- Mon Dec 01, 2014 11:20 pm
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For a beginner system? $0 except fertilizer. You are in Canada I notice, but you ought to be able to get the stuff I use. As to the advantages of hydroculture:
The reason hydroponics is a more efficient method of obtaining nutrition and higher yields, is that there is not work to be continually done, other than checking on the plants. With the use of computerized systems it is possible to do no work at all, no weeding, no fertilizing, no watering. As long as the nutrient solution is maintained, and the plants checked on, the work is all done by a pump, with no human intervention. There are, of course, ways to use hydroponics with no electricity, though making growers take a part in the watering. Hydroponics can be used with solar panels and windmills, using alternative energy instead of other power. There is no need for gas or oil. The water is continually recirculated in a closed system, only stopping its use when the nutrients are used up, and then it can be dumped on soil crops. The amount of water used is astoundingly less than soil, because it does not seep into the ground past the plants’ roots. The nutrient solution can be exactly formulated for each plant, from tomatoes to peppers to greens. This exact formulation enables growers to get the highest yields out of each plant, with no nutrients wasted, for each plant has all it needs and no more. The plants do not have to grow huge root systems, for they receive all the nutrients directly, with no conversion done. The space differential is also enormous, with half the space being needed to grow the plant, compared to growing in soil. In soil growing, each plant must be spaced out enough so that they do not have to fight for nutrients. In hydroponics, there is no fighting for nutrients, so each plant can be packed into a tighter space.
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. cause rite now all thats sprouting is bunch of weeds
. cause rite now all thats sprouting is bunch of weeds
with the seed still clinging to it ! 
I honestly do not visit it that much, maybe a couple times a month in all honesty. I have been growing my Habaneros and Jalapeños hydroponically and used the forum just to make sure my setup was good and advice. Now my Habs are going to be blooming soon so I am interested back into the site for some salsa/hot sauce/ seasoning recipes 
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