Hydroponics vs. Soil Gardening

BobNarley · 05-28-2008, 12:09 PM

Hydroponics vs. Soil Gardening
Plants growing in the wild outdoors obtain their nutrients from
the breakdown of complex organic chemicals into simpler water-
soluble forms. The roots catch the chemicals using a combination
of electrical charges and chemical manipulation. The ecosystem is
generally self-supporting. For instance, in some tropical areas most
of the nutrients are actually held by living plants. As soon as the
vegetation dies, bacteria and other microlife feast and render the
nutrients water-soluble. They are absorbed into the soil and are
almost immediately taken up by higher living plants.
Farmers remove some of the nutrients from the soil when they
harvest their crops. In order to replace those nutrients they add fer-
tilizers and other soil additives.
Gardeners growing plants in containers have a closed ecology
system. Once the plants use the nutrients in the medium, their
growth and health is curtailed until more nutrients become available
to them. It is up to the grower to supply the nutrients required by
the plants. The addition of organic matter such as compost or
manure to the medium allows the plant to obtain nutrients for a
while without the use of water-soluble fertilizers. However, once
these nutrients are used up, growers usually add water-soluble
nutrients when they water. Without realizing it, they are gardening
hydroponically. Hydroponics is the art of growing plants, usually
without soil, using water-soluble fertilizers as the main or sole
source of nutrients. The plants are grown in a non-nutritive

medium such as gravel or sand or in lightweight materials such as
perlite, vermiculite or styrofoam.
The advantages of a hydroponic system over conventional hor-
ticultural methods are numerous: dry spots, root drowning and
soggy conditions do not occur. Nutrient and pH problems are large-
ly eliminated since the grower maintains tight control over their
concentration; there is little chance of "lockup" which occurs when
the nutrients are fixed in the soil and unavailable to the plant; plants
can be grown more conveniently in small containers; and owing to
the fact that there is no messing around with soil, the whole opera-
tion is easier, cleaner, and much less bothersome than when using
conventional growing techniques.

wem511 · 05-29-2008, 12:48 PM

yes from what i've read 'dro" general seems to be better because if your going to put the effort into seting up our system and watching and putting exactly what the plants need, you genrally giving them more love to prosper.. btw dad just got plled over in car i her, illegal lol.

BobNarley · 05-29-2008, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by wem511

yes from what i've read 'dro" general seems to be better because if your going to put the effort into seting up our system and watching and putting exactly what the plants need, you genrally giving them more love to prosper.. btw dad just got plled over in car i her, illegal lol.

OOPS!! i hope everything is ok

stonerboy666 · 07-23-2008, 09:05 PM

i grew out side for a while i put Epsom salts in my water not alot but enough i guess because it maintained a steady grow pattern. but i had learned at a young age how to grow hydroponic(vacation bible school go fucking figure!) we put a bean in a dime bag with a small piece of sponge it hung around my neck. since my outdoor plant got eaten by deer i figure i will try growing dro.

05-28-2008, 12:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
BobNarley My Mood: Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mojove Desert-Southern California Posts: 527 gRamz: 10,326 Danks: 26 Danked 17 Times in 14 Posts	Hydroponics vs. Soil Gardening Hydroponics vs. Soil Gardening Plants growing in the wild outdoors obtain their nutrients from the breakdown of complex organic chemicals into simpler water- soluble forms. The roots catch the chemicals using a combination of electrical charges and chemical manipulation. The ecosystem is generally self-supporting. For instance, in some tropical areas most of the nutrients are actually held by living plants. As soon as the vegetation dies, bacteria and other microlife feast and render the nutrients water-soluble. They are absorbed into the soil and are almost immediately taken up by higher living plants. Farmers remove some of the nutrients from the soil when they harvest their crops. In order to replace those nutrients they add fer- tilizers and other soil additives. Gardeners growing plants in containers have a closed ecology system. Once the plants use the nutrients in the medium, their growth and health is curtailed until more nutrients become available to them. It is up to the grower to supply the nutrients required by the plants. The addition of organic matter such as compost or manure to the medium allows the plant to obtain nutrients for a while without the use of water-soluble fertilizers. However, once these nutrients are used up, growers usually add water-soluble nutrients when they water. Without realizing it, they are gardening hydroponically. Hydroponics is the art of growing plants, usually without soil, using water-soluble fertilizers as the main or sole source of nutrients. The plants are grown in a non-nutritive medium such as gravel or sand or in lightweight materials such as perlite, vermiculite or styrofoam. The advantages of a hydroponic system over conventional hor- ticultural methods are numerous: dry spots, root drowning and soggy conditions do not occur. Nutrient and pH problems are large- ly eliminated since the grower maintains tight control over their concentration; there is little chance of "lockup" which occurs when the nutrients are fixed in the soil and unavailable to the plant; plants can be grown more conveniently in small containers; and owing to the fact that there is no messing around with soil, the whole opera- tion is easier, cleaner, and much less bothersome than when using conventional growing techniques.

05-29-2008, 12:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
wem511 My Mood: Join Date: May 2007 Gender: Location: North Carolina, usa Posts: 643 gRamz: 8,456 Danks: 10 Danked 7 Times in 6 Posts Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Re: Hydroponics vs. Soil Gardening yes from what i've read 'dro" general seems to be better because if your going to put the effort into seting up our system and watching and putting exactly what the plants need, you genrally giving them more love to prosper.. btw dad just got plled over in car i her, illegal lol.
	vape all day long.

07-23-2008, 09:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
stonerboy666 My Mood: Join Date: Jul 2008 Gender: Location: east fucking stroudsburg Posts: 2 gRamz: 409 Danks: 0 Danked 0 Times in 0 Posts Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Re: Hydroponics vs. Soil Gardening i grew out side for a while i put Epsom salts in my water not alot but enough i guess because it maintained a steady grow pattern. but i had learned at a young age how to grow hydroponic(vacation bible school go fucking figure!) we put a bean in a dime bag with a small piece of sponge it hung around my neck. since my outdoor plant got eaten by deer i figure i will try growing dro.

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