| Nutrient Solution | | | | With hydroponic gardening indoors you can locate |
| Have you ever wished you could produce home | | | | your plants in any high traffic area of your home, |
| grown vegetables, fruits and flowers year round? | | | | a wide hall way or much used family room is ideal. |
| Well you can, by using hydroponic gardening | | | | High traffic will ensure plenty of carbon dioxide in |
| techniques. | | | | the air to nourish the plants. |
| | | | Hydroponic plants may be grown in a greenhouse. |
| Also, to produce optimum absorption of the | | | | The correct mixture of carbon dioxide in the air is |
| solution, it is necessary to make sure proper air | | | | necessary in order for these plants to flourish. |
| circulation is occurring at the roots of the plant. | | | | This can be done a number of ways that |
| This is usually accomplished with the use of an air | | | | includes:burning hydrocarbon fuelsdecomposition of |
| pump, hose and air stone. | | | | organic mattercompressed bottled carbon dioxide |
| The basic elements making up hydroponic nutrient | | | | Maintaining a proper temperature in the |
| solution are; potassium phosphate, potassium | | | | environment is important for the plants to thrive. |
| nitrate, calcium nitrate and magnesium sulfate. | | | | An average temperature of 65 to 75 degrees |
| These must be fully dissolved in the mixture | | | | Fahrenheit, the normal temperature range within |
| before flowing through the vegetable plants' root | | | | the home should be appropriate for the plants. |
| systems. | | | | In addition, normal household humidity levels should |
| Other elements such as boric acid, zinc sulfate, | | | | promote healthy plants. Too high or too low |
| manganese chloride, copper sulfate and iron | | | | humidity would not be healthy for the plants. |
| sulfate are often used in the nutrient solution also. | | | | Hydroponic Gardens - Lighting |
| The nutrient solution can be used for a maximum | | | | Grow lights are normally used with a timer for |
| of 14 days when plants are small. Once plants | | | | indoor gardening. The proper amount of light will |
| have matured the nutrient solution should be | | | | create an environment the plants can thrive in. |
| replaced every 7 days. | | | | Experimentation may be necessary, but it is good |
| Hydroponic Gardens - Location, Temperature and | | | | to start out with the grow light being set on 8 |
| Humidity | | | | hours daily to start. |