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General Gardening Resources HerbGardening.com PerennialGardening.com PlantPropagation.com TomatoGardening.com Hydroponic Gardening Resources Adventures in Hydroponics A nameless frustrated gardener shares his successful indoor and outdoor hydroponic gardening adventures in his apartment! Antarctica Hydroponics Hydroponics in Antarctica is as unique as the continent itself. The extreme environmental conditions found here make the process of growing food a formidable challenge. Four months of solid daylight, four months of total darkness, and unpredictable winds and temperature changes present a unique growing situation. One cannot simply build a glasshouse, set up a system, and expect tasty produce to grow! However, in Antarctica, successful harvests are achieved and consumed every day! Vacationing in Antarctica isn't all that bad. Australian Hydroponic & Greenhouse Association The Australian Hydroponic & Greenhouse Association (AHGA) is the peak industry body representing commercial hydroponic and greenhouse growers Australia wide. AHGA members also include equipment and installation suppliers, specialist consultants and advisors, researchers, and educators. Budget For Greenhouse Tomatoes The business of raising greenhouse crops, or hydroponically grown plants such as tomatoes, is popular among small producers who want to diversify their farms, or for landowners looking for supplemental income. Before breaking ground for a new greenhouse, you must understand the major time commitment and amount of work involved. Cornell University Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Cornell's information gateway for Controlled Environment Agriculture. A program of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering. Includes individual electronic handbooks for the production of CEA hydroponic lettuce, spinach and Pak choi. Also contains information on opportunities regarding the study of CEA at Cornell University. Crop Physiology Laboratory - Hydroponics From Utah State University, a site dealing with recirculating nutrient management, with an emphasis on wheat and soybean production. CuisinArt Resort Hydroponic Farm We invite you to enjoy a guided tour of the CuisinArt Hydroponic Farm with Dr. Howard Resh. Unique to CuisinArt Resort, the trend setting Hydroponic Farm produces fresh vegetables, edible flowers and herbs daily. Afterwards, call your travel agent and enjoy this marvel firsthand! Dr. Howard Resh - Hydroponic Services World reknown hydroponics expert Dr. Howard Resh presents his own personal website. Get persoanl insights, history, or engage his services to create your own hydroponic empire. Grow Your Own Vegetables Without Soil Growing plants without soil is often called hydroponics. The name implies that the plants are grown in water containing dissolved nutrients. However, pure water culture is only one of the many methods employed. All of the other methods might simply be grouped as "soilless" culture, which would include sand culture, gravel culture, and culture utilizing other soil substitutes such as sawdust, wood shavings and vermiculite. The information reported here in "Grow Your Own Vegetables Without Soil" should be beneficial to the gardening enthusiast who wishes to try hydroponics as a hobby. From The Florida Cooperative Extension Service. Growing Hydroponic Tomatoes This interactive web site by the University of Arizona provides practical, accurate information on growing hydroponic tomatoes for students, hobbyists, and beginning growers. Handbook for the Production of CEA-Grown Hydroponic Lettuce This handbook is designed to be a comprehensive manual for the production of pond-grown CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture), or greenhouse, lettuce. More importantly thanks to the innovation of the world wide web, it is designed to be interactive. From Cornell University. Handbook for the Production of CEA-Grown Hydroponic Pak choi This handbook is designed to be an introductory manual for the production of Nutrient Film (NFT) grown CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture), or greenhouse, pak choi. More importantly, it is designed to be interactive. From Cornell University. Handbook for the Production of CEA-Grown Hydroponic Spinach This handbook is designed to be a comprehensive manual for the production of Nutrient Film grown CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture), or greenhouse, spinach. More importantly, it is designed to be interactive. From Cornell University. History of Hydroponics by Gary V. Deutschmann, Sr. An excellent article covering the history and future of hydroponic gardening. Horticultural Uses Of Perlite And Vermiculite The Perlite Institute and The Schundler Company have developed an extensive file of brief, but useful Plant Guides on the many uses of perlite and vermiculite. HydroMall Features worldwide store listings, product information, hydroponic articles and lots more. Hydroponic Mailing List Hydroponics.org is home to the Hydroponics Mailing List. The "Hydrolist" is a long-running moderated discussion list about hydroponics, growing methods, tools, supplies, and more. HydroponicVegetableGardening.com Jim Taylor offers practical advice, free hydroponic system plans and visual results of his hydroponic gardening research. Jim demonstrates some pretty awesome results, and you can purchase all of his research material for a very reasonable price. Hydroponics - The Weedless Garden Hydroponic hobby guru Ray Schneider shares his ongoing backyard hydroponic gardening adventures. Rays' take on hydroponics? "Is this a great hobby or what?" Hydroponics101.com AgroDynamics, manufacturer of Grodan Stonewool hydroponic growing media, aspire to introduce soil-less plant culture or hydroponics to the common gardening enthusiast. Understanding the fundamentals is important and perhaps just as important as knowing where to get the information. As a world leader in technologies for hydroponic production of plants that feed the world's people and add beauty to our everyday life, AgroDynamics provides an excellent site for understanding hydroponics with a particular focus on rockwool drawn from their many years of experience in the hydroponic industry. Hydroponics; Information on Commercial and Non-Commercial Hydroponic Vegetable Production This site contains information on commercial, home and hobby vegetable production. Much of this information comes from the TAEX publication on Greenhouse Vegetable Production. From Texas A&M University, Aggie Horticulture. Hydroponics As A Hobby This circular was prepared by James C. Schmidt, Assistant Extension Horticulturist, John M.Gerber, Assistant Professor of Horticulture, and J. W. Courter, Professor of Horticulture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, based on an earlier edition prepared by J. D. Butler and N. F. Oebker. Hydroponics Dictionary Hydroponic resources out the ying yang. Hydroponics Online Very active site with hydroponics tutorials, forum, free garden designs and descriptions plus photos and grower bulletin boards. Hydroponics Resource Center for Inexpensive Hydroponic Startups Grower secrets for starting up a home based or commercial hydroponic plant business. Ideas for maintenance, production, and marketing. Institute For Simplified Hydroponics The Institute for Simplified Hydroponics is a US 501-C(3) non-profit organization and international NGO formed in 1995 whose mission is to support efforts to reduce hunger and poverty through the introduction of simplified hydroponic gardening techniques to developing communities. Mexican Hydroponic Association Promotes both commercial and hobby hydroponic culture, technologies, and education in Mexico. Network Hidroponia Research center of Hidroponía and Mineral Nutricio'n, Department of Biology, Agrarian National University the Molina, Lima, Peru. N Florida Research & Education Ctr - Suwannee Valley Greenhouse & Hydroponic Production This incredible site from the University of Florida offers a wealth of information about commercial and hobby hydroponics, plus more information on greenhouse production, specific crops, pests and pesticides, marketing and budget, plus information on soil grown crops, information on Florida specific production, plus even more information on agricultural weather, and information about... well, just visit and you'll see what I mean! Paul's Hydroponic & NFT Growing Site All the information on this page is from my own personal experiences with growing vegetables hydroponically in England, although the web site may be useful to anyone in the world. I'm no expert in the field. Actually before trying hydroponics I had not really grown any plants before, What this does show though is that pretty much anyone can have a go at growing this way. If you do decide to give it a go after reading these pages, I hope you thoroughly enjoy it as much as I do. Progressive Gardening Trade Association Founded to promote the future of the hydroponic equipment industry. International directory of member hydroponic and indoor garden equipment merchants. Role Of Perlite In Hydroponic Culture A research report issued by the Perlite Institute, Inc. by Dr. David A. Hall, Principal of the Pershore College of Horiculture in the United Kingdom. Soilless Culture Information System Presented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on suggestion by the former International Soilless Culture Society (ISOCS) and the ISHS Commission on Soilless Culture to facilitate access to information on the technological and economical aspects of soilless culture systems. This website contains information on soilless culture growing media and systems, news and resources, that include a searchable list of SCIS scientists and institutions that work on soilless culture, country statistics, a searchable list of publications, magazines and articles, as well as a photo gallery. The Hampshire Hydroponicum I recently rediscovered this link to one of my personal favorites. If you live in the UK, or you're planning a visit, be sure to get by Stockbridge, Hampshire to visit The Hampshire Hydroponicum at Houghton Lodge & Gardens. The Hydroponicum serves to demonstrate how the amateur gardener can practically use hydroponics in their own home, garden, or greenhouse to grow flowers, herbs, salads, vegetables, exotic plants, shrubs and even trees! The Hydroponic Vegetable Program The Hydroponic Vegetable Program is designed to foster hydroponic greenhouse vegetable businesses in Ohio by providing horticultural, marketing, business planning and greenhouse design support. The support is provided by direct contact with individuals, seminars, tours, interactive Internet websites and demonstration greenhouses at the Toledo Botanical Garden, Toledo, Ohio and The Agricultural Incubator Foundation, Bowling Green, Ohio. The Hydroponicum And while you're in the UK, overlooked by the mountains of Wester Ross, The Hydroponicum at Achiltibuie in Scotland has been established since the mid 1980's and is now the premier hydroponics centre for the demonstration of soilless growing in the UK. Its spectacular growing houses produce extaordinary results. Tomatoes Live! Controlled Environment Agriculture Center University of Arizona Watch tomatoes growing hydroponically live, right now, on your computer screen. This fascinating website not only shows you live video and images of tomatoes growing in their greenhouse, you can also view live climate data and more! |