Friday, December 17, 2010

What is in the hydroponic nutrient mixture?

The nutrient solution for growing plants is very important, if you have to much of one nutrient or two little of another this will cause problems. Two much of one nutrient can stop the absorption of another and not enough of one will possibly halt growth. So you need to have good nutrient solutin. A normal soil fertilizer for example a 10-10-10 mix of N-K-P, nitrogen potassium and phosphorus, is missing many other nutrient. Plant need many things to grow and this is what is in the soil. Just like you can like taking vitamin A,B,C you need other micro nutrients. Small quantites of essential chemical tham make youbody produce the right protient and enzymes for your own power. Plants too requirethis perfect mixture when grown in hydroponic. So we start with soil fertilizer. It is NO GOOD for hydroponic growing. Because the 10-10-10 mixture. Is really 10%-10%-10% and it contains 70% JUNK FILLERS. This filler will clog up a circulation system and the chemical you desire may not even dissolve in water. This is land based application only fertilizer. The 70% Junk can cause grave damage to your plants by poisoning them. You need to find a perfect clean source of food for you hydroponic grown plants. This is a mixture of the nutrents for the specific plants. Each plant can require a different formula and its only throw testing that you can find what it best.

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