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In the world of hydro growing, there are quite a few terms that newcomers often don't understand. Here is some of the most popular terminology in the hydroponics world that beginners may need to reference.chelationIn hydroponics, chelation refers to the method by which plants digest nutrients. This is something growers will ask about if they need to figure out how to make sure plants are actually using elements like calcium, nitrogen, phosphorus or any other chemicals that are put into plan …

Growers have different choices when they go to set up a hydroponics system. There are fundamentally different types of setups that cultivate plants in different ways. Here are some of the common systems and the ways that they work.Deep Water CultureThis is one of the simplest hydroponic setups. Think of it as a tray or table approach. The plants rest on a surface, with their roots hanging down into a nutrient-rich reservoir. This way there doesn't have to be a tube irrigation process. Plan …

Not everyone who starting out with hydroponics understands flushing and what it does for a hydroponics system -- and there’s actually not a whole lot of information readily available out there about flushing. Do a Google search for flushing, and you get a whole lot about toilets. That's partly because hydroponics is such a specialized and elite type of project. Anyway, from time to time we answer grower questions about the role of reservoir flushing in hydroponics. So what does this do for …

We've heard this question over and over again -- and lots of growers answer it in their own ways. There is often somewhat of an abstraction when it comes to the real profits but you can get from a small compact grow box or some other type of hydroponics system.Here's one easy way to really get into how much money you can save by generating some of your own fresh produce in your home or business space.First, go to the supermarket and look at produce prices. No, not the bottom-denominator pr …

If you are in the process of trying to set up your grow box for initial grow cycles, you may be wondering about one of the big things that people often talk about when they talk about hydroponics -- what about light?Growers face all kinds of questions about light. They have to make sure that plants get the right spectrum and intensity of light. But what about the amount of light, or how much light they get over the duration of a given day?Light and Dark CyclesTypically, growers set up light …