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Setting Up Your Own NFT Hydroponic System

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The NFT (Nutrient Film Technique) used to be commonly used among commercial and smaller scale hobbyist or amateur hydroponic growers. In recent years, Nft calendar its use among commercial growers has decreased primarily because there are now new hydroponic methods that are more suitable for large-scale farming.

 

Amateur hydroponic growers however still use NFT often. It's not that expensive, it's very easy to use, and it can be easily adapted to suit many different plant types.

 

The NFT is one kind of solution culture in hydroponics. Nft marketing Solution culture hydroponics involves the growing of plants without growth medium and without soil. Hydroponics is a growing method that many hydroponists believe to be the true hydroponics. They say that when growers add solid growth mediums, they are adding nutrients to the plants in the same way soil does. NFT, on the other hand treats plants with only nutrient solutions that are prepared by growers and then delivered to their root systems via water.

 

NFT Hydroponics Systems work by generating a constant water flow at the plants' root systems which are suspended in a tub. The slow moving water solution is spread out across a flat surface at a depth of approximately 1 to 3 inches. This shallow solution depth is constantly maintained to create a nutrient film over the plant roots.

 

You will need to use a shallow tub with a flat bottom and a submersion-pump that will ensure the water flows over the roots of the plants. The plants should be placed close together in order to enable the nutrients to more readily cling to the roots. The submersion pump will constantly recycle the water back into the system. You will have to monitor the levels of nutrients in the water because it is constantly being recycled.

 

The NFT technique does have a few potential drawbacks which need to be addressed. Submersion pumps can be damaged by the nutrients required for plants. Your plants won't get the nutrients they require to survive if the submersion pumps fails or there is an electric failure. A relatively short disruption in the pump can lead to complete failure in your plants.

 

The NFT Hydroponic System is still a viable hydroponic system for indoor and small-scale gardeners. Hydroponic gardening is almost risk-free and productive if you closely monitor the pump and nutrient solutions.

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