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Misconceptions about Hydroponics

paul — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:09:23 +0000

Dispelling Those Common Misconceptions about hydroponics – by Paul Lavakis © Paul Lavakis – All Rights reserved -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Hydroponics is an often misunderstood part of the field of horticulture. Let’s separate the fact from the fiction and take a look at what exactly hydroponics means to the world of gardening and food production. The word hydroponics is derived from Latin and means “working water.” Hydroponic growing is the growing of plants without soil. All of the nutrients plants normally get from soil are instead delivered to the plants through water. Hydroponic gardeners add create nutrient mixes to add to the water to give the plants everything they need to thrive. One common misconception about hydroponics is that is a new fangled, fashionable trend. Actually, it has been practiced for centuries. Even the ancient Egyptians used hydroponics to grow their food. Great strides have been made in the field since the 1970s, wh Read More Here

Technique helps business thrive – Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

paul — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:57:08 +0000

Technique helps business thriveInland Valley Daily Bulletin, CA - 21 hours agoWith automated shade systems, controlled ventilation and insect screening, the professor who teaches hydroponics, Terrance Fujimoto, says students were able … Read More Here

Cannabis grower caught out by blaze – Ipswich Evening Star

paul — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:51:36 +0000

Cannabis grower caught out by blazeIpswich Evening Star, UK - Mar 24, 2008Nearby they found 40 cannabis plants growing in a room transformed with hydroponics equipment and lighting. King, who has used cannabis for ten years, …Pair to appear in court after discovery of cannabis plants stv.tvall 2 news articles Read More Here

Technology is giving the long arm of the law a new reach. – Dallas Morning News

paul — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:51:26 +0000

Technology is giving the long arm of the law a new reach.Dallas Morning News, TX - Mar 22, 2008Surveillance cameras at Texas hydroponics and Organics in Deep Ellum caught several people spraying graffiti on the building on March 12. … Read More Here

Hydroponics Businessmen Become Knights in European Holy Order – PR Web (press release)

paul — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:51:16 +0000

hydroponics Businessmen Become Knights in European Holy OrderPR Web (press release), WA - Mar 21, 2008The thriving hydroponics nutrients company is based near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and is still run by Higgins, Yordanov and Straumietis. … Read More Here

Cops follow their noses to dope crop – Stuff.co.nz

paul — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:51:03 +0000

Cops follow their noses to dope cropStuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Mar 20, 2008"In these rooms, they've seen a very complex hydroponics system set-up with 25 very mature cannabis plants growing," Inspector Murray Gillette told ABC … Read More Here

$50000 worth of drugs seized – Griffith – NSW Police Online

paul — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:50:52 +0000

$50000 worth of drugs seized – GriffithNSW Police Online, Australia - Mar 19, 2008Police also located a hydroponics setup of 25 cannabis plants, including seedlings and mature plants. The estimated potential street value of the drugs … Read More Here

Are organic and hydroponics a good fit? – Atlantic Farm Focus

paul — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:48:31 +0000

Are organic and hydroponics a good fit?Atlantic Farm Focus, Canada - Mar 6, 2008By RUPERT JANNASCH The permissibility of hydroponics in organic agriculture is a source of on-going debate in Canada. Under current standards, soil-less … Read More Here

A growing technology – Today’s Sunbeam – NJ.com

paul — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:39:26 +0000

Today's Sunbeam – NJ.com A growing technologyToday’s Sunbeam – NJ.com, NJ - Mar 6, 2008One of the major changes Anderson and fellow teacher Chris Better brought to tech ed was the addition of a hydroponics system. Gateway is one of only a few … Read More Here

Hydroponics factory raided by police – Bexhill Observer

paul — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:39:15 +0000

Hydroponics factory raided by policeBexhill Observer, UK - Mar 5, 2008By Sandra Daniels POLICE raided a hydroponics factory secretly set up in a sedate part of Hastings today (Wednesday). Officers seized hundreds of cannabis … Read More Here