What is Hydroponics? Visualize your usual plant growing
in soil, being watered by rain or hand-watered. Now take away the dirt,
the rocks, and the rain. Imagine the roots are growing in a sponge and
nothing else, and your plants couldn't be happier
Instead of having to push
their way through hard soil in search of nutrients and moisture, their
roots grow easily through this sponge-like substance called rock wool.
It's soaked with the perfect nutrient solution. The pH is monitored
and adjusted to keep the plant's nutrient uptake in perfect balance.
Outdoors, plants grow in greenhouses in sunlight, and inside they grow
under bright lights that emulate the sun's natural spectrum. The plant
faces no competing organisms whatsoever...no roots from other plants,
no bugs, no bacteria and no toxins! Now visualize the healthiest plants
you've ever seen. The largest, greenest leaves. The brightest flowers.
And the biggest, most perfect fruits and vegetables.
Hydroponic growing has been around for thousands of years
and it's the growing technique of choice throughout most of Europe,
but its spring may just be coming here in the United States. Many of
us have heard of hydroponics' wondrous ability to grow "super plants"...but
it has long been too complicated and too expensive for the casual gardener.
Today however, people of all ages are discovering that the wonderful
world of hydroponics is now easy and affordable... for everyone from
the curious gardening novice to the seasoned green thumb!
Growing with hydroponics is possible almost anywhere.
Compact systems work well in any room and allow indoor growing all year
round for a wide variety of plants, such as tomatoes, herbs, and flowers.
Many hydroponic systems can be automated with pumps and timers so the
only attention they need is monitoring pH and changing the nutrients
once or twice each month.
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At the forefront of the new hydroponics revolution are innovative
products like the EzHydroKit. The basic kit, starting at $29.95, comes with
everything you need to start growing your own hydroponic plants at home.
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The kit includes a hydroponic planter
with a built-in nutrient reservoir, a 5 month supply of grow and
bloom nutrients, pH testing papers, pH Up and pH Down, rock wool
cubes in net pots, free herb or vegetable seeds, and an EzGrowGuide
that takes you step by step through the growing process.
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EzHydroKit is a small family-run company in Tucson, AZ,
offering dedicated customer service. Their award-winning kits are available
online at www.EzHydroKit.com
or you can get their catalog by sending a S.A.S.E. to EzHydroKit, P.O.
Box 86837, Tucson AZ 85754-6837
Happy Growing!
