Hydroponic Quotes

If I spoke to Rodman in those terms, saying that my grandparents' lives seem to me organic and ours what? hydroponic? he would ask in derision what I meant. Define my terms. How do you measure the organic residue of a man or a generation? This is all metaphor. If you can't measure it, it doesn't exist.

Perhaps the most serious obstacle impeding the evolution of a land ethic is the fact that our educational and economic system is headed away from, rather than toward, an intense consciousness of land. Your true modern is separated from the land by many middlemen, and by innumerable physical gadgets. He has no vital relation to it; to him it is the space between cities on which crops grow. Turn him loose for a day on the land, and if the spot does not happen to be a golf links or a "scenic" area, he is bored stiff. If crops could be raised by hydroponics instead of farming, it would suit him very well. Synthetic substitutes for wood, leather, wool, and other natural land products suit him better than the originals. In short, land is something he has "outgrown

So here, Floyd told himself, is the first generation of the Spaceborn; there would be more of them in the years to come. Though there was sadness in this thought, there was also a great hope. When Earth was tamed and tranquil, and perhaps a little tired, there would still be scope for those who loved freedom, for the tough pioneers, the restless adventurers. But their tools would not be ax and gun and canoe and wagon; they would be nuclear power plant and plasma drive and hydroponic farm. The time was fast approaching when Earth, like all mothers, must say farewell to her children.

No Green Revolution, no hydroponics, no making the deserts bloom can beat an exponential population growth.

Let yourself miss fresh tomatoes, knowing that the imported hydroponic ones sold in the cold months taste kind of like squeaky rubber dolphin bath toys anyway.

I saw a dog’s bones down in Hell,’ I told him, amazed to hear those words coming out of me, ‘and I think Lucifer probably wants to grow hydroponic tomatoes because then he can fry up souls and have club sandwiches.

Asking children to grow virtues hydroponically, looking only within themselves for guidance, is like asking each one to invent a personal language―a pointless and isolating task if there is no community with whom to speak.

Corpse-food was on the way out even in your time,” Anderson explained. “Raising animals to—ugh—eat them became economically impossible. I don’t know how many acres of land it took to feed one cow, but at least ten humans could survive on the plants it produced. And probably a hundred, with hydroponic techniques.

the hydroponic farms in the old buildings at the back of the Croft, the ones left over from before, the ones the old hippies used to grow their vegetables before the crash. When Grids took the Croft he put them all over to growing ganja, until he realized he could get a higher price growing herbs and spices—the things the Land Army didn’t provide through their tightly controlled rationing, the things everybody wanted. Illicit flavors, tastes, and smells.

To her surprise, Jack didn’t seem at all fazed by all the exotic ideas she had had and wanted to try.  She detailed them out, from a small single-story greenhouse that incorporated rabbit hutches to an extensive two-story generator-powered setup with pigs, cows, and chickens on the upper story, their excrement washed down through gunnels by a sprinkler system where it hit a vat, fermented, created methane to run the generator, and then was fed through a hydroponics system directly to the roots of the plants she was trying to grow.

After many visits to the hammocks in the plaza, sharing the collective memory/dream, I realize that human civilization is based on forgetting. If I own a pair of shoes that used to belong to you, then my ownership relies on your forgetfulness. Humans are experts at storing knowledge and forgetting facts, which is why we saw this city from orbit and then pushed all the evidence into a hole. And I can’t help thinking of what Bianca said when I asked her about the Hydroponic Garden Massacre: that progress requires us to curate the past, to remove from history things that aren’t “constructive.” I don’t know if our power to forget makes humans stronger, more self-destructive, or maybe both.

Something about the fraternal atmosphere of a billiards hall reassured the soul. The isolated pool of light over a table of green felt was an indoor hydroponic zone where what grew was the prickly plant of masculine emotion, too sensitive for sunlight and fresh air.

It was a non-Hermian joke that any child who showed signs of interest in art, philosophy, or abstract mathematics was plowed straight back into the hydroponic farms.

When Flury looked at the plants under a confocal microscope, which shines lasers that make the fluorescent dye in the plastics glow, he found particles had attached to the roots but hadn't penetrated them. So this is worrisome in that plastics might be accumulating around the roots we eat-carrots, sweet potatoes, radishes but it's good news in that neither a fibrous nor taproot system seemed to uptake plastic into the plant itself, unlike how crops readily soak up nutrients like nitrogen and iron. "The plant has probably an incentive to take up an iron particle, whereas a plastic particle will not be used by the plant," says Flury. This contradicts previous lab studies on wheat and other crops, like beans and onions and lettuce, showing that roots do take up plastics. Over at ETH Zürich, analytical chemist Denise Mitrano took a different tack, tagging nanoplastics not with fluorescence but with the rare metal palladium. And instead of growing wheat in agar, she grew it hydroponically, exposing the growing plants to the "doped" particles. She could then track the nanoplastics as the wheat plants took them up into their roots and shoots. "We didn't let the wheat go to grains, so we don't know if the nanoplastic would eventually get into the food source, but it did go up further into the plant," says Mitrano. However, she didn't see any big changes in the physiology of the plants, like growth rate or chlorophyl production. "But we did see that it changed the root structure a bit and the cellular structure in the root, which would indicate that the plant was still under stress.

Once settled on another planet, colonists would likely start with hydroponic farming, using small-stature or dwarf cultivars that can be tightly packed together. It would make the most sense to plant fast-cycle salad crops first, says Jean Hunter, a professor at Cornell who studies food-processing and waste-management systems for long-term living away from Earth.

Tammy had read this article online called “Making Your First Million on Social Media” that said ukuleles were trending, along with hydroponic gardening, tattoos, eco-friendly period products, and Boston terriers.

Where the Kratky system stands out the most, is when it is used with crops like lettuce or spinach, crops that don’t go through a fruiting stage.

The only equipment you need for a Kratky system is a bucket in the 5-gallon range, a couple 3-inch net pots, and perhaps a hole bolt. You will need to use something to cut holes in the top of the bucket to fit your nets in. A growing medium, nutrients for your solution, and a little pH kit, and you have everything. This makes for a tiny shopping list when you are first getting started, making the Kratky method the cheapest way to begin using hydroponics.

The Kratky method has no moving parts. It requires no electricity (so long as natural light can be provided), and it is the most inexpensive system to build and run. ✓    The Kratky method is achieved by hanging plants in net pots above a nutrient solution. As the plants drain the solu- tion, more room for oxygen is created to provide plenty of air to the roots. ✓    Since there are no moving parts and little maintenance, the Kratky method can be thought of as a “set it and forget it” approach to gardening.

The Roots Need to be Covered: The roots are beautiful and definitely a sight that you want to take in, but that should be on rare occasions. When growing with the Kratky arrangement, it is best to purchase hard plastic containers that block out the light or to cover up see-through containers in a tarp, aluminum foil, or heat resistant blanket. As mentioned, plants typically have their roots below the ground, and this means that the light never actually hits the roots directly. When this happens, the roots could start to grow algae within the water. The algae starts to feed on the nutrient solution itself, and this, in turn, begins to take nutrients away from your plants to feed this intruder. While the roots are one of the most beautiful sights you can see with the Kratky method, it is also somewhat dangerous to do so and better avoided by beginners that aren’t careful.

While it is tremendous to see the root system of your plants, you need to cover the nutrient solution to prevent direct light from promoting algae growth in the reservoir. ✓    If the lid on your Kratky system isn’t tightly secured, then harmful bacteria and pathogens can easily enter the system and kill your plants. ✓    Since most Kratky method systems are meant not to be opened again after they are built, you need to be extra careful to get everything mixed properly and tightly secured during the build phase.

Lettuce likes to be grown in cool places, as too much heat will stunt its growth. It should be provided a pH level of 6.0 to 7.0 when the nutrient solution is mixed during the build phase.

Lettuce is best grown in a container that provides a gallon of nutrient solution per plant. A five-gallon container could be used to grow five heads of lettuce. Lettuce takes best to a growing medium that gets lots of air, such as chunks of coco coir or clay. A nutrient mix for lettuce is evenly balanced, which means that it has equal parts nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.

It only takes spinach about a week to go from seed to seedling, and then forty days later, you can expect to harvest your plants and toss them in a salad. In that time, our system will not need to have its water changed so long as the nutrient solution to plant ratio remains at one plant to one gallon. A pH level between 6.0 and 7.5 is necessary. This pH level is mostly within the ranges that lettuce likes as well, and this means that the two plants can be grown together in a single Kratky system, though lettuce will harvest a week or two earlier than spinach does.

Spinach will take on a different taste depending on the temperature it is grown at. Sticking with a temperature between 65F and 72F will lead to sweeter tasting spinach, but the lower the temperature you grow, the longer it will take the spinach to grow. Provide spinach with plenty of sun and an NPK balanced mixture.

Herbs can be grown much tighter together than lettuce or spinach, and so a ratio of two patches to a gallon of nutrient solution can be used. Hydroponic systems with moving solution require the growing media of your herb garden to

In order to manage this in a hydroponic system, you should plan to use a pair of garden shears to prune the plant and keep it at about eight inches tall. That will keep the energy flowing into the peppers so that they taste amazing. Bell peppers will take about 90 days after seedlings start to show. During those 90 days, bell peppers require a lot of light, and you can expect to give them a minimum of 18 hours a day. However, bell peppers can actually handle 24 hours of light, and so it is often more effective just to give them a dedicated light that you never shut off. While bell peppers require a pH level between 6.0 and 6.5, making them similar to lettuce and spinach, they should be grown in their own containers. They’ll need more nutrient solution to drink, and so grow bell peppers at a ratio of one plant to three gallons of water.

Tomatoes can be a lot harder to grow in the Kratky method, but that doesn’t mean that they are impossible. In fact, while they will take quite a bit of extra work, tomatoes can actually grow well using the Kratky method of hydroponics. The big thing with tomatoes is that they love getting lots and lots of liquid, and so you will need to mix a new nutrient solution for them on a weekly basis if you don’t use a large enough container.

Tomatoes like to get a pH level in the range of 5.5 to 6.5, and a temperature between 60F and 90F, though most growers agree that temperatures at the lower end of this spectrum produce tastier fruit. Like bell peppers, tomatoes need lots of light, and can even benefit from having a dedicated light set up for 24-hour illumination. They’ll take two to three months to grow, so you can expect to have to water your tomatoes eight to twelve times during this process. While this makes tomatoes a more involved crop, the results are often well worth the effort. Strawberries

Strawberries do well in a deep water culture or wicking, and the Kratky system can be seen as the cousin to these two approaches. The problem with growing strawberries in a Kratky system is entirely pinpointed in the initial building phase. A pH level of 5.5 to 6.2 is necessary, and if this is off, even by a few points, then your strawberries are going

to suffer. Getting this just right makes or breaks your crop. A Kratky method system is also best used for a small crop rather than a large one, and so you can expect to grow three or four plants in a five-gallon Kratky system.

When you are growing strawberries, pay close attention to the climate you create for them. Provide eight to twelve hours of light and keep it on a routine schedule. Pay close attention to your strawberry plants as they grow, since the buds will need to be pollinated by hand. This is done by taking a brush and brushing pollen from the male flowers into the female flowers. This should be done once a day, starting from when flowers begin to open. Provide a temperature between 60F and 80F, with 70F being just perfect. The temperature at night needs to be reduced by a few degrees.

While you can pick any material, you want for your container, beginners would be best served by sticking with a hard opaque plastic. Try to go with a light grey or white color instead of black. The reason to pick plastic and avoid black is to reduce how much heat the container absorbs. A metal container or a black container will hold on to more heat and raise the temperature of the nutrient solution in your system. An opaque plastic will prevent sunlight from getting at the roots and promoting algae growth.

The Kratky method generally functions best when it uses either rockwool, hydroton, or coconut coir. Rockwool (pictured above) is made out of basaltic rock that has been spun into fine fibers and then packed together into cubes or blocks. Hydroton is made out of expanded clay pebbles. Coconut coir is made out of the shells of coconuts and is most often found packed together like rockwool. Using one of these three growing mediums is recommended because they come in larger sizes than many of the others. The large size prevents the growing medium from spilling out of the holes in the net pots that the Kratky method uses. Using one of these will also help to keep your Kratky method system cleaner.

General Hydroponics makes a three-in-one package that comes with their formulated FloraGro, FloraMicro, and FloraBloom mixtures. Following the directions on these packages tells you exactly how much to mix to make your nutrient solution. A little more goes into making the perfect nutrient solution, but we’ll come on to that in Chapter Seven. For now, you can pick up a General Hydroponics three-in-one package from Amazon for $35.

If you have gone with the General Hydroponics kit for your nutrients, then you might as well stick with them and get their pH Up and pH Down kit. This kit comes as a bottle of pH up, a bottle of pH Down, a small bottle of pH Test Indicator, and a small container for mixing. Fill up the empty vial with some of your nutrient solution, and add a few drops of the pH Test Indicator. The color of the liquid will change and using the scale that General Hydroponics provides you with, you will be able to tell the range of your mixture. Follow the directions to increase or decrease the pH level as needed. Grab this kit off Amazon for $25.

Neem Oil: Neem oil (pictured above) is found in a lot of household items, ranging from soaps and shampoos to toothpaste and beauty products. However, you are going to want to buy pure neem oil for use in your hydroponic garden. Neem oil is made up of a lot of different components that together work as a form of all-natural pesticide. You can find a 16 oz container of pure neem oil for under $20 on Amazon, and your local gardening center is sure to carry some. You should also purchase a spray bottle while you are thinking about neem oil. Your local garden center will have spray bottles, but you can save a few dollars by going to a dollar store and getting one there. Distill neem oil into some water and fill up the spray bottle. Once a week, spray down your plants with this neem oil + water solution. Make sure to get it over the leaves and the plants themselves. This creates a coating that doesn’t harm the plants, but it makes them repellent to pests. If you find that you do have to deal with an infestation, then neem oil works as a part of a treatment routine, but it should already be a part of your weekly routine as a preventative measure.

An EC reader like the HoneForest brand TDS, EC, and temperature reader will run you $15 on Amazon, but its unlimited uses and built-in thermometer make it an absolute steal.

pH Test Kit or Reader: You can purchase a set of pH test strips for $10 off Amazon. These allow you to check the pH level of your nutrient solution by seeing what color the strip changes to. Similar to the pH Test Indicator of the last section, these are important to have on hand, but they can start to get costly if you have a lot of checks to do. Replacing the pH Test Indicator or your pH stripes could easily run you $50 or more in the course of a year.

A better investment is to purchase a digital pH reader. Amazon sells a KETOTEK digital pH meter for $15, and the VIVOSUN pH meter with TDS meter combination sells for $20. But despite the higher price tag, the Dr. Meter pH100-V that Amazon sells is easily one of the best pH readers on the market for hydroponic gardeners. At $40, it costs twice as much, but it comes with easy to use instructions, automatic calibration, and offers pinpoint accuracy. Investing in a digital pH reader means never running out of test strips or purchasing more pH Test Indicator ever again.

I realize that human civilization is based on forgetting. If I own a pair of shoes that used to belong to you, then my ownership relies on your forgetfulness. Humans are experts at storing knowledge and forgetting facts, which is why we saw this city from orbit and then pushed all the evidence into a hole. And I can’t help thinking of what Bianca said when I asked her about the Hydroponic Garden Massacre: that progress requires us to curate the past, to remove from history things that aren’t “constructive.” I don’t know if our power to forget makes humans stronger, more self-destructive, or maybe both.

The part of the City which contained the imperial government was enormous and old, shaped like a six-pointed star: sectors for East, West, North, and South, and two more: Sky, extending out between North and East, and Earth, pointing out from the middle of South and West. Each sector was composed of needle-sharp towers jammed full of archives and offices, tied together by multilevel bridges and archways. Stacked courtyards hung in midair between the more populated towers, their floors translucent or inset with sandstone and gold. At the center of each was a hydroponic garden, with photosynthesizing plant life floating in standing water. The unbelievable luxuries of a planet. The flowers in the hydroponic gardens seemed to be color-coded; as they moved closer to the Judiciary, their petals shaded redder and redder, until the center of each courtyard looked like a pool of iridescent blood,

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So here, Floyd told himself, is the first generation of the Spaceborn; there would be more of them in the years to come. Though there was sadness in this thought, there was also a great hope. When Earth was tamed and tranquil, and perhaps a little tired, there would still be scope for those who loved freedom, for the tough pioneers, the restless adventures. But their tools would not be ax and gun and canoe and wagon; they would be nuclear power plant and plasma drive and hydroponic farm. The time was fast approaching when Earth, like all mothers, must say farewell to her children.

who needs soil when there’s water? The idea of growing food in water dates back, at least, to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. But hydroponics, the growing of food in a nutrient-rich solution, is a more modern development.

Traditional agriculture uses 70 percent of the water on the planet. Hydroponics is 70 percent more efficient than traditional agriculture. Aeroponics, meanwhile, is 70 percent more efficient than hydroponics. Thus, if we used aeroponics for agriculture, we could drop water use from 70 percent to 6 percent—quite the savings.

I Brainstorm and then Test the following Bullseye Keywords: “African violet care,” “rose care,” “cactus care,” and “hydroponics.

and Hydroponics is way above the Market Size Sweet Spot Range, therefore too big (another Red light).