This blog is a family-friendly discussion on organic gardening which includes hydroponics, aeroponics and aquaponics.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
HydroVeggies AeroGarden Week 4 Update
Posted here is our second YouTube video to give you an update of our AeroGarden planted on 12/27/2010.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Our AeroGarden on Week 2
This is the first YouTube video posted for HydroVeggies. This shows the progress of our aerogrow garden which was planted on December 27, 2010. After 1 week we saw the sprouts come up past the top of the pods. We will be posting additional videos to monitor the progress in weeks to come.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
First Aquaponics System at Vancouver Island University
Aquaponic Barrel system is demonstrated in detail in this video. As you can see, aquaponics eliminates the need for adding nutrients to the plants and even uses organic fish food.
Aquaponics
In this video, Silvia Bernstein takes us into her greenhouse aquaponic system. She explains how both the plants and fish benefit from each other and how you get the benefits of both the produce from your vegetables and herbs as well as the fish you are raising. Enjoy!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The Benefits of Gardening the Hydroponic Way - Gardening Resources [newsletter@gardening-resources.com]
The Benefits of Gardening the Hydroponic Way
Gardening has been considered to be one of the most therapeutic rewards for North Americans. Gardening stimulates all of the senses, giving great satisfaction and pleasure. Hydroponics is the growing of plants without the use of soil. A variety of hydroponic gardening techniques exist and just about any plant can be grown with hydroponics. Hydroponic gardening is considered to be quite easy and many teachers use this method of gardening with their students when working on science projects.
There are a variety of benefits associated with hydroponic gardening. When plants are grown using hydroponics, the roots do not need to search for required nutrients. The nutrient solution is provided directly to them, which results in plant growth, which is more abundant.
Incorporating hydroponics into an outdoor garden can help add interest and intrigue. The natural conditions available outdoors in the summer make it a perfect time to experiment with the various types of hydroponic cultivation. Annual flowers, fruit, herbs, and vegetables do exceptionally well with hydroponics.
With hydroponics, important growing factors such as light, temperature, and humidity can be controlled. Since there is no soil, there is less maintenance involved with hydroponics. There is no need for weeding and the worry of pests or soil borne diseases is drastically reduced.
Hydroponics is always a soil less culture, but not all soil fewer cultures are considered to be hydroponics. Many of these cultures do not use the nutrient solutions, which are required for hydroponics. There are two main types of hydroponics, which are solution culture and medium culture.
Solution culture uses a nutrient solution but does not use a solid growing medium for the roots. The medium culture has a solid growing medium for the roots such as gravel, sand or a pearlite culture. Hydroponic plants are grown in a number of ways, each supplying nutrient solution to the plants one way or another.
Hydroponics can be used to grow plants anywhere, even in your own backyard. Using hydroponics can grow anything from garden crops to flowers. Hydroponic gardening is considered to be a clean and highly effective method for growing plants. There is less mess and less maintenance. Hydroponic gardening helps to eliminate the need for weeding and helps to cut down on diseases and pests. This form of gardening is also easily adapted to indoor environments, which means it can be used throughout the year to grow a gardener's favorite plants. The greatest advantage to hydroponics is the overall outcome of the plants, which will be of better quality and are much healthier. Gardeners can give nature a helping hand while enjoying the therapeutic benefits of their garden. Gardeners will be able to watch the spectacular improvements that growing hydroponically can bring to their garden.
Hydroponics has always been an ecologically sound gardening choice. It uses much less water than conventional gardening and does not erode the soil or add toxins to the environment. Soluble nutrient formulas are re-circulated and used by the plants' roots, which helps eliminate environmental waste. Plants tend to be healthier in a hydroponic system than those grown in soil, which makes them more pest resistant. Biological control agents are used as preventative measures. Harmful herbicides are simply not required because there are no weeds in a hydroponic garden. As many gardeners today are choosing to grow organically, organic crop cultivation in hydroponics has become very popular. Organic gardening is the cultivation of plants without the use of synthetic chemicals or pesticides. Gardeners are willing to invest in the extras required by organic gardening because it ensures that no harmful pesticides or fungicides will be used.
There are many organic nutrients and additives designed specifically for use in hydroponic gardens.
To find out more about hydroponics see:
http://www.landscaping-ideas.co.uk/homehydro.html
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Gardening has been considered to be one of the most therapeutic rewards for North Americans. Gardening stimulates all of the senses, giving great satisfaction and pleasure. Hydroponics is the growing of plants without the use of soil. A variety of hydroponic gardening techniques exist and just about any plant can be grown with hydroponics. Hydroponic gardening is considered to be quite easy and many teachers use this method of gardening with their students when working on science projects.
There are a variety of benefits associated with hydroponic gardening. When plants are grown using hydroponics, the roots do not need to search for required nutrients. The nutrient solution is provided directly to them, which results in plant growth, which is more abundant.
Incorporating hydroponics into an outdoor garden can help add interest and intrigue. The natural conditions available outdoors in the summer make it a perfect time to experiment with the various types of hydroponic cultivation. Annual flowers, fruit, herbs, and vegetables do exceptionally well with hydroponics.
With hydroponics, important growing factors such as light, temperature, and humidity can be controlled. Since there is no soil, there is less maintenance involved with hydroponics. There is no need for weeding and the worry of pests or soil borne diseases is drastically reduced.
Hydroponics is always a soil less culture, but not all soil fewer cultures are considered to be hydroponics. Many of these cultures do not use the nutrient solutions, which are required for hydroponics. There are two main types of hydroponics, which are solution culture and medium culture.
Solution culture uses a nutrient solution but does not use a solid growing medium for the roots. The medium culture has a solid growing medium for the roots such as gravel, sand or a pearlite culture. Hydroponic plants are grown in a number of ways, each supplying nutrient solution to the plants one way or another.
Hydroponics can be used to grow plants anywhere, even in your own backyard. Using hydroponics can grow anything from garden crops to flowers. Hydroponic gardening is considered to be a clean and highly effective method for growing plants. There is less mess and less maintenance. Hydroponic gardening helps to eliminate the need for weeding and helps to cut down on diseases and pests. This form of gardening is also easily adapted to indoor environments, which means it can be used throughout the year to grow a gardener's favorite plants. The greatest advantage to hydroponics is the overall outcome of the plants, which will be of better quality and are much healthier. Gardeners can give nature a helping hand while enjoying the therapeutic benefits of their garden. Gardeners will be able to watch the spectacular improvements that growing hydroponically can bring to their garden.
Hydroponics has always been an ecologically sound gardening choice. It uses much less water than conventional gardening and does not erode the soil or add toxins to the environment. Soluble nutrient formulas are re-circulated and used by the plants' roots, which helps eliminate environmental waste. Plants tend to be healthier in a hydroponic system than those grown in soil, which makes them more pest resistant. Biological control agents are used as preventative measures. Harmful herbicides are simply not required because there are no weeds in a hydroponic garden. As many gardeners today are choosing to grow organically, organic crop cultivation in hydroponics has become very popular. Organic gardening is the cultivation of plants without the use of synthetic chemicals or pesticides. Gardeners are willing to invest in the extras required by organic gardening because it ensures that no harmful pesticides or fungicides will be used.
There are many organic nutrients and additives designed specifically for use in hydroponic gardens.
To find out more about hydroponics see:
http://www.landscaping-ideas.co.uk/homehydro.html
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
Aeroponics put to the test with a 3 site AeroGarden
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| Dill with a toothpick to show size scale |
I was fortunate to receive an Aerogarden for Christmas this year and planted my first herbs. I planted my herbs last Monday 12/27/10 at 2:30 p.m. We are now growing dill, basil, and thyme. The Aerogarden came in 4 pieces and took less than 2 minutes to put together and start the growing process. Each individual pod comes labeled with what it is and how long it takes to sprout. Crazy but its like the plants have their own internal clocks because it took exactly 7 days to the hour on the dill. When I checked it a few hours ago it had not even shown signs of sprouting. Now 2 hours later all three are looking great. I was able to see the tiny green leaves on the basil after 3 days. Pretty cool right?
I have another blog where I talk about and show pictures of another garden I am growing hydroponically using a DWC (deep water culture) unit. Check it out and let me know what you think.
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News & Press Releases
News Release
TD Global Solutions, LLC 4011 E. Morada Lane Ste. 140-184 Stockton, CA. 95212Contact: Tamara Gerber
Phone: 1-866-226-4953
Other: (209) 609-5239
Email: custservice@hydroveggies.com
New Site Touts Healthier Living for Organic Enthusiasts
Stockton- A local company, TD Global Solutions, LLC, launched a new website last month, http://www.hydroveggies.com. The innovative site is a virtual retail-resource for the organic gardening enthusiast. Visitors will find the primary focus of the site to be on growing vegetables via hydroponics (a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil). HydroVeggies.com was designed to be a family friendly resource that promotes the positive facets of organic gardening. It blends both traditional and non-traditional gardening systems. Site visitors will have access to the most current “How To” information including educational videos, tools, products and supplies.
Entrepreneur and site coordinator, Tamara Gerber says, “…we want to help consumers get back to healthier lifestyles.” Gerber believes that one way to do that is to grow your own fruits, herbs and vegetables all year round.
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