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Soil Culture

The easiest way to get started in greenhouse vegetable production is to use the existing soil on site, but soils must be well drained. Soils can be improved by applying ample quantities of well-rotted livestock manure, compost, or composted livestock manure. Apply all manures before fumigation. Soils should be fumigated or sterilized with steam at least two weeks before planting. If the soil is steamed, maintain a temperature of 180°F for at least four hours. Avoid deep tillage after sterilization to prevent reintroduction of weed seed and disease organisms from below the sterilization or fumigation zone.

A soil test should be taken before planting to determine the amount of fertilizer to apply for each crop. All phosphorous and potassium fertilizers should be applied before planting and incorporated directly into the soil. Nitrogen fertilizers should be applied in split applications, part before planting and the rest as needed during the growing season. Nitrogen fertilizers can be applied as sidedressings or through a drip irrigation system. Secondary and minor fertilizer elements should be applied as needed.

Hydroponic Culture

Hydroponic culture of greenhouse vegetables involves the production of crops in sand, gravel, or artificial soil-less mixes in bags, tubes, tubs, tanks, or troughs designed to allow the circulation of nutrient media needed for crop growth. Unlike conventional soil culture, hydroponic culture of greenhouse vegetables is less forgiving and requires intense management. Although present automation systems can minimize fertilization and irrigation labor inputs, continuous monitoring of the system is important. Growers must be highly knowledgeable about plant growth, nutrient balances, cultural media characteristics, and plant physiology. Nevertheless, hydroponics allows the culture of greenhouse vegetables in areas where soils are not suitable for vegetable production.


Supercloset Hydroponics Celebrates 10 Years of Producing Automated Grow Boxes ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The SuperCloset Hydroponics Team has recently celebrated 10 years of producing fully automated grow boxes, grow rooms, and their innovative SuperPonics hydroponic systems. For this feat, they are honoring growing customers with one of the biggest sales ...

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Hydroponics Industry Sees “Quantum Leap” in Hydroponics Nutrient Technology
PR Web (press release)
A quantum leap in hydroponics nutrient technology has been made. A new pH balancing technology now automatically adjusts and balances growers' nutrient solutions and growing mediums without the use of “pH up” or “pH down” chemicals, totally eliminating ...



Hydroponic gardening may aid food supply
Nashua Telegraph
Photo courtesy of MAUREEN GILMER via Scripps Howard News Service Hydroponic vegetable-growing revolutionizes off-season availability of seasonal produce. I grew up in NASA's Apollo years from 1961-72, when space-age technology yielded such essentials ...



Yardsmart: Hydroponic gardening may aid food supply
ScrippsNews
Such expos focus exclusively on hydroponics, the science of cultivating plants in soil-less media with little more than water and nutrient solutions. In hydroponic gardening, science and chemistry replace the old traditions of gardening.

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American Hydroponics Appoints Scott Kornberg as Chief Technology Officer
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
American Hydroponics, a worldwide leader in the design and manufacturing of recirculating hydroponic systems, is pleased to welcome Scott Kornberg as its Chief Technology Officer. Kornberg will work alongside President and Chief Executive Officer ...

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Major Hydroponics System Retailer Updates Grow Box Site
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
It's a new year, and at SoCal-based hydroponics retailer Dealzer, top staffers are hard at work adding new high-tech catalog items, building new sales and discounts for customers, and staying on top of offering the most current cutting-edge grow ...

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Your tax dollars at work: Bond money modernized Yavapai College campuses
Verde Independent
In hydroponics, we try all the additives, we find the right balance, and put it to use in the greenhouse," said Pfingston, 49, who will earn his associate's degree in agricultural technology this year and plans on attending NAU to study sustainability.

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Sergeant suspended for erasing evidence in Simply Hydroponics case
Tampabay.com
Underwood was one of dozens of Pinellas County residents investigated after visiting Simply Hydroponics, a hydroponic gardening shop on Ulmerton Road. Pinellas investigators identified the store's customers by mounting a camera on a pole across the ...



High School Students Build Hydroponics Garden to Teach and Feed
Patch.com
Peters Township High School juniors Cody Ondos and Austin Chappell left Epcot with newfound curiosity after visiting its hydroponics garden. “Individually, over the summer we both visited Epcot and saw its hydroponics system,” said Ondos.



Lake Wylie Pilot

Expanded Clover High tech center looks to grow
Lake Wylie Pilot
By Jennifer Becknell - news@enquirerherald.com Clover agriculture teacher Carrie Bolin mentors students destined for a wide range of careers — from veterinarians to pet groomers, and specialists in turf management to hydroponics.

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Greenhouse Soil or Hydroponic Culture

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Greenhouse Soil Hydroponic Culture Options

greenhouse soil hydroponic Greenhouse Soil Hydroponic Culture Options

Soil Culture

The easiest way to get started in greenhouse vegetable production is to use the existing soil on site, but soils must be well drained. Soils can be improved by applying ample quantities of well-rotted livestock manure, compost, or composted livestock manure. Apply all manures before fumigation. Soils should be fumigated or sterilized with steam at least two weeks before planting. If the soil is steamed, maintain a temperature of 180°F for at least four hours. Avoid deep tillage after sterilization to prevent reintroduction of weed seed and disease organisms from below the sterilization or fumigation zone.

A soil test should be taken before planting to determine the amount of fertilizer to apply for each crop. All phosphorous and potassium fertilizers should be applied before planting and incorporated directly into the soil. Nitrogen fertilizers should be applied in split applications, part before planting and the rest as needed during the growing season. Nitrogen fertilizers can be applied as sidedressings or through a drip irrigation system. Secondary and minor fertilizer elements should be applied as needed.

Hydroponic Culture

Hydroponic culture of greenhouse vegetables involves the production of crops in sand, gravel, or artificial soil-less mixes in bags, tubes, tubs, tanks, or troughs designed to allow the circulation of nutrient media needed for crop growth. Unlike conventional soil culture, hydroponic culture of greenhouse vegetables is less forgiving and requires intense management. Although present automation systems can minimize fertilization and irrigation labor inputs, continuous monitoring of the system is important. Growers must be highly knowledgeable about plant growth, nutrient balances, cultural media characteristics, and plant physiology. Nevertheless, hydroponics allows the culture of greenhouse vegetables in areas where soils are not suitable for vegetable production.


Hydroponic gardening may aid food supply
Nashua Telegraph
Photo courtesy of MAUREEN GILMER via Scripps Howard News Service Hydroponic vegetable-growing revolutionizes off-season availability of seasonal produce. I grew up in NASA's Apollo years from 1961-72, when space-age technology yielded such essentials ...



Major Hydroponics System Retailer Updates Grow Box Site
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
It's a new year, and at SoCal-based hydroponics retailer Dealzer, top staffers are hard at work adding new high-tech catalog items, building new sales and discounts for customers, and staying on top of offering the most current cutting-edge grow ...

and more »


The Republic

Yardsmart: Hydroponic gardening may aid food supply
The Republic
Such expos focus exclusively on hydroponics, the science of cultivating plants in soil-less media with little more than water and nutrient solutions. In hydroponic gardening, science and chemistry replace the old traditions of gardening.

and more »


American Hydroponics Appoints Scott Kornberg as Chief Technology Officer
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
American Hydroponics, a worldwide leader in the design and manufacturing of recirculating hydroponic systems, is pleased to welcome Scott Kornberg as its Chief Technology Officer. Kornberg will work alongside President and Chief Executive Officer ...

and more »


Sergeant suspended for erasing evidence in Simply Hydroponics case
Tampabay.com
Underwood was one of dozens of Pinellas County residents investigated after visiting Simply Hydroponics, a hydroponic gardening shop on Ulmerton Road. Pinellas investigators identified the store's customers by mounting a camera on a pole across the ...



DIRT FREE GARDENING: Owners of a new hydroponic store say it's not what you'd ...
Niagara Gazette
By Danielle Haynes Niagara Gazette NIAGARA FALLS — TOWN OF TONAWANDA — Justin and Claire Holler, the husband/wife owners of Big Bloom Hydroponics, would like people to know there's more to hydroponics than what you think you may know.

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PR Web (press release)

Hydroponic Grow Shop Directory Now Available Online at GreenBookPages.com
PR Web (press release)
GreenBookPages.com is a large an extensive directory containing everything from hydroponic grow shops to attorneys interested in the green business. GreenBookPages.com also provides hydroponic equipment classifieds, personals and money saving discounts ...



HID Hut Hydroponics Discounts LED Lights 40% Off Retail
MarketWatch (press release)
ORMOND BEACH, FL, Jan 03, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- HID Hut Hydroponics Discounts is pleased to announce that their LED lights are being offered at up to 40% off retail prices. Offering a bright start to 2012, this discount provides growers with ...

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Pot-fueled prosperity in hydroponic gardening
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Eduardo Vega keeps bottles of General Hydroponics FloraBloom moving along the bottling line at the company's production facility in Sebastopol recently. By JULIE JOHNSON As plastic bottles shuttle along humming conveyor belts in General Hydroponics' ...

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PR Web

WeGrow set to open marijuana-growing supply store in DC
Bizjournals.com
WeGrow — the hydroponics superstore referred to nationally as the “Wal-Mart of Weed”— is set to open in the nation's capital in March. The growing franchise sells all of the products and services one would need to grow marijuana or other indoor ...
First Medical Marijuana Superstore Will Open in Washington D.C. This MarchPR Web (press release)
Wal Mart Of Weed Wegrow Plans Washington Dc StorePortfolio.com (blog)

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