Hydroponic Vegetable Gardening Secrets

Hydroponic Vegetable Gardening Secrets

Thereâ€™s nothing better than biting into fresh, delicious vegetables that you grew yourself. Itâ€™s much more rewarding than buying from the local farmerâ€™s co-op or your grocer. And if you do a good job, your home-grown vegetables will be bigger and more delicious than those you find at your local grocery store.

In years past, people generally only enjoyed home-grown vegetable during the growing season (spring through the fall). And people who didnâ€™t have any gardening space â€“ such as those living in apartments or other urban settings â€“ didnâ€™t tend to grow any vegetables at all.

However, now more and more people are discovering the joys of hydroponic gardening. And this means that aspiring vegetable gardeners donâ€™t need outdoor gardening space in order to exercise their green thumbs. Whatâ€™s more, people donâ€™t have to wait for the growing season to enjoy fresh home-grown vegetables, because hydroponic gardeners can grow their vegetables all year long.

The reason this is possible is because hydroponic gardening is usually done indoors, without the need for soil. As the name implies, you set up a water-based system that allows you to circulate a nutrient-rich water solution directly around the roots of your plants. This gives you more control over how much water, air and nutrients your plants are getting (as opposed to traditional soil-based gardening).

Itâ€™s intriguing, right?

Fortunately, itâ€™s not very difficult either. Sure, itâ€™s different than traditional gardening, so you do have a bit of a learning curve. But thatâ€™s why youâ€™re reading this guide, so that you can cut the learning curve and get directly down to the business of growing your own vegetables in a hydroponic garden.

So let me share with you some of the top advantages of hydroponic gardening over traditional soil-based gardening:

â€¢You have more control. As mentioned, you deliver the water, nutrients and oxygen directly to your plantâ€™s roots. Thus you can carefully control all these factors, to give your plants the right balance they need to thrive.

â€¢You have little or no weeding. Traditional outdoor gardens require a lot of back-breaking weeding. Not only is this tiresome, but weeding also puts your plantsâ€™ tender roots at risk, especially if youâ€™re using a hoe. When you use a hydroponic system, itâ€™s very unlikely that youâ€™ll have to worry about weeds.

Although if a weed or two should slip through (via a contaminated container, for example), itâ€™s easy to get rid of it. Best of all, you wonâ€™t have any further problems once you remove the offender. Thatâ€™s because, unlike the outdoors, you donâ€™t have weed seeds blowing around and landing in your garden. Keep a sterile room and youâ€™ll have a weed-free garden.

NOTE: While itâ€™s possible to have an outdoor hydroponic garden, for this guide Iâ€™m going to focus on indoor hydroponic gardening. Thatâ€™s because you have much more control and fewer weed and pest problems if your garden is indoors.

â€¢You have fewer pest concerns. If you start with sterile containers and a sterile room, then youâ€™ll have very few pest concerns. Sure, insects can crawl and fly their way into your plants, but these problems are easy to handle. (Indeed, later in this guide youâ€™ll discover organic methods for getting rid of any pests that might invade your plants.)

â€¢You may have fewer disease concerns. If you start with clean containers, a clean growing medium and disease-free plants or seeds, then you will have fewer disease concerns. Nonetheless, later in this guide Iâ€™ll tell you how to spot, prevent and/or treat some of the more common plant diseases (hint: the key is to keeping a clean garden).

â€¢Your plants will grow bigger and faster. When you grow your vegetables in a hydroponic gardening, your plants donâ€™t have to expend a lot of energy growing roots. Thatâ€™s because youâ€™re delivering all the nutrients directly to the roots. End result? Your plants can focus on flowering, fruiting and growing big, delicious veggies!
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-07-31
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-07-31
Format	Kindle eBook

Hydroponic Vegetable Gardening Secrets

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