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Homestead hydroponics. (indoor gardening techniques)(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 1/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...and commercial growers can grow with hydroponics and organics (hydro-organics) even in...only off-season but organic as well. Hydroponics 101 Hydroponic means growing plants...from a reservoir below. The benefits of hydroponics go beyond the lengthening growing season...
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Hydroponics.
Magazine article from: Science Weekly; 11/15/2006; 700+ words
; Hydroponics If you've brushed against seaweed in the ocean, or seen...technology of growing plants without soil is called hydroponics (hy-dro-pon-ics). Hydroponic plants may be grown indoors...copper, zinc, and chlorine. DID YOU KNOW?? The word hydroponics means working water . History of Hydroponics ...
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IRAN: 1ST HYDROPONICS OPENS IN GARMSAR.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 4/7/2005; 86 words
; According to Tehran Times , Semnan's first hydroponics greenhouse that is aimed for cucumber production was set...about 40 tons of cucumber in every farming season. In hydroponics greenhouses, plants are fed by water-soluble minerals...
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Hydroponics factory raided by police.
Newspaper article from: Hastings & St. Leonards Observer (St. Leonards-on-Sea, England); 3/5/2008; 56 words
; POLICE raided a hydroponics factory secretly set up in a sedate part of Hastings today (Wednesday). Officers seized hundreds of cannabis plants, filling five...
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Hydroponics help First Nation grow.(SPECIAL REPORT: ELLIOT LAKE & NORTH SHORE)
Magazine article from: Northern Ontario Business; 6/1/2006; ; 581 words
; ...plan developed by KPMG, it was suggested the community diversify its tree seedlings and Canadian Yew operation to include hydroponics to grow cucumbers and tomatoes. That is our next phase and will involve renovations to our greenhouses, says Thessalon First...
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IFF BREAKS NEW GROUND IN HYDROPONICS RESEARCH.
Magazine article from: Household & Personal Products Industry; 8/1/2001; 520 words
; * International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) is breaking new ground in the field of natural products research with the addition of 1,300 square feet of greenhouse space to its Union Beach, NJ, facility. The addition to the company's existing 2,600-square-foot greenhouse will allow plants to grow
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Hydroponic Strawberries Avoid Soil Pests.
Magazine article from: Agricultural Research; 11/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; The first recorded use of hydroponics is in one of the seven wonders of the ancient world: the...World War II ate fresh fruits and vegetables produced by hydroponics. Hydroponics--from the Greek words hydro (water) and ponos (labor...
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Police find a fifth drugs den.
Newspaper article from: Bexhill Observer (Bexhill, England); 2/16/2007; 324 words
; ...have uncovered the fifth Bexhill cannabis hydroponics factory in six weeks. Officers armed with...contained cannabis plants being grown under a hydroponics system with heat lamps. Hydroponics factories are generally associated with the...
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Aquaponics, the wave of the future.(The garden)
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 3/1/2008; ; 680 words
; ...process of combining aquaculture with hydroponics for mutual benefit. The plants benefit...tilapia. How does aquaponics compare with hydroponics? A two-year research study conducted...proved that aquaponics is superior to hydroponics. After being fully operational for six...
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Consider a hydroponic garden as a supplemental growing method.(The garden)
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Why hydroponics? you ask. Why should I grow hydroponics? Let's start with the state of modern farming ... Over...topsoil every year reducing the amount of farmable land. Hydroponics is a good alternative to producing fruits and vegetables...
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Hydroponics
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
HYDROPONICS HYDROPONICS, a method of growing plants in nutrient solutions, without soil. Under...and other mineral nutrients, which plant roots absorb gradually. Hydroponics, in contrast, immerses roots directly in liquid nutrient solutions...
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hydroponics
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
hydroponics ( soil-less culture or tank farming ) Plants grow with their roots in a mineral solution or a moist inert medium (such as gravel) containing the necessary nutrients, instead of soil.
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water gardening
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
see hydroponics .
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hydro-
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
...words either direct or through F. but many are of mod. orig.; (in gen. terms) hydrographer , hydrography , hydrophobia XVI, hydroponics (Gr. pónos labour) XX; (path.) denoting accumulation of fluid, as hydrocele XVI, hydrocephalus (Gr. hudroképhalon...
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Nutrients
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...would destroy the soil. Therefore scientists devised a simplified method for growing plants, called solution culture, or hydroponics. In this technique the roots of the plants are not in soil but in water, which contains the dissolved salts of those elements...
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