how Organic and Hydro-Organic Nutrients useful for hydroponics gardening?
Friday, November 20th, 2009 at
12:01 pm
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Hello diana H,
Organic nutrients refer to substances with carbon molecules that are used by living organisms. All plants require the right amounts of organic nutrients such as vitamins, amino acids, and proteins for proper functioning.
Organic nutrients refer to substances with carbon molecules that are used by living organisms. All plants require the right amounts of organic nutrients such as vitamins, amino acids, and proteins for proper functioning.
The term "hydro-organic nutrients" is a combination of hydroponics and organic nutrients. Hydroponics refers to the practice of growing plants in solution of organic nutrients without using soil. Hydroponics is based on the principle that plants require soil only to extract nutrients. Hence, soil is not really necessary.
Simply put, hydro-organic nutrients are organic nutrients dissolved in a rich nutrient solution without using soil.
Hydro-Organic Nutrients
Hydroponic gardeners have to ensure that their plants receive the exact amount of hydro-organic nutrients for better growth. However, it becomes difficult to measure and monitor organic nutrients. Hence, hydroponic gardeners often buy commercial preparations of hydro-organic nutrients.
Choosing the Right Hydro-Organic Nutrients
You can create your own hydro-organic nutrients, but this will require a lot of experimentation on what works best. Commercial hydro-organic nutrients undergo testing for years to improve plant resistance to disease, growth rates, and most importantly, yield. Using premixed hydro-organic nutrients will save your time and provide better results.
The choice of hydro-organic nutrient product will depend on the crop you are growing and the stage of growth. Some hydro-organic products are specially designed for certain vegetables and fruits such as watermelons, tomatoes, squash, and grapes. Plants have different nutritional needs in the seedling and vegetative stages. The mix of nutrients may differ from stage to stage.
Plants also deplete certain organic nutrients faster than others. Hence, you need to select the right hydro-organic product that provides the ideal mix of nutrients and optimizes the uptake of organic nutrient.
Using Hydro-Organic Nutrients
Even if you buy premixed hydro-organic nutrients, it is important to experiment with the feeding schedule and proportion to get the best results. Many hydroponic gardeners mix two or three hydro-organic products to get high-quality flowers and vegetables.
Too much or too little hydro-organic nutrients can damage the growth of your flowers and vegetables. Some organic nutrients in excess quantities can be toxic for your plants. It is easy to flush out hydro-organic nutrients, which easily dissolve in water.