Efficient And Economical Food Production Systems
With the recent price increases in food, especially fresh fruits and vegetables, there is a real challenge to feed a family with the 5-a-day produce and fruit menu. Fresh vegetables and fresh fruits are the key to good health. This is not a new or profound statement but a fact. We are just realizing the […]
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Backyard EzGro Garden by Bob from SC
The system was easy to assemble – Â We did lay out landscape fabric, drove the conduit in the ground (Both pieces) and then covered the ground with mulch. Â To cut the PVC pipe we used a chop saw with a fine tooth blade to ensure that the cuts were straight. Â A couple of cable ties […]
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Hydroponics First Recorded Scientific Experiments
Some three centuries ago, john Woodward, an English scientist and a fellow of the Royal Society, undertook the first recorded scientific experiments on the subject of plant nutrition. He wanted to know whether plants drew nourishment from the soil or from water. Woodward discovered that adding small amounts of soil to the water in which […]
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Hydroponic Produce and Health
In 1994 a test was commissioned by an investment group to determine the vitamin and mineral content of hydroponically grown crops in comparison to soil grown crops, both organic and non-organic. Plant Research Technologies Laboratory in San Jose, California, analyzed tomatoes and sweet peppers; those hydroponically grown used Hydroponic nutrients. The hydroponic produce showed a […]
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