Hydroponics Garden Blog

I’ve seen this way too many times… People go out and purchase the best hydroponic systems along with the best grow lights, but buy whatever nutrients they can find. Think about it: Could you live long, prosperous life if your body didn’t get the proper nutrients? Even if you live in the most expensive home, or drive the fastest car, your life would still suck because your body lacks the nutrients it needs!

Nutrients act as food for our plants. In organic gardens, the nutrients are absorbed from the soil, however, since hydroponics gardens don’t have soil, the nutrients are given straight to the plant. This is the main reason why hydroponically grown plants are so much better than organically grown plants!

The most common types of hydroponic nutrient mixtures are nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous. Usually, you can buy a kit that contains all three of the before mentioned. You also have the choice of feeding your plants nutrients that contain hormones and vitamins.

My favorite brand of nutrients is made by Earth Juice. It is approved by the Organic Materials Review Institute, which makes me feel even more comfortable with using their product on my plants. They make nutrients for the different phases of growth, including: Earth Juice Grow and Earth Juice Bloom. This nutrient may not be the one for you, so make sure you ask questions before buying it. Think of it as food for your children. You should want to know everything that you can possibly know about the stuff you feed your kids, right?

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Do you want a more in depth look at hydroponic nutrients? Check out this great blog from the Gardeners Handbook

• The Important Role of Nutrients in Hydroponic Gardening … – Hydroponics literally means the process of growing plants in water using no soil. The idea behind this is for various media, which carry all of the nutrients in.