Hydroponics Makes it Possible to Grow Food in Extreme Climates

greengrower — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:58:32 +0000

Hydroponics is extremely valuable to the world because it makes it possible to grow food in any temperature or in extreme climates.

How Does Hydroponics Work?

A hydroponics system basically simulates nature by using light to simulate the sun, and instead of soil you feed your plants a mixture of water and nutrients.

The beauty of hydroponics is it gives you complete control over your garden. You are not reliant upon the sun or the soil. With hydroponics you can use a timer to simply turn your lights on and off whenever you want. You can simulate the seasons by just simply turning your lights on or off at the proper time to induce flowering when you are ready.

Hydroponic systems have been given a bad name because the media associates hydroponics with illegal plants; but this couldn’t be further from the truth.

Hydroponics has been around for quite some time and makes it possible to grow food in what would otherwise be very difficult or impossible situations due to extreme climates like in Alaska.

People living in remote parts of Alaska can only grow plants with hydroponics if they want to grow food all year. There has to be a regular pattern during parts of the year with regular light cycles to keep your plants from being overly stressed due to irregular sun conditions. People living in Alaska are not able to grow food like people in moderate climates because of bizarre light hours as well as the cold weather in the winter.

Obviously plants will not grow in snow and ice and that’s where hydroponics can help people keep growing food in the extreme climates of Alaska year round.

Growing indoors with hydroponics where you can regulate the temperature level for your plants giving them an optimal temperature range. By providing optimal temperatures, your plants can grow really fast and strong.

Plants grown in hydroponics will often grow faster than their counterparts in soil. Plus, in such a regulated environment, plants require less maintenance.

Hydroponics is an amazing technology to explore if you want to enjoy growing your own fresh fruits and vegetables at home.

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homeandgarden — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:53:41 +0000

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