http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/hydroponicsystems.html Hydroponics information to build or buy growing systems, information on organic hydroponics, plant nutrients, plant pests and different hydroponic system types. en-us Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:17:55 -0500 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:17:55 -0500 Easy Blogs ( http://www.easyblogs.com ) http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200612.html#e73 http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200612.html#e73 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:17:55 -0500 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... http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200611.html#e72 http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200611.html#e72 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:42:50 -0500 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... http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200611.html#e71 http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200611.html#e71 Sat, 18 Nov 2006 10:26:27 -0500 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... http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200611.html#e70 http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200611.html#e70 Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:51:32 -0500 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... http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200611.html#e69 http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200611.html#e69 Sun, 5 Nov 2006 10:26:07 -0500 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... http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200611.html#e68 http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200611.html#e68 Fri, 3 Nov 2006 15:49:04 -0500 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... http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200610.html#e67 http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200610.html#e67 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:20:36 -0500 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... http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200610.html#e66 http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200610.html#e66 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:43:52 -0500 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... http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200610.html#e65 http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200610.html#e65 Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:11:54 -0500 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... http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200610.html#e64 http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/200610.html#e64 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:24:28 -0500 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....