Hydroponics is an efficient and highly productive method of agriculture. While it etymologically means growing in water, it covers a wide array of alternative agricultural techniques
Hydroponic root hormones are one of the most important components of a hydroponic system. Hydroponic plants are grown suspended in a liquid solution containing minerals that are essential for plants
Hydroponic gardening is a technique of growing plants without soil, plantation agriculture is an export oriented commercial tropical agricultural systems.
Hydroponics is the method of growing plants sans soil under controlled environment. Starting a hydroponic garden is not hard, as long as you plan and prepare for the task.
Your hydroponic plants will be more sensitive to nutrient levels and can't self-regulate themselves like soil-based plants so you will need to keep an eye on the proportion of hydroponics nutrients feed to your plants
Hydroponic growing needs accurate amount of nutrients that your plants need. It is essential to measure and monitor the pH level of your nutrient solution on a regular basis.
Scarification basically means scratching, breaking or weakening the coating of the seed to soften it, therefore making it easier to reach the moisture and gasses it requires to germinate efficiently.
Any plant consistently attacked should be planted at a different time, preventative measures taken or not planted at all.
Large pieces of eggshell can be scattered amongst cabbages to confuse the Cabbage white butterfly. The theory goes that it will mistake the eggshells for other butterflies and leave the area looking for less populated plants to lay its eggs on.
Attract small insect-eating birds by providing safe nest sites and a constant supply of water.
Insect predators of caterpillars include: assassin bugs; tachinid flies; paper wasps, which chew up caterpillars and feed them to their larvae; lacewings and ladybirds eat moth eggs; tiny trichogramma wasps parasitise moth eggs; other tiny wasps like
Apanteles sp. parasitise the caterpillar, the wasp larvae feed on non-essential parts of the caterpillar.
Garlic spray can be used as a repellent and to kill caterpillars.
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