Lorenzo "Lollo" Baby

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Indoor Growing: the importance of light.

Hello to all fans of biogardening and indoor growing, now we will treat a secondary issue at times for many who, even before the "followers", not fully focused on the concept of reflection regarding the 50% frequency of light (the other 50 % are the frequencies that reach directly, or direct light hitting branches, leaves and flowers / fruits). The choice of a reflector "standard" stuco "that is provided usually with standard kit hps can 'be for you (little investment and sufficient yield), but nevertheless the shape and the reflection surface optimal optimize not just the result of the your indoor garden.

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Lorenzo "Lollo" Baby

www.growshopanovara.com

Often if not always left out is clear from the topic of indoor newbies "AIR TREATMENT" and the topic is favored seeds, electricity, land, basic nutrients, etc. booster.

Well ... I want to debunk this urban legend: the extraction and air circulation are essential! Then: NO RECIRCULATION NOTHING fruiting for a number of consequences due to the limitation of photosynthesis and an inevitable necrosis leaf apparatus.

I almost always get asked in my Bio-gardening the same questions from customers: too many nutrients? The leaves are arriciano upward and the tips are yellow, fruiting is delayed, I have burns. Too much nitrogen?

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Lorenzo "Lollo" Baby

www.growshopanovara.com
Often a lot of hobbyists dedicated only to outdoor or indoor cultivation, have heard of nutrients npk organic, mineral / organic or mineral without knowing the difference substantially, and their use in the various techniques of cultivation in the main, at least for the 'are the organic home gardening (land) and hydroponics. Currently on the market there are a myriad of products / nutrients both by land and by hydroponics, which for 30 years now, were produced by Dutch houses that have long experience in the production of the latter.

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Nathan Williams.

We continue with the guide for the do-it-yourself building materials recovered in a simple and inexpensive NFT system, designed for outdoor use electronic devices without it 'conoscinze specifications. Here the first part.

PIPE PLUG

Insert the plugs in their place on the ends of the tubes and let us mark the point at which they arrive.
It 'well sissare a single cap for a time, to prevent the pipes flexing pull away from their position.

Remember to align the plugs recalling that the drain hole goes down, and the point of entry into the tube following at the top.
This will create gradients that will help to oxygenate the water during his tour. The roots will appreciate this attention certainly.
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Nathan Williams.

Build yourself your own outdoor hydroponic system for growing potatoes, strawberries, lettuce and celery!

My interest in the 'hydroponic goes back to my childhood, when a relative gave me a lamp cultivation. I did not know that hydroponics means growing without soil and not necessarily under artificial light, but that does not stop me from start arranging plants under the stairs at my parents' house.

When the first strawberries have sprouted in the light of my violet fluorescent tubes have been so fascinated from start to think of growing plants in different ways.
When I finally understood what it was hydroponics, I could not help but love him.

After years of research and experiments I threw and I recently successfully grown a plant of hot peppers that is literally svettata compared to sister planted in the ground. It was now decided it's what you do for me, I want more and much bigger!
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Some time ago we had written in collaboration with the staff of Italgrow a summary table of the main parameters to consider when growing indoors.
Providing a number of sections (Light, Air, Water, Nutrients, Hydroponic Substrates and) we represent to popular demand the simplest guides for beginner and beyond, can provide a first overview and a series of answers to common questions that should have brought my vacuum cleaner? What is a speed governor? At what distance from the lamps must be plants? How do I manage pH and EC? When should I use a root stimulator? What is the difference in practice between the various substrates and which format is suitable for my situation?

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The electrical conductivity (EC) is a factor which greatly influences the growth of plants cultivated outside soil.

The majority of the nutrients in commerce has a formula that allows solutions with EC rather low (less than 3.0 dS / m).
Following tables with dosages on the label, and using quality products, it is impossible to go wrong in the preparation of nutrient solution.
The real problems arise such as when very hot and dry the water evaporates in large quantities, leaving the roots immersed in a concentrated fertilizer and salts, with an EC suddenly jumped to the stars. Read more ...

Christian Cantelli

A continuous production of flowers or fruit, and new seedlings every week without having to buy new seeds, sometimes rare or expensive, in the years to maintain a particular plant, although a short cycle. How do?
The answer is in the technique of cloning plants or cuttings.

A scion is the branch of a tree root and did become a plan if '.
To produce cuttings we first select one or more plants from which deduce: of course we will select the most promising plants, growing stronger and stronger as each cutting / clone it will be an exact copy. The plants for the production of such plants are clones "mothers", well then will choose them carefully. Read more ...

Christian Cantelli.

A vital question for the health of plants

There are a few things to consider when designing the ventilation of a grow-room, concepts rather simple but often overlooked.

In the first place, it must be recalled that the warmer air will rise naturally in the upper part of the cultivation and that the cold air will fall naturally towards the bottom.
Planning for any ventilation space must also remember that the volume (VOLUME, in cubic meters [width x depth x height]) of air that goes IN, also must come out, one can not think of an air space of just forcing the crop ' in not providing an air vent. Read more ...

from www.philips.com

a discussion on something that we all see but few know really well, by lighting professionals.

Artificial light can really replace the sun?

The sun is a source of natural light available to everyone and enables the growth of every living organism, including plants. However, the sunlight is not present everywhere in sufficient quantities. Between 40 ° and 80 ° latitude, the amount of light in a greenhouse during the winter months is often too limited to ensure the development of plants. That's why, in these latitudes, additional light sources are used commonly to stimulate plant growth. Read more ...