let alone grow them more efficiently than well proven methods like high pressure or air atomized aero 🙂
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Heat issues can be solved fairly easily. The power use depends on how long you run it for. Worst case is 2kw a day, it`d be cheaper to run a compressor instead 🙂
@atomizer2665 isnt ultrasonic fogging the same as atomization?