This method of growing plants at home is not very common in our country. Mostly it is used by flower growers - experimenters and "advanced" flower collectors. Such installations did not become popular due to the lack of aesthetics of external data and the complexity of the device. Hydroponics is more commonly used in industrial plant growing. And ordinary flower lovers use potting mixes with various components. But is it really that complicated? How to use hydroponics at home?
Hydroponics is a way in which you can grow plants without the use of soil, using only a special water-based nutrient solution. Instead of ordinary soil, they take coconut substrate, perlite or small expanded clay - they are most suitable for indoor plants. Such substrates have good water and air permeability, do not react with a special aqueous solution. Less commonly, polyethylene, quartz, granite or glass in granules are used.
Let's try to figure out, without complicated technical formulations, how to apply hydroponics at home and how to make this device yourself.
To build a "hydroponic device" you will need two containers, for example, two flower pots, of different sizes. The smaller pot is intended directly for planting the plant. In this pot, you need to make a large number of small holes, you can use a thin nail heated on fire. We fill this flower container with the prepared substrate and plant the plant in it.
A larger container should be made of a dense material that does not allow water and light to pass through. In a larger pot, you need to pour a special aqueous solution with the addition of hydroponic fertilizers or growth accelerators. This liquid will provide the necessary nutrition to the roots. These supplements are sold in a large selection at all grow shops.
The smaller container must be placed in the larger one. It is very important that the roots of the plant are not completely immersed in the solution, but only two thirds of it (approximately 2 centimeters). You will need to constantly monitor the level of the solution. The root of the plant should not dry out. There should be a distance of approximately 5 centimeters between the bottoms of the two containers.
In principle, this is where the creation of a hydroponic device ends. In general, there is nothing difficult in this. Anyone who decides to try this method of growing plants at home can safely get down to business.
Hydroponics is great for growing any kind of plant: vegetables, berries, greenery, and indoor flowers. With hydroponics in an ordinary room, you can get a rich harvest of radishes, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, strawberries and aromatic mint. When growing indoor plants, especially careful care will be needed only for those whose root system is easily rotting.
