FAQ

Hydroponics is a system of growing plants without the use of soil. they are grown by using soiless methods. The meda used in hydroponics is peat, gravel, vermiculite perlite, and clay aggregates.

EC stands for Electricl Conductivity. Hydroponics has EC requirements in order to grow plants at its optimal. The avg. EC for vegatables are 0.6 -0.8.

you can grow almost anything in hydroponics. You can grow Tomatoes, Lettuce, cucumber, Kale, Spinach, String Beans , Strawberries, Peppers, Chives, Basil, Oregano, Sage, Lemon Balm and Rosemary.

The general rule of thumb for vegetating plants is 16 hours of light and 8 hours of darkness.

Optimal room temperature is between 24.5 – 29 degrees in the vegetative phase.

Optimal room temperature is between 22.5 – 26 degrees in the Flowering phase.

The best water will have low salts or contaminants. Rainwater is probably best though normal tap water is usually satisfactory and convenient as long as it is under 0.3 EC

This can be caused by a number of factors:

Low oxygen levels due to lack of aeration or too much water.
Nutrient deficiency
The pH is too high/low.
The solution is too hot/cold.
Too much salt in the water.

This can be caused by too much food being added to the reservoir/water tank, as the nutrient accumulates there can be an excess of salt buildup, flushing regularly will prevent this issue.

Cyco for example have a great range of pharmaceutical nutrients that are approved for use in consumable crops.

There are some nutrient deficiencies that can also cause leaf tip burn. Again though if the gardener has themselves a pH and EC meter this is rarely posed as an issue.

There can be a number of reasons for this. Firstly, eliminate the obvious things like lack of water, high temperature or a broken stem.

Root diseases are the most common cause of “sudden death” for plants and can cause many problems from loss of yield to complete death. Pythium is the most common disease. Ignoring the basics on temperature control can present quite a nightmare. Always use nutrient conditioners if you reservoir is prone to temperature rises, these formulations mostly contain quaternary ammonium and copper which will help prevent nasty pathogens from taking hold.

Plants stretch when the light is insufficient or humidity is too high, environment and airflow is key, if the environment has poor airflow this can cause bolting.

Plants stretch when the light is too far away from the plants or there may be too many plants competing with each other for the light.