Aeroponics
- By Craig Holland
- 8 Dec 2016
Aeroponics
If you want to grow quicker plants then take a look at Aeroponics.
What is aeroponics?
Aeroponics is so simple, it’s basically a process of growing in air with a fine mist being sprayed directly to the roots.
How Aeroponics work
Place plants into net pots which are held into position over a fine mist of water and nutrients, which are then shot directly to the roots.
The roots will then have access to all the food they need as well as the oxygen they need to thrive.
Who’s Aeroponics suitable for?
The speed of growth and need to manage pH accurately makes aeroponic growing a technique that better suits an intermediate or advanced level grower, rather than a newbie.
But, if you are experienced and think you’re results are falling short of what you’d expect from your efforts, this really is a technique for you.
Potential issues
Because using Aeroponics helps roots to grow rapidly, some growers unfortunately get blocked sprayers. This means nutrients can’t feed the roots and the plant can’t thrive.
This is a problem that is easily sorted by checking on the sprayers frequently and gently moving any roots that could block them.
With this in mind the Amazon Aeroponic system has built in access points to help growers to quickly and easily check that their sprayers are moving freely.
The big benefits of Aeroponics
In a word, speed. There’s no quicker method of growing and many growers who have looked to squeeze in an extra grow each year have done so by using an Aeroponic grow system like Amazon.
Environmental considerations
Whether you’re using Aeroponics to develop cuttings or for the full cultivation of plants, getting the correct environment is critical to your success.
Temperature
For cuttings an environmental temperature of 21oC is when they’ll be happiest and thrive along with 70% humidity.
Whether developing cuttings or full plants, try and keep the nutrient solution in your reservoir to 20oC. Any higher and the levels of dissolved oxygen decrease. Much colder and it can shock the plants, slowing down their growth.
pH level
Look to maintain a pH range of 5.8 and 6.2 to help your plants develop quickly and healthily. For those looking for perfection, maintain as close to 6.0 as possible.
How quickly will plants grow?
In Nutriculture Grow Systems trials they saw plants grow to 7ft in height in just 5 weeks using an Amazon hydroponics system.
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