User:Ramakrishna tripathy

BASIC INTRODUCTION
•Hydroponics comes from the Latin language and it means working water.

• "hydro" means "water"

• "ponos" means "labor ''

Soil less growing ! ( the plants which are growing with out soil )

HISTORY ABOUT HYDROPONIC FARM

The process of hydroponics growing in our oceans goes back to about the time the earth was created. Hydroponic growing preceded soil growing.

•One of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.

•Hanging gardens of Babylon, somewhere in (Iraq).

The gardens were built in 604-562 BC by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife who grew up in the mountains.

Floating gardens of the Aztecs of Mexico

A nomadic tribe, Roughly treated by their moland, the Aztecs survived by exercising remarkable powers of invention. Since they had no land on which to grow crops, they determined to manufacture it from the materials at handre powerful neighbors, denied any arable .

•Egyptian hieroglyphic records date back several hundred years B.C. describe the growing of plants in water."

'Hydroponics is hardly a new method of growing plants. However, giant strides have been made over the years in this innovative area of agriculture.'

''' What is needed for a plant to survive? '''

 •Water 

 •Sunlight 

 •Air 

 •Nutrients (usually soil) 

 •Anchorage (root system) 

ADVANTAGES

1. Faster Growth- Hydroponics works by automatically getting the complete nutrient mixture and water to the roots without drowning the plant. Plants get everything they need all the time, so they do not waste growing a lot of roots or searching for nutrients.

2. No Weeds or Pests- Gardening without soil eliminates the weeds do you do not need weed sprays. Also, because there are no weeds, there will be no backache from a hoe or rototiller. Since most pests live and breed in the soil, you do not need to use pesticides or other toxic chemical.

3 . Great Plant Quality and Taste- Since the plants get everything it needs, all the time, it will reward you with great taste, strong and fast growth, and overall plant quality.

4 . Grow in Any Condition- Systems may be constructed and used in any location from space to under water exploration.

Smaller Growing Area it means this farm occupies a small area .

5. It takes half time for its production than the normal yielding process.

6 . changes of tastes can be done in such fruits or vegetables also.

7 . sugar level and toxic level also managed by in this process.

 BENEFITS FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT 

8 . Less Land Is Needed and also soil less growing.

What is used as a growing media

-Gravel                         -Rockwool

-Sand                                          -Styrofoam

Vermiculite                                            - Anything Inert!

9. Reduced Fossil Fuel Use with Flexible Growing Locations which is very benefited for us. (Essentially, this cuts down the need for expensive transportation. This improves the profit of the hydroponics grower and also cuts down the pollution associated with the transportation of goods.)

10. ''' Less Water is Used. '''

water consumption is something that we think about when we are cultivating crops IN all general cases of in farming procedures.

Crops need to be constantly hydrated, and they will easily dry out if there isn’t sufficient watering. The problem with soil is that once the water is applied, it is absorbed by the soil and the excess sinks past the roots.

Therefore, we have to continually replenish (means : fill up / refill ) the supply of water to keep plants hydrated and alive or to survive.

With hydroponics, there is a central nutrient reservoir or water bank, and the water in this water bank is either circulated or fed directly to the plants,through the pipes

There is some loss to evaporation, which is normal, but much of the water is retained for days or weeks,hydroponics systems are maintained by adding nutrients to the water. There is no need to continuously pump new water into the system.

In fact, hydroponic growing uses only 10% of the water that would be needed to grow plants in traditional soil. Just imagine how much water could be saved over long periods of time ! i.e should very help full for us.

11 .  Reduced Use of Pesticides and Herbicides 

mostly these are very dangerous ies used for killing the micro organisms or insects also sprayed to kill off unwanted plants (these are generally called weeds), while pesticides are applied to control pest insects.

The spraying of pesticides and herbicides do great damage to the environment:

Pesticides can be swept away by rain, contaminating nearby ecosystems. And, pesticides not only poison the target insect, but can potentially poison other animals as well.

''' 12. Hydroponics farming at home is considered as a healthy process which keeps the people fresh, healthy and stress-free from this busy and polluted world. '''

 DISADVANTAGES 

1•Cost of initial investment on hydroponic systems is high.

2•Hydroponic production is management, capital and labor intensive.

3•A high level of expertise is required.

4•Daily attention is necessary.

5•Specially formulated, soluble nutrients must always be used.

6•Pests and diseases remain a big risk.

7•Some water born diseases can spread rapidly in recirculation system.