Growers Guide

Nutrient Management

-  Flairform Dosage Chart    (PDF download)

-  Choosing a hydroponic nutrient:

-  Which nutrient brand is best?

-  Plant nutrient needs

-  1, 2 or 3-part nutrients?

-  Grow & Bloom nutrient ratio

-  Plant additives

-  Plant nutrient labelling

-  Nutrient concentration

-  pH buffering capacity

-  Nutrient solubility

-  Dosing procedures for plant nutrients (and additives)

-  Feed frequency and volume

-  pH control (including pH Meters) - 12 part article

-  Conductivity (EC/TDS) for controlling nutrient concentration - 10 part article

-  Disease prevention in hydroponic systems (Nutrient disinfection)

-  Oxygenation (aeration) of nutrient solution

-  Nutrient temperature

-  Minimise exposure of nutrient & roots to light

-  Nutrient deficiency symptoms
 

Environment

- Humidity

-  Air temperature

-  Ventilation: Equipment overview | Switching fans on & off)

-  Lighting (Indoors): Lamp selection | Optimizing light intensity | Hints for setup & maintenance

-  Carbon dioxide (CO2)
 

Plant propagation

-  Cuttings (clones)

-  Seedlings

-  Mother (Donor) Plants

-  Transplanting cuttings & seedlings

-  Mediums (substrates) for cuttings & seedlings

Hydroponic system & plant maintenance

-  General hygiene

-  Dumping

-  Flushing root zone

-  Nutrient disinfection

-  Disease control

-  Pest (insect) control

-  System clean-up between crops:  Disease prevention | Precipitate removal

-  Pruning:  Pruning & Shaping Plants | How to cut

-  Plant support

System Design  

-  Recirculating systems:  NFT | Flood & Drain | Aeroponics | Satellite

-  Run-to-waste systems

Electrical Safety

System components

-  Nutrient reservoirs

-  Growing containers (trays / channels / pots)

-  Feed circuits:  Feed circuit plumbing | Feed outlets | Blockages

-  Nutrient pumps

-  Timers

-  Mediums (substrates) 

Plant Components and Processes

-  Plant components (vascular system, roots, leaves)