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The roses
The roses are among the plants grown in the most absolute in the world, grow easily, but needs some attention.
First the water must be very abundant, the temperature is not excessive and the direct sunlight for six hours every day.
In the case of indoor cultivation lighting the formula recommended by lush flowering is the alternation of 12 hours of light to darkness with 12, and recommended an additional carbon dioxide.
To manage these factors is essential to implement a timer to automate operations.
Roses are subject to infestations: indoor cultivation and hydroponics eliminates several sources of trouble, whereas the earth is the ideal environment for proliferation of most of the creatures we would like to avoid having in our rose garden. This type of plant usually responds very positively to the soilless cultivation and is often grown in large-scale plants in bags of substrate (coir or rock wool).
Many of the pesticides on the market could damage our garden, if it were really necessary to choose one specific hydroponics: These are products with an excellent efficacy / compliance of the plants.
Most important is to calculate well the spaces: the bushes become large, so check the fine varieties you have chosen to cultivate and immediately roses spaced so as to avoid overhanging branches from hurting themselves or s'ingarbuglino. All plants must receive light without sovrastarsi each other and to have adequate support. You can use clay into balls, but do require the use of barbed wire and cables for additional help. A type system Ebb and Flood with a schedule that provides for different watering day will be perfect to keep the roots moist well.
Spinach
Great in the kitchen, spinach is easy to grow and provide high yields and great satisfaction.
Recommended for this purpose a circulating system, keeping in mind that although equipped with a root system is not particularly delicate spinach can be extracted in case of need, without major problems.
Germination usually takes place in rockwool cubes that are kept suspended over the water of the system: this allows greater oxygenation of the earliest roots.
As soon as you can allocate finally germinated, calculating about 50 square inches of living space per plant. Fertilization plays a primary role in this type of cultivation, and you need to buy good quality products.
The ideal temperature is between 10 degrees (night) and 18.5, with light cycles of 12 hours. You can only use natural light or attach it to a few lamps, the important thing is that the roots are never left uncovered as this would be fatal to your plants. The tanks of the hydro must always be in heavy plastic-proof solar rays of cultivation, the medium must surround the base of the vegetables.
This variety of vegetables grows very fast and virtually no weed has time to colonize it, let alone off the ground. If for some reason you were to just run into some kind of problem related them with a product specifically for hydroponics.
The spinach may be a perfect choice for the beginner it does not require any specific knowledge 'special measure and ensure abundant harvests.
Pumpkins
All growers eventually compete in any variety of pumpkin.
Most varieties need to first stable day and night temperatures around 24 ° C, lots of light, and a reduced irrigation (one every two days is usually sufficient). Provide immediately to a good support system for climbing types, considering the fact that the whole plant should be well lit for approximately 14 hours a day.
Although not very easy to grow crops hydroponically pumpkin can give very rich and great satisfaction.
The germinated seeds should be planted in a mixture of peat and vermiculite, which has' the right support and keeps the roots moist between watering and the other.
To avoid that during the growth of the plant will stretch in each direction the branches are secured to each other and connected along a vertical cable, so as to save space and to avoid that the upper leaves do shadow to those located lower down.
One of the major problems in the cultivation of pumpkins is pollination, which is usually done by hand by taking lightly with a fine brush or a wad of cotton pollen from each flower. The best method however is to introduce in the conservatory designed by nature's best pollinators: bees.
These insects are fitted with features especially suited to this task. The body is covered with hair that favor the adhesion of the pollen, the apparatus sucker has a shape such as not to damage the flowers, the ability of flight is great, the ability to visit many flowers per unit of time is almost unique, and the 'habit of visiting flowers twice to collect both nectar and pollen is a rarity that allows an excellent result.
The substantial amount of the crop makes this type of cultivation suitable for commercial exploitation, especially considering the added value of growing without pesticides. The time invested will be so richly rewarded, even in anticipation of the fact that after the first harvest stressful environment you will find a ready and tested and you can deal with much more ease, the following cycles.
Peas
Delicious and versatile vegetable, grows in the form of a bush or vine, so first of all you have to choose what we want to cultivate in order to determine how much space is needed and what kind of support.
The temperature must be rather low and the draining substrate (ideal perlite), the pH carefully monitored to allow this type of sensitive plant to develop the best.
When the shrubs have attained a height of about 20 cm should be sheared to encourage thickening. Climbers need to be supported by cables instead and led the growth so as to occupy less space and allow for optimal lighting.
The peas tolerate temperatures below zero, but in cultivating values between 12 and 18 ° C are ideal. If the weather gets too cold, the flowers become sterile.
Plants of this type are very sensitive to the level of acidity, that must be maintained between 6.0 and 7.0. If it would get too compromised intake of calcium and the harvest would be at risk.
For the lighting, sodium lamps are indicated as a supplement to natural light, making sure to position them so as to ensure sufficient light even to the lower parts of plants. Lights too distant encourage excessive vertical growth that makes the plants thin, not too thick.
Carnations
Beautiful flowers, colorful and easy to grow, why not then?
Set aside a corner just for the pleasure of the eye is not a bad idea, given the adaptability and the few claims of this plant.
A lightweight substrate such as peat or rockwool will provide the ideal support, while very few precautions should be dedicated to the temperature (the carnation survive a cold weather), light (normal sunlight will do), or type of system (virtually any hydroponics technique is suitable). These crops also almost never have problems with pests or diseases. Although these flowers are real hard to get the best results is the roots must be fed without being saturated, an ebb and flood system will be best placed, in association with a specific good fertilizer.
Any weather over 13 ° C will give good results, but the clove prefers a temperature stable and does not like changes, especially sudden. Even with regard to the lighting requirements are frugal and 6-8 hours of light are sufficient for good growth, to be increased to 12 during the flowering period.
Some concerns will be rewarded with a very abundant crop, up to four blooms per year if the plants are adequately pollinated. This can be done manually or using the aid of bumble bees, or even better, working with more precision and speed than any human hand.
If you like the flowers of the carnation for you, is content with little and gives great pleasure even to neophytes, at least for a couple of years, after which flowering and health deteriorates: keep in mind when you balenerà the idea of turning into business your passion.
Broccoli and Cauliflower
Sworn enemies on the tables of children around the world, it is vegetables rich in vitamins and potassium which give excellent results in soilless.
Both share a preference for low temperatures and lack of irrigation, a drip technique will be successful because the roots remain fairly dry and not rot.
The winter climate they are used in traditional cultivation causes cauliflower and broccoli require 15 degrees overnight and 20 during the day, keeping constantly monitored because the humidity remains very low, and arranging the lights on 12 hours a day during the flowering .
It 's really important to drain adequately the substrate, if necessary you can use a layer of gravel under the medium to ensure a good flow of water, which will be administered twice daily by drip.
Although rare in indoor infestations of insects that may arise will be fought with natural predators or specific products for food crops.
The cold and lack of demand for irrigation and nutrients can save a lot, and soilless cultivation under glass gives high yields throughout the year: these features make cauliflower and broccoli an excellent choice for a commercial investment.
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