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Are You An Educator?Some of those who have been pursuing hydroponics for many years don’t really consider one of the biggest benefits that their experience can bring them. Tackling tough hydroponics projects can really help individuals build skills that they can use to educate others and promote better, greener farming around the world.The Need For Hydroponics EducationMany areas of the United States have plenty of land to grow vegetables the traditional way. However, even in America, there are …

Aquaponics: Mixing hydroponics and AquacultureThere is a growing trend that many news outlets have not been reporting on very often, but that is becoming an efficient way for some communities to grow more of different kinds of food. This approach is often called aquaponics, and represents a combination of hydroponics gardens and aquaculture, or the cultivation of aquatic animals for food. We’ve recently seen a number of interesting articles on aquaponics, with a focus on how to develop more of t …

Common-Sense Hydroponics Setups: Scalability in Larger SystemsSome of the growers who got into hydroponic gardening over a decade ago are used to seeing a very conventional kind of hydroponics gardening grow system – this sort of model often looks simply like a box. A rectangular cabinet can be extremely handy way to grow several plants, but there are also additional designs for larger sets of plants that may be entirely new to many of those who are looking at expanding a hydroponic garden.Modul …

Hydroponics Gardening In the DesertSince hydroponics systems create their own tiny ecosystems for plants, it’s possible to do this type of gardening anywhere, right? Theoretically, it may seem like hydroponics gardening would work well in a desert environment, but some of those who have tried this kind of radical agriculture can tell you that there can be significant problems involved in adapting hydroponic systems to these harsher climates, even though modern grow kits come with much of what yo …

More Hydroponics Desert ChallengesIn our last blog post, we talked about some of the basic environmental challenges for those trying to grow hydroponics plants in desert environments – a lot of these have to do with basic atmospheric factors that are always high on the list for most growers doing periodic maintenance for a plant cycle. Here are some of the additional types of problems that some growers are reporting with growing hydroponics plants in climates that are innately difficult.Keeping …