Whole Foods Store Millburn, New Jersey

Commercial Systems, News

BrightFarm Systems took on the task to design and set up a demo-sized, green urban greenhouse at the new Whole Foods Market store in Millburn, New Jersey. This project highlights a push toward fresh, local food right in city spots. Whole Foods Market holds sustainable...

Hydroponics First Recorded Scientific Experiments

History of Hydroponics

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. ...

Calcium in Plants

Nutrients

Calcium uptake and mobility Calcium uptake by the plant is passive and does not require energy input. Calcium mobility in the plant takes places mainly in the xylem, together with water. Therefore calcium uptake is directly related to the plant transpiration rate....

Types of Hydroponic Systems

Hydroponics

There are two main types of hydroponic systems – closed hydroponic systems and open hydroponic systems. Hydroponic systems that do not involve growing media are usually closed systems, while hydroponic systems that involve growing media (container plants), may...

Calcium Nitrate

Nutrients

Also called Norgessalpeter (Norwegian saltpeter) is the inorganic compound with the formula Ca(NO3)2. This colorless salt absorbs moisture from the air and is commonly found as a tetrahydrate. It is mainly used as a component in fertilizers. Nitrocalcite is the name...