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In hydroponic gardening there are two basic types. These two types of hydroponic gardening are medium culture and solution culture. As their names suggest, medium culture is the type of hydroponic gardening where there is still a medium in which the roots may cling to whereas, in solution culture, the plants are suspended over the nutrient solution.
Three Types Of Solution Culture
In solution culture of hydroponics gardening, there are three subtypes which are called static solution culture, continuous flow solution culture and aeroponics. The concept for all kinds of solution culture in hydroponic gardening is basically the same. The plant is suspended and the nutrient solution is provided for it. In static solution culture, the plant is always exposed to the nutrient solution in a way that the solution may be depleted. After depletion, the nutrient solution may be added to up to a point where only some of the roots are touching it. In continuous flow solution culture, the plant is exposed to the solution all the time. In hydroponic gardening the solution flows through the container for the plant. This is normally used for larger hydroponic gardening where it is also automated.
Aeroponics is the type of hydroponic gardening where the plants’ roots are exposed to the nutrient solution via fine mist or drops. Plants have responded very well to this type of solution culture as their exposure to the mist is frequent. The mist is what carries the nutrients of the plants and they are absorbed directly by the roots as the mist or drops cling to them.
Medium Culture
In medium culture, the basic question is which media to use for the plants in hydroponic gardening. Mineral or rock wool, gravel, clay pellets, brick shards and perlite are only some of the many different mediums that are used to replace soil. These media are quite easy to use for hydroponic gardening and provide the roots with some stability as well as provide the nutrient solution with something to cling to.
Hydroponic gardening is really very easy to do. The most popular forms of hydroponic gardening are a hydroponic herb garden and a hydroponic vegetable garden. Researches have yielded favorable knowledge regarding the efficacy of hydroponics in terms of plant growth and also produce supply. It is also notable that the occurrence of soil borne sicknesses and diseases has lessened without the use of soil in hydroponics.
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