Hydroponics Ebb & Grow
System
A new day for plants, and the
best way of growing for you!
Simple to Extreme...
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WHAT IS HYDROPONICS AND WHY SHOULD WE USE IT?
Hydroponics can be very important to farmers and gardeners who
want complete control over their plants. Many factors can affect
plants that are grown in soil out in the fields. For a plant to
receive a well balanced diet, everything in the soil must be in
perfect balance. Rarely, if ever, can you find such ideal
conditions in soil due to contamination and biological
imbalances. But with hydroponics, water is enriched with these
very same nutrient salts, creating a hydroponic nutrient
solution that is perfectly balanced. And since this
hydroponic nutrient solution is contained, it does not harm our
environment as does runoff from fertilized soil. Also, very
little water is lost to evaporation in a hydroponic system,
making hydroponics very useful in drought stricken areas.
Additionally, plants can be grown hydroponically inside
greenhouses to protect them from pests; this makes harmful
pesticides unnecessary.
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WHATS ONE OF THE BEST WAY TO GET STARTED?
EBB & GROW SYSTEM

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EBB & GRO FLOW SYSTEM
The Ebb & Gro (from 12 to
48 plants) is the most versatile ebb & flow system on the
market. With many growers going from large numbers of small
plants to fewer, larger ones, the Ebb & Gro fits the bill! It is
a simple system that uses 2 pumps and gravity to flood and drain
the planters about 3 or 4 times per day. The fill drain cycles
are controlled by the controller unit (the square black
container) to control the feeding schedule that you set on it’s
built-in timer. This system can be set up in many different
sizes and shapes to fit your exact growing needs. You can add
more grow pots as necessary. It is completely expandable. The
system works by connecting all of the grow pots to the
controller unit. All necessary tubing and fittings are included
with the systems. Then you just set the timer to fill and drain
the pots about 3 or 4 times a day. When the fill and drain cycle
that you set comes on, it turns on the pump in the large
reservoir (the 55 gallon black drum), and starts filling the
controller unit. Since the grow pots are all plumbed to the
controller unit, the water in the entire system starts to level
off with the controller unit. When the pots are full, and your
drain cycle starts, the pump in the controller unit pumps all of
the water back into the reservoir. When the level of the water
in the controller unit goes down, all of the grow pots levels go
down also. Then the controller unit waits for the next fill and
drain cycle a few hours later. The grow pots are 2 gallons and
are filled with grow rocks or Higromite. Each grow pot consists
of 2 pots nested inside each other, the inner pot has a lot of
holes in the bottom to allow the water to enter the grow rocks
and the root zone. This will allow you to be able to pick up the
inner pot and move the plants from one site to another on the
system. This provides for even plant growth even at the edges of
your garden, where the plants don’t get as much light! Since
your pumps are only pumping a short time each day, the system is
extremely reliable. Your plants have 2 gallons of space in which
to have root growth, so the size of your plants is not an issue.
If they get larger than you anticipated, you can space the grow
pots further apart. The closest the plants can be together is
10”, so they can be packed into a small area if you desire.
Versatility is what you get with this system. Additional grow
pots can be added at a later time. Each 6 pot add-on includes
all of the tubing and fittings needed. You do need one 50 liter
bag of grow rocks for each 6 pot add-on. Controller units are
available separately if you wish to make your own system and
they include the pumps. These systems are very economical to
ship via truck.
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