Today we are already familiar with hydroponics. Many people
out there who have a hydroponic farming. However, there is no harm here is my
review back on hydroponics. Good medium for hydroponics is that it can absorb
and deliver water, does not affect the pH, do not change the color, light,
easily available and cheap, and not easily covered with fungus alias not easily
weathered or decomposed.
Media commonly used in hydroponics are: pieces of coconut
husk, pieces of fern stems, broken tiles, broken bricks, roofed, pumice (black
pumice stone, pumice red, white pumice stone), perlite, zeolite, sponges and
charcoal.
In addition to planting medium on top, in the hydroponic
cultivation, is needed again another tool, that tool or a place to accommodate
the growing media. Placeholder growing media frequently encountered and we
already know is pot. Pot is a tool to accommodate growing media where the media
will we Tanami with plants. Pot commonly used in hydroponics there are various
kinds which are
1.
Full
Pot
There is a cylindrical shape,
straight, short, wide or inverted truncated cone-shaped. Pot in the basin is
equipped with a place holder so that plant roots are not submerged in water,
while the bottom side there are small holes where the discharge elongate roots
when the pot is full. Section there are side air basin as a place of exchange,
pot equipped with gauges in the water looks like a thermometer.
2.
Pot
modification
Such pots equipped with saucers
that serves as a water reservoir. Water into the pot by osmosis through holes
that are the bottom or side pot.
3.
Simple
Pot
This type of pot has a water
reservoir and a plant holder are in one pot. Checking the water using the pipe
were placed upright in the pot.
Hydroponic cultivation is tricky. Many factors that
influence success. And the crucial factor is the level of adaptation of the
plant itself. Level of difficulty adapting to the way a hydroponic plants are
generally divided into three levels, namely:
1.
Plants
that are difficult to adapt
Plants of this type are usually
slower growth after being transferred, if one handling these plants can die.
Examples of plants that are difficult beradaptanasi through cultivation
hidoponik is suplir and ferns.
2.
Plants
that were
If compared the first plant
species, plant species adaptation is faster, smaller risk of death. Examples of
plants that regenerate roots less quickly, as walosonggo and Aglaonema.
3.
Plants
are adaptable
Characteristics of this plant is
regenerated roots quickly, usually can be propagated by stem cuttings or
seedlings. Diffenbachia example, palm, Spathiphyllum.
