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Pros and Cons of Polymer-Bound Seedling Plugs
Wanted: the perfect media People have been trying to start seeds in weird stuff for a long time. From gravel to packing peanuts, just about everything has been tried. The great thing about seeds is that they come pre-packaged in a neat shell with all the nutrients...
How to Use a Multi-reading Handheld Meter in Hydroponics
When a handheld meter comes in ... handy A few weeks ago, the EC probe attached to our Intellidose was knocked out of the system's solution and we overdosed our system (to about 4.4 EC!). Unfortunately, this user error was not gentle on our crops. Luckily, we had a...
Harvesting and Handling Lettuce for a Longer Shelf Life
The crop everyone knows Lettuce is one of the most popular crops in the world. Here in the US, we use lettuce on almost anything that we eat cold. The...
The Pros and Cons of LED Light Bars
The rise of light bars LED light bars provide farmers with good coverage and flexibility, although light intensity can suffer. Light intensity refers to the amount of light energy transferred from the light source to a surface, and it can be measured in several...
6 Types of LED Light Bars for Indoor Farming
LED light bars are one of the top options for indoor growers due to their utility and coverage.
Whereas fixtures can be bulky and difficult to fit into tight spaces, light bars are generally longer and more slender overall. This means that they fit great into high-density production facilities like most vertical farmers are using, and the increased length of the bar makes coverage more manageable and dispersed.
In this post, you’ll learn about six different types of LED light bars, their various features and benefits, and some of the issues light bars can present to farmers.
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How to Grow Hydroponic Strawberries [PDF] [Video]
Strawberries: beloved by farmer, beloved by consumer. Against the odds of nature, strawberries have persisted through the centuries; this is largely due to human interference. We have bred strawberries from their tiny ancestors into the meaty red fruit that they are...
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