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Dating back to pharaonic origins, hydroponic growing systems already existed and their use goes back centuries, in a basic state. Today, hydroponics systems are revisited versions that use electricity to drive the water pumps or air pumps, which equip active systems.
By definition, the main idea behind a hydroponic system is to work with water. Hence, in hydroponics or aeroponics, it's important to understand that this highly dynamic growing method requires regular monitoring of the nutrition provided by the water, and therefore the use of an EC tester and a pH tester.
What are the different types of hydroponics systems?
Among hydroponic growing systems, we can distinguish various variants characterized by their specific methods of irrigating the nutrient solution. In other words, each hydroponic system is classified according to the technique used to irrigate the plant roots. Hence, all hydroponic systems are classified, in order of popularity, according to :
the drip systems or ebb-and-flow systems, fed by stakes or irrigation rings and represented by HydroStars, HydroGrowers or HydroPros from Platinium Hydroponics;
the aeroponic systems where irrigation is propelled or projected by sprayers, and plant roots are suspended in an occulting chamber, such as AeroPros, AeroStars by Platinium Hydroponics;
nFT systems ( Nutrient Film Technics), based on trickle irrigation on a horticultural film that supports the roots;
the iWS systems or Alien Hydroponics systems, which offer complete, scalable irrigation, with integrated programmers and a separate reservoir;
the Autopot with capillary irrigation provided by Aquavalves and fed by a remote reservoir;
pyramid systems from Platinium Hydroponics systems ensure optimized production to the maximum, since they are based on the principles of aeroponics and vertical cultivation;
tidal table systems operating on the principle of root-flooding irrigation tidal table systems operating on the principle of root-flooding irrigation tides, as proposed by Ebb & Flow from Platinium Hydroponics.
Some of these same hydroponics systems necessarily operate with a mechanical or electronic programmer, depending on the growing method and substrate used. Cyclical by the second, minute or quarter-hour, these programmers or timers are distributed by well-known brands such as DavinsuperPlant, Otio, Ecotechnics, Brennenstuhl, ...
What are the major advantages of hydroponic growing systems?
Hydroponic growing systems are becoming increasingly popular with modern indoor gardeners, or growers, for a variety of reasons. Indoors, growers will appreciate the rapid, dynamic growth of plants that benefit from hydroponics. Plants grow much faster during their vegetative phase, thanks to this inert, nutrient-free growing medium. Requiring regular, life-saving monitoring of the nutrition provided with the use of an EC and pH tester, hydroponic growing systems implicitly lead to an optimized success rate for indoor cultivation.
Likewise, hydroponic systems guarantee higher yields for crops grown using this method, compared with the more traditional soil-based method. A NASA initiative has brought hydroponic growing systems back into fashion, with a view to ensuring self-sufficiency in fruit and vegetables on the international space shuttles. Based on an essentially aeroponic version, NASA wanted to develop a clean, bacteria-free growing medium to guarantee the sterility essential for space travel.
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