Hydroponics was derived from the Greek word hydro, which means “water” and ponos, which means “labor or water-working”. Hydroponics gardening involves growing plants with their roots in other nutrient solutions and without soil.

Hydroponics gardening is as simple as ordinary gardening. Both of them necessitate sufficient light, water, temperature, light, and humidity. But with hydroponics, no soil is used. Instead a soil substitute holds the roots while nutrients are carried by the water. Indoor hydroponic gardening is not that hard and plants respond well to this method of growing.

This is one of the major considerations in hydroponics gardening since it sustains the plants. One has to make sure that this nutrient solution maintains a pH level of 5 to 6 after dilution. In hydroponics gardening, the plants should be watered more than three times a day. this is usually done using a pump and timer.

If your hydroponics garden is located indoors, the most suitable temperature is between 71 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit. Of course, this temperature may change depending on the different types of plant you are working on, e.g. tropical plants.

Place your plants somewhere they can receive ample amount of light. Otherwise artificial light must be used. High pressure Sodium lights or bulbs are a suitable substitute for natural light.

Humidity is good. When the room’s temperature rises, the air will be able to hold the sufficient amount of moisture your plants will need.

A hydroponics system can be fully automated. Since it is water-based, the gardener has no soil to dig or weeds to pull. Also, the water can be re-used to prevent wastage.

With hydroponics, an excellent yield of quality plants can be easily achieved. Home hydroponics systems and DIY kits are are readily available in most hardware stores.

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1. Spend some time thinking about exactly how you want the final design to be. You need to take account of the style and function of your landscape. Do you want to include an area for entertaining? A barbeque? Is there to be an area for children to play, a fishpond or a swimming pool? An idea of the plants you want to be there will also help. Focus on the area where you spend most of your time. That’s a good place to start.

2. Think twice before hiring a pro. An independent designer might cost you hundreds of dollars when you may be able to access free plans on the internet or at a nursery. But if you have an awkward block such as very steep ground, a pro might give you the expertise to save costly mistakes.

3. The style of your home must be taken into account. If you have a rural cottage, formal gardens surrounding it will look out of place. Think also about your lifestyle. Do you want to spend hours caring for many beds of annuals or pruning beds of roses? If so, go ahead and plant them, but if you’d rather spend your free time at the beach, then go for an easy-care garden and landscape.

Here are the various landscape styles you can choose for your own garden:

a. Formal. This style uses lots of straight lines and perfect geometrical shapes. Orderly arrangement of plants instead of random positioning is employed. Close arrangement and pruning is seen on many landscaped gardens with this style.

b. Informal. This kind of landscaping workds well with cosy cottages. Beds with curved edges instead of straight lines and random placement of plants suit this landscape style.

c. English Garden. This style emphasizes the harmony between the house’s architecture and the garden.

d. Formal/Informal Garden. This style often comes with a brick walkway that exudes formality. This walkway leads to the rear with a circle of plants. The arrangement of plants resembles the English garden style but it has no formal borders.

e. Oriental. It is often the kind of garden found in small backyards. It uses rocks, evergreens and water. A wide variety of plants create several interesting angles with this style.

f. Woodland. This landscaping suits a house that has a wooded backyard and sloping ground.

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COUNTRY GARDENS often showcases the more unusual gardens around the country. It introduces wonderful new ways to enjoy garden sights and scents. It helps the avid gardener to create an eye-pleasing, fragrance – filled country garden.

This magazine has very useful advice on setting up and caring for your garden. Every issue contains profiles of fascinating people and their gardens, inspiration for gardens and detailed garden plans. Best of all, it’s a trusted source of information that’s easy to understand. Every season carries a vast harvest of ideas to delight, motivate and guide any gardener.

How about a gardening magazine for those who want to become a better gardener? FINE GARDENING MAGAZINE from The Taunton Press brings you amazing design ideas, beneficial techniques, and the know-how to get the best results from your gardening endeavors.

In each issue you’ll find eye-opening bits of advice from the experts, detailed information on all types of plants, effective techniques and time-saving tips, straightforward tool reviews from editors and readers and planting suggestions for specific regions.

But for more intensive information on how to maintain a garden packed with style and color, then you’ll want to read GARDEN DESIGN. This gardening magazine brings out eye-popping photos, illustrations and useful recommendations on how to create a picture-perfect garden. It is written and designed for those who are passionate about their homes and gardens. Garden Design is more than just a dig-in-the-dirt gardening magazine; it’s for people who enjoy bringing in more aesthetic value for their homes through their gardens.

Garden Design encourages you to create stylish outdoor living spaces and rare gardens through cultivating rare breeds of plants, with updates on the best tools and techniques. It contains magnificent photographs and articles that capture the imaginations of gardeners everywhere.

For passionate gardeners, HOLTICULTURE MAGAZINE is the ultimate guide to gardening. The authoritative voice of gardeners, Horticulture serves as an essential guide and trusted friend, and is a main resource for serious gardeners from every corner of the country.

These magazines aim to instruct, inform, and inspire serious home gardeners. There are gardening magazines for beginners and expert gardeners. Discover or develop your green thumb with their latest gardening techniques and garden design information.

For Australian readers, there is BURKE’S BACKYARD. Springing form a TV series of the same name, Burke’s Backyard focuses on gardening décor as well as the all-important garden makeovers that have become so popular.

YOUR GARDEN is another beauty, claiming the prestige of being Australia’s gardening magazine, it usually features two or three popular flowers and how best to grow them, with a wealth of tips and information on other plants, tools and products for the garden.

GARDENING AUSTRALIA springs from the ABC’s feature of that name it features many wonderful articles by gardening experts and often holds a free catalogue from one of the larger nurseries.

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If you choose to buy the plant from a nursery and install it in your garden, it reduces a lot of the work involved in making it healthy. However, I have found in the past that many incompetent nursery workers will absolutely ruin the future of the plant by putting certain chemicals or fertilizers in. I have adapted to this incompetence by learning to choose the healthiest plant of the bunch. Here I will discuss some of the techniques I use in my screening process for plants.

It may sound superficial, but the one thing you need to check for on your prospective plants is how nice they look. As far as plants go, you can truly judge a book by its cover. If a plant has been treated healthily and has no diseases or pests, you can almost always tell by how nice it looks. If a plant has grown up in improper soil, or has harmful bugs living in it, you can tell from the holey leaves and wilted stems.

If you’re browsing the nursery shelves looking for your dream plant, you want to exclude anything that currently has flowers. Plants are less traumatized by the transplant if they do not currently have any flowers. It’s best to find ones that just consist of buds. However if all you have to choose from are flowering plants, then you should do the unthinkable and sever all of them. It will be worth it for the future health of the plant. I’ve found that transplanting a plant while it is blooming results in having a dead plant ninety percent of the time.

Always check the roots before you plop down the money to purchase the plant. Of course if the roots are in absolutely terrible condition you will be able to tell by looking at the rest of the plant. But if the roots are just slightly out of shape, then you probably won’t be able to tell just by looking at it. Inspect the roots very closely for any signs of brownness, rottenness, or softness. The roots should always be a firm, perfectly well formed infrastructure that holds all the soil together. One can easily tell if the roots are before or past their prime, depending on the root to soil ratio. If there are a ridiculous amount of roots with little soil, or a bunch of soil with few roots, you should not buy that plant.

If you find any abnormalities with the plant, whether it be the shape of the roots or any irregular features with the leaves, you should ask the nursery employees. While usually these things can be the sign of an unhealthy plant, occasionally there will be a logical explanation for it. Always give the nursery a chance before writing them off as horrendous. After all, they are (usually) professionals who have been dealing with plants for years.

So if you decide to take the easy route and get a plant from a nursery, you just have to remember that the health of the plants has been left up to someone you don’t know. Usually they do a good job, but you should always check for yourself. Also take every precaution you can to avoid transplant shock in the plant (when it has trouble adjusting to its new location, and therefore has health problems in the future). Usually the process goes smoothly, but you can never be too sure.

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Harvest

Harvest should be done mechanically or manually. Washed after harvest (when necessary), must be dried by winds before. Harvest time is adjusted with the consumer desire. Harvested crops should be shaded so it’s not quickly faded. Grouping harvest so that uniform. The selected results should be separated apart. The use of herbicide or growth regulator substances should not be done. Harvest that is still wet or dirty can not be packed or inserted in a plastic bag, because it will quickly decay.

Packaging and labeling

Packaging material must be free of chemicals substances. Labels must be prepared to the grade of organic crops, as well as text and image of the product mentioned. Packaging materials must be resistant to long-distance transportation when necessary. Packaging materials need to be able to protect products from physical damage. Packaging materials should be environment-friendly materials. Avoid direct contact with the glue on the Scotch tape on the harvest. The form of packaging is designed according to market demand. Packages tailored to the size of market demand and size of product. Products that have been packed can be stored in the room with air conditioner and have relative humidity control. Should not use chemical substances to preserve the harvest, such as gas, liquid, or block.

Storage of materials

Packaging must not be mixed with chemicals or other materials which is prohibited for organic crop. Time of packaging should not be mixed or combined with packaging unorganic plants.

Transportation

Transportation must use a closed car equiped by air conditioner. Temperature during transport must be in compliance with product specifications. Transportation vehicle should be kept clean and in an available condition. You may use a container that can be stacked to gain an optimal space. It is recommended that the product that has been packed be delivered to the destination as soon as possible. In transportation should not be mixed with the goods prohibited for organic crop.

Tools

Equipment used must be free of contamination from chemicals. Equipment should be treated and kept properly. Need a book of equipment maintenance. Calibrate equipment periodically. May not use the used tools of materials prohibited for organic crop.

Products storage

Product storage must be separated in a closed room. The room used should have an air conditioner and the facilities of relative humidity. Storage of organic products should not be mixed with forbidden materials.

Fertilizer storage

Organic fertilizer storage should be separate from production. Arrival and departure time should be FIFO, and strictly recorded. To maintain the continuity of business, the stock of organic fertilizers can not be empty.

Standards of quality

Must have a clear standard of quality for each type of plant products. If there’s an unclear standard of quality, the manufacturer can made it by themself. Standards of quality can not be changed.

Conservation

Each step in the organic plantation, must have efforts to conserve the environment. Any innovation should refer to the preservation of the environment. May not disrupt or negatively impact the environment.

Labor

Workers must meet the applicable employment laws. Workers are recommended to have the expertise, skills and adequate competence, and should be separated apart.

Environmental sanitation

Must provide a place to wash vegetables, and a clean toilet. Conducting environmental sanitation intensively and consistently. In the conduct of sanitation may not be disrupt the environment.

Certification

For export activities, there must be certification. Certification should be made to increase consumer trust. Although the certificate has been published, production of labeled organic can not be filled by non-organic ones.

Complaint form

Must be prepared at each sales point, or listed address, phone or device that receives complaints. Complaints must be handled soon. Consumers are allowed to see directly the process of planting crops organically at any time. Can not be refused if there is a visit or inspection from the outside who want to see directly to the field.

Development

Farmers / agricultural employers would have to make changes to the better and correct way, according to the briefing from counselor. Institution can implement guidance and counseling in order to process of organic plant running well and correctly.

Well, for those who are interested in this business, the points above can be a standard procedure that must be obeyed. In addition, you must have a good relationship with the distributor, because the tip of the spear on any sales are in their hands. Therefore, in accordance with the laws of marketing management, product quality remains the main thing. Because this business does not have differences with other kind of business.

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Healthy life culture are becoming a trend recently. At least for the middle to top society. This is based on the number of components of food that contains lots of preservative, also vegetables and fruits that use a lot of pesticide and stimulant drugs such as chemical fertilizers or non-organic. Based on the healthy life culture, some large hypermarket has been providing organic food. And the demand for healthy food is increasing time after time.

Of course this is an interesting business opportunity, especially for those who have agricultural land. If you feel boring planting with the use of pesticides and non-organic fertilizer, you can try this business. Products are sold at prices above the price of agricultural products on average. In other words, it is quite profitable, although the risk of the business is also quite large. Such as the failed harvest or pest attack. It is necessary to do some right preparations so that harvest from our organic garden can be successful and in accordance with the requirements as organic food. Here are some procedures that must be obeyed if you want to farm organically.

Location

Location must be free of contamination from chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides. In the case of location, organic farming may be done in the green house or outside the green house. While you may not make determination of the location that can disrupt, damage, or conflict with the environment.

Fertilization

Need to use organic fertilizers such as compost, natural fertilizers (manure, guano, plant waste, etc.), ash, and natural rock (rock phosphate, limestone, dolomite, etc.). However, still allowed to use the liquid fertilizer / microbes as long as that does not contain inorganic chemicals. Advisable to maintain fertility and crop rotation using the concept of land conservation. Which is prohibited to use artificial fertilizers / chemicals. In addition, fertilization should not give negative impact to the environment. Natural fertilizer can not be used directly, it must be through the decomposition process first.

Seeds / seedlings

Seeds and seedlings that are used must be healthy. The seed should be free from chemical pesticides. While the seedlings of the treatment with chemical pesticides can not be used. Generally, seeds that are sold in the market using insecticide / fungicide. Because the impact is very small, the seed can be used. If possible, seed may produce its own. Seedlings using insecticide or fungicide may not be used.

Seeding

The process of seedbed should be free from the influence of chemical fertilizer, pesticide chemicals, or growth regulator substances. The seed can be planted directly or seeded first. May not use any kind of inorganic chemicals, including the growth regulator substances.

Planting

Can be planted in the greenhouse or planted outside the room. Planting time, planting distance, etc.., should be recorded regularly.

Irrigation

Water used should be free from the influence of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Must be supported by an adequate irrigation system. Water for sprinkling can use farm waste water. Would be better if the water from livestock waste processed first. The process of irrigation / sprinkling may not have additional elements that come from the burly man-made fertilizers / chemicals.

Plant maintenance

Maintenance weeding plants must be physically or manually, thinning without the help of chemicals. The addition of organic material after planting can be done. The use of plastic and shade could be implemented. Use of chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides can not be done. Plants treatment may not give a negative impact on the environment

Pest Control

Protection of plants must be free from the use of chemical pesticides. Must use some of the ways in implementing the Integrated Pest Control, such as set irrigation, multiple cropping, crop rotation, the breeding of predators, etc.. To ensure that this is actually implemented, there must be a periodic training. Use of this way must meet the “six right” : the right type, time, dose, concentration, how, and application tools.

Pest control permitted use of biological insecticide like B. thuringiensis or insecticide made from artificial organic materials, such as pyrethrum synthetic. Another organic insecticides, such as tobacco leaf extracts, mindi, onions, can be used. Organic fungicide made from turmeric extract etc.. can be used. It is recommended to use disease-resistant varieties, in example on potatoes the use of True Potatoes Seeds will be better because it does not require any fungicide. It is advisable to analyze randomly of residues in the production generated.

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Gardening is a fun job. Rather than see the yard empty, how beautiful if we plant some trees or flowers. Use our spare times to take care a variety of ornamental plants, fruits, herbs or drugs can make the time more useful. The home atmosphere is also appear more fresh. But, what if I do not have adequate land? Or just a little space in front of the house? Meanwhile, the desire to care trees is very big. About this matter, don’t lose your spirit. Mothers, young people or the father who has a pension will still be able to do so in between the routine activities of day-to-day. Verticulture is an agriculture method by using little outdoor space. Suitable applied in the area of dense settlement.

Verticulture consists of two words: vertical and culture. It is a method in agriculture which is done with a multilevel system. Cultivate land by using this system is not much different with the planting of trees as in a garden or field. However, there is a surplus, with a minimum of land able to produce the maximum results.

In a general or conventional agriculture, one square meter can only be planted with five trees. By using this method, we can grow more than five trees, by create a shelf to put the plant. No need to directly plant in the available area. Rack can be made of wood, board or flavor. If you want to make it stronger, use a framework of iron or stainless steel. But it’s more expensive.

About the model and size, it’s depends on customer’s creativity. Created in such a way that is able to fill many plants. Generally it has a shape of square, triangle, or designed like a stair with a set of shelves. The most important is strong and easy to move.

Some building shape combined with materials like zinc or rectangular aluminum. Usage is to sprinkle the ground, as the planting media. That’s similar to the rice field or garden plot.

A number of flower pot can also be put on the shelves. About the tree’s container, does not have to buy it on the market. Try to find something in the warehouse or terrace. Paint cans, used lubricant oil, or mineral water plastic bottles that are not used, can be used.

Anti flood

In the making of building’s framework, the important thing to consider is the height. Plants treatment will be easier if the rack created normally. Because we talk about vertical culture, than it would be similar to a ladder, vertically stacked.

Not directly planted in the ground, but above the floor. Spare a little distance from the surface soil, is very useful when there is some spoil water. Floor is still clean when you put it around the room with tiles or ceramics.

Rack easily put anywhere as you wish. In front of the house, in the side area, above the level, even inside the room. Framework of the building is made higher to prevent plants submerged by water.

Creativity can be done by painting pot or rack to add a touch of art more interesting. Also combined with various colors of different types of plants. May be also added with some pot accessories, such as water container under the pot, or some hanging pots.

In addition to ornamental plants, medicinal trees are also very well planted. Fair to add a collection, is also more useful. Not only that, the combination of fruit plants in the pot will make the content of  our “garden” more solid. To get one, just go to plants’ seller. Various small trees which have lots of fruit is provided. Used drum or big paint cans will be the perfect one as its container. Indeed, the type of trees are too heavy in the top rack. However, you can adjust the placement.

Verticulture be very suitable for planting a one-seasoned plants, such as vegetables. Besides it is easy to plant, we can harvest the results immediately. Variety of vegetables that can be planted include celery, lettuce, kangkung, spinach or basil. Chili, tomatoes, or eggplant, is also easy to grow in the pot. Type of poly bag or blact thick plastic bag, can replace the function of plants’ pot.

It depends on how to treat and take care of them. When the result excessive, sold as an additional income. Is more healthy and more environmentally friendly. Because in this plant farming, the family members no longer need to issue the funds to buy fertilizer. Natural fertilizer can be made from the kitchen waste. Pieces of vegetables, fruit skin or leftover food is organic materials that are useful. Those materials is easy to unravel by land and needed by plants. Just bury it in the ground. Left it ravel for about one month duration. After that can be used as planting media. With added by a mixture of sand, loose soil, and compost. Use a balanced composition, which is 1:1:1.

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