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If hydroponics has caught your fancy we suggest you ponder over it and find out a little more about the basics before growing hydroponic fruits and vegetables . You may like the idea of growing vegetables and fruits at home or commercially, but like most things living, these plants respond well to a routine care. If you are set on following the idea of hydroponic farming, it will do you good to know a few basics about the process. 1st step: Know your plant Choosing a vegetable or fruit to grow hydroponically, requires the know-how about the plant dynamics. For instance: what kind of weather does it grow in, what kind of nutrients does it need, the precautions you should take while caring for it and how to enhance its productivity without hampering its natural growing process. Hydroponic peppers for instance, need plenty of water, are delicate in their innate stage and while bearing fruit. They need protection against harsh sun, pests and chemicals spoil their taste. 2nd Ste...

In this day and age when pollutants have spread across various processes of agriculture, Organic farming has emerged as the new beacon of hope for those who are conscious about what they eat. It is an agricultural practice that involves no use of chemicals at any level, giving you naturally nutritious fruits and vegetables that only adds to your health. While there are various aspects of organic farming that may sound intimidating for a beginner, in the long run it is the most beneficial.  Hydroponic fruits and vegetables are equally nutritious if you consider a more advanced approach that gives more yields. While organic farming circles around the nutrition of the soil, hydroponic system uses an inert medium that assures better absorbency and better drainage. Organic farming relies heavily of soil quality, so choosing the top soil perfectly becomes imperative. Use of compost becomes an additional process of Organic farming. ?if you choose hydroponics you can do well by just bu...

Hydroponics is a process of growing plants, vegetables and fruits without the use of soil. ‘Hydro’ means water and ‘Ponos’ means labour. Thus, as the name suggests, plants are grown with the help of water and other nutrients deemed necessary for its cultivation. Hydroponic fruits and vegetables are not only convenient to grow but stay fresh for a longer period of time and are healthier for consumption. Ample variety and amount of vegetables and fruits can be grown including the off-seasonal ones with the help of hydroponics. Cucumber, Lettuce, Tomato, Peppers, Strawberries, Herbs, Leafy Veggies, Flowers and so on. Here is a sneak peek into 5 advantages of hydroponically grown vegetables like the widely grown hydroponic cucumber production . 1. Off-season cultivation All thanks to hydroponics, cucumbers can easily be grown around the year since the diverse climatic conditions play a minimal role in indoor farming. The technique is free of soil as well, thereby leaving the time and...

If you knew the number of chemicals that are used in conventional forms of farming, you would be shocked. Sometimes, it goes up as dangerously higher as 600 chemicals and the average consumption by a human of such chemicals is no less than 15 pounds. Imagine the amount of damage this could do to your body! Several scientific organizations have recently discovered the long-term hazards of consuming such toxins. The FDA lobby has been severely criticized by food activists for engaging in lukewarm testing methods that don’t tell the clear picture until it is very late. Several studies show that organic farming is absolutely imperative in this day and age to the masses to combat the new fangled diseases that are mushrooming faster than methods of diagnosis or treatment. The amount of nutrients and minerals are fairly more in the organic produce, while conventional forms of farming simply lack the minimum allowance of nutrient intake. Organic food eaters swear by the taste of organic p...