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The
caring of plants used in hydroculture is not a lot
of work.
It is only necessary that the plant has light
(not direct light) and heat to be able to grow
strong and healthy.
Thanks
to the presence of the water level indicator, you
can see when and how much watering is needed and so
you can program watering. Through hydroculture,
it is the plant itself that decides how much water
it needs, since it is in an increasing humid situation
(more humidity) from low to high (less humidity) it
can decide the humidity necessary. For this reason,
for example, the Benjamin Ficus tends to grow its
roots downwards, since it needs more humidity, while
other plants that need less humidity tend to grow
their roots higher. All this is not possible through
normal soil cultivation.
NOTE: It is very important that the water is
used up completely, before watering again to the optimum
level (medium)! This allows a good, complete periodical
oxygenation to the rooted part of the plant.
NOTE: The maximum level (max.) of water, should
be reached only in the case that you see you will
not be able to water the plant for a long period of
time (1 month - ex. When you go on holiday), because
this leaves a large part of the rooted are under water
therefore not allowing adequate oxygenation to the
roots !
In
hydroculture the nutritive substances are supplied
to the plant by resin and ionic exchange ( with the
form of micro-granules). These resins dissolve gradually
in time leaving a total of ions (nutritive substances)
needed from the plant, in a way that this can be done
through root absorption.
This allows self-managed fertilization to happen
giving the plant in a hormonious way, through time,
the nutritive substances needed, and once administered,
can last a duration of serveral months (4/5).
Vice versa another thing the resin with ionic exchange
does is absorb the substances that are released from
the roots of the plant formed after the biochemical
processes due to the presence of water that has not
been purified of the normal salt minerial contents,
therefore acting as a ph level controller.
All
these conditions together insure the plant a perfect
habitat, to be used best for the plant's needs, without
getting into difficult situations such as leaving the
plant without any water or nutritive substances or over-watering.
This has been shown in even the most minor of ramifications
of the rooted area of the plant during hydroculture,
in respects to those planted in soil, they immediately
find everything ready and at the right dosage, all the
nutritive substances that they need. |
The
planters section for hydroculture, of the hydrovase
and its related water level indicator, with clay
pebbles substrate. On the bottom you can find
a certain amount of resin ( in a clear colour
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Like
above, but with the plant inside the hydrovase,
filled with clay pebbles substrate. The presence
of the water on the bottom of the vase makes the
sucker rod of the water level indicator rise (the
higher little white ball indicates the level) and
wets the bottom clay pebbles substrate coating.
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