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Hydroponics - Ridhi organic

By Ridhi organicPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
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What is Hydroponic Farming?

Hydroponics is a set of horticulture and a subset of hydroculture.

It involves growing healthy plants without using a traditional soil medium using a nutrient like a mineral-rich water solution instead. A plant needs select nutrients, some water, and sunlight to grow.

How To Start a Hydroponic farm?

Firstly you need space; space might be small or big still, you can start your hydroponic farm. People these days are creating their small farms in their homes, rooftops, and even in living rooms. Many Hydroponic starter kits are available with us, which might suit your open space to start your Hydroponic farm.

Where can you get the hydroponic starter kits (or) hydroponic setup service?

These kits or setups are available in a wide range which suits your requirement. The setup service is available for small spaces as well as large farming areas. You can contact Ridhi organic for your hydroponic setup service and kits.

What are the essential requirements for Hydroponic Setup?

Fresh Water:

For growing Hydroponics, you need fresh water with a ph level of 5.8-6.8, which is familiar for plant growth. You can adjust the acidity level with the counter solutions readily available from Ridhi Organic.

Oxygen:

In traditional farming, plants get a fair amount of oxygen from the pockets of air between soil taken by the plant roots, in the same way in Hydroponics. Depending on your setup, the plant base should have space (NFT system), or you can create air bubbles between the plant base by installing the air pump, giving sufficient oxygen. This prevents your plants from getting drowned.

Root Support:

Since your Hydroponics doesn't require soil, the plants need some support for their root growth and plant to hold on to, and we can use typical material such as coconut fiber, Rockwool, and perlite, which can hold roots and also retains moisture.

Required nutrients:

Your plants require a lot of nutrients to grow, just like plants grow in the ground with nutrient soil and fertilizers,

primary nutrients are: sodium, phosphorus, and potassium

secondary nutrients: magnesium, calcium, and sulfur

micronutrients: zinc, iron, and copper.

Light:

Light is significant for any plant to grow well. If you are growing plants indoors, you need to set up some impressive lighting. Each kind of plant requires a different amount of light, and if you are growing outdoor, you can use a poly-house technique that avoids an excess amount of light and temperature.

Why should we choose Hydroponics?

• Explore crops of your choice!

• Can grow 60+ different types of crops produce from herbs to exotic vegetables and fruits.

• Choose a High-value crop for higher returns

• Design your desired diet nutrition through other available Plants.

• A Fancy restaurant salad, soups, wraps, and much more at your kitchen.

No soil required:

• Hydroponics uses no soil, No worries about soil condition and fertility

• The farm can be established anywhere in spite of land and surrounding climate conditions, even on a rooftop.

• Hence Most soil-borne pests and diseases ocerece are nil.

Save water :

• Concerned About water waste?

• uses 90% less water compared to conventional farming

High Productivity :

• Production increases 3 to 10 times in the same amount of space.

• Earn More in a Small piece of land, and even Your balcony area can feed your whole family!

NO harmful Chemicals:

No chemical weed or pest control products are needed when operating a hydroponic system.

Pesticide-free food for a healthy lifestyle

Zero to dependency on weather conditions :

Crops are grown under controlled climatic conditions inside the greenhouse.

Year-round production of all crops is possible despite different climatic conditions.

Can provide optimum growing condition required by the specific crop for maximum yield.

Self-sustained future farm :

can be achieved by integrating solar energy, rainwater harvesting, and precision farming technology efficiently.

Complete automation is possible - High Tech agriculture

Faster growth of Plants - More crops per year hence more returns per area

Environment-Friendly - Pesticide-free, less water, and efficient use of energy and inputs.

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