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Disease, horticulture, hydroponics, Liverpool Hydrophonics, Pest, urban farming - July 23, 2014

When should you use hydroponics?

Hydroponics is worth considering when you want greater control over watering and plant nutrition, need to grow without traditional soil, or want a cleaner indoor growing method built around a managed nutrient solution. It is not automatically easier than soil growing, because successful hydroponics depends on choosing the right system and monitoring water, nutrients and pH correctly. If you are deciding whether hydroponics is right for your grow, begin with the practical questions: what do you want to grow, how much space do you have, how often can you check the system and how much control do you want over...

Food and Hydroponics Labelling

Food and Hydroponics Labelling There's great debate over the use of organic labelling as it relates to hydroponics. As consumers become more focused on the origins of their food and its impact on their health, they frequently turn to foods labelled as organic. Requirements for organic labelling vary from country to country, with some countries considering crops produced without pesticides as organic and other countries qualifying the organic label to mean completely natural. In the very strictest standards, natural is defined as plants that are grown in the earth using traditional agricultural methods. Under these standards, no pesticides or chemicals may be used, and the plant...

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