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Outdoors plants may be free to roam and stretch but when faced with a small indoor growing area efficiencies of space and maximum use of the available light on offer become a vital part of a production system. Obviously when artificial light is supplied, a grower will want to make use of every photon produced […]

Activated charcoal has been in use for centuries as an air/water purifier, health supplement and chemical ‘scrubber’, in fact activated carbon has some of the strongest physical adsorption properties of any material even known. Activated charcoal, also known as ‘activated carbon’ is made by burning hardwood, nutshells, coconut husks, animal cones and/or other carbonaceous materials. […]

The most commonly used method of hydroponic plant fertilization is through the nutrient solution applied to the root zone. While plant root systems are in the most part highly efficient at absorbing mineral nutrients, certain conditions can prevent optimal uptake rates of some of the elements plants require. When plants are stressed for some reason, […]

Powdery mildew is a fungus disease that affects plants on a world wide scale. On crops such as the cucurbits (cucumber, gerkins, melons, courgette and pumpkins), powdery mildew is the principal disease causing yield and quality reductions in hydroponic culture. While powdery mildew does reduce growth and yields, its main effect tends to be in […]