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Why orchids flower?

 These tropical orchids are famous for their bright, showy flowers that come in a variety of colors. While the general meaning of the orchid ranges from charm and beauty to sophistication and fertility, these stunning flowers are perfect for any occasion, even just to bring joy. A well-maintained Phalaenopsis orchid (one of the most common species) can bloom for up to four months. The popular Phalaenopsis orchid is one of the easiest orchid varieties to grow as a houseplant and is often referred to as the beginner's orchid for its docile nature or the moth orchid for its flower shape.  The most popular orchids on the market, members of the Phalaenopsis family, grow on larger plants and trees and absorb moisture from the air just like their roots. For example, phalaenopsis orchids are usually grown with rough bark, cattleyas with medium bark, and young orchid plants are best grown with thin bark. There are several types of growing media that can be used to grow orchids: mahogan...

What is hydroponics?

 Hydroponics is best known as a growing system that uses a combination of liquids and nutrients to grow plants instead of



soil. This can be confusing to anyone who hasn't seen what a hydroponic system looks like, but when it comes to how it works,

it's not difficult at all. Simply put, it's a method of growing plants that doesn't require the use of soil, but a

combination of water (the hydraulic aspect of the process) and nutrients. Hydroponics is a plant growth system that grows

plants in a nutrient-rich aqueous solution; in other words, it does not use soil. Hydroponics is the process of growing

plants without soil, using nutrient-rich water instead.


In a hydroponic system, plants are grown using an artificially created nutrient-rich solution, but aquaponics requires the

use of nutrients supplied by fish or other aquatic creatures. Hydroponics includes all plants that are grown without the use

of soil, the plants simply get the nutrients they need from another source. Simply put, hydroponics replaces the soil with

nutrients that the plant could extract from the soil.


In a hydroponic garden, nutrients and water are delivered directly to the roots of the plants, which allows the plants to

grow faster and allows for faster harvests simply because the plants expend more energy growing above the soil rather than

below it. Since the soil is not always the most fertile in all areas and plants consume the nutrients that are found in the

soil, plants use a lot of energy by expanding their root systems in search of more nutrients. When grown in traditional soil,

plants use a significant amount of energy to grow an expanded root structure to find and extract nutrients from the soil.

Water allows plant roots to extract essential nutrients from the soil and use them to grow.


In a typical growing system, your hydroponic nutrient solution is just water, but since we don't use soil, plants must get

all their nutrients from this liquid solution. Because hydroponic plants have their roots dipped directly into the nutrient-

the rich solution, they get what they need more easily than soil-grown plants, so they require smaller root systems and can use

more energy. For leaf and stem growth. In a hydroponic system, plants can focus on maximizing yield rather than root

structure because water, oxygen, and nutrients are readily available. This is an easy-to-use and highly automated hydroponic

unit (hydroponic grow box) small enough to fit in the kitchen where you grow your plants (only 40cm x 25cm x 38cm; 16" x 10"

x 15"). Roots hang in airtight containers filled with moist, nutrient-rich, and 100% oxygenated air.

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