Natures Miracle

Traditionally plants obtain their nutrition from the soil. But in hydroponic farming, these nutrients are supplied to the plant through nutrient-rich solutions that are soluble in water. These nutrients are the essence of hydroponic farming. Since all of the plant's nutrition has to be derived from a solution, it is best for the beginners to use a pre-mixed solution which is readily available in the market. This way you are least likely to go wrong with your practice. However, it does not mean that the required solutions for your plant cannot be created at home or on your farm. This would just require some practice and knowledge about the plant you intend to grow. You can choose from a variety of solutions that are available in the different price range. The choice of the nutrients also varies with formulations – synthetic/ refined minerals and organic based nutrients. Both kinds of hydroponic solutions are equally effective in their roles but since people across the globe a...

Vegetable farming in India is a means of livelihood for the vast number of agrarian population of the country, but the unprecedented conditions paint a dark picture. We as humans are the result of a lifelong process of evolution, always adapting ourselves to the ever changing environment. We evolved from being hunters and nomads to living in a settled civilisation, all along changing things around us to suit to our needs. Our existence today is because of an age old saying ‘survival of the fittest’. Mastering the art of survival has led to the drastic increase of population and a wide spread decrease in resources to feed them. We adopted farming to sustain ourselves and started settling near water sources. Farming has since become the backbone of our society that has overtime been replaced with high yield seeds and better fertilizers to obtain more produce from the limited agricultural spaces. The innovations in traditional farming had its drawbacks in the form of pesticides a...