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.

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.