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Expert Author: Anne Harvester | Submitted: 2008-05-19 | Word Count: 416 | Views: 4 Originally, rockwool was invented for use as home and building insulation. The first hydroponic gardeners that realize the usefulness of this substance were those living in Denmark; since then, it has become commercially available for use in hydroponics in two forms: rockwool cubes and rockwool cubes. The manufacturing process is similar to that of cotton candy; once stone and sand has reached the melting point, the fibers are spun into many different sizes and shapes.
Expert Author: Anne Harvester | Submitted: 2008-05-18 | Word Count: 448 | Views: 7 Ozone is what is known as an allotrope of oxygen; instead of a single molecule, it results from the bonding of three oxygen molecules. Most people don’t realize it, but oxygen is actually toxic in large amounts; therefore, ozone is triply toxic.
Expert Author: Anne Harvester | Submitted: 2008-05-18 | Word Count: 453 | Views: 5 Soilless gardening is nothing new, and in fact dates back several thousand years; however, today’s indoor gardening supplies are definitely high tech. Growing indoors is not “rocket science,” but it’s definitely science. Although you are growing plants inside in a soilless medium such as rockwool or even gravel, your objective is to duplicate the natural conditions under which your plants evolved. Monitoring these conditions and maintaining control over them requires that you keep and maintain numerous kinds of meters and controls among your indoor garden supplies.
Expert Author: Anne Harvester | Submitted: 2008-05-18 | Word Count: 409 | Views: 11 You'll find a wide range of growing mediums at most retail outlets that carry hydroponic supplies as well as websites through which you can order hydroponic supplies. Hydroponics is a form of gardening that is usually done indoors and without soil, but growing mediums are still necessary.
Expert Author: Anne Harvester | Submitted: 2008-05-17 | Word Count: 459 | Views: 4 Grow lights and grow light reflectors are important components of hydroponics systems and success in growing indoors. You’ll find many different kinds of grow lights available; grow light reflectors are used in order to maximize and optimize light output of your grow lights.
Expert Author: Kim Hunter | Submitted: 2008-05-16 | Word Count: 429 | Views: 18 One of the many special things about the Pacific Northwest Coast area is the gardening. The climate here gives us a long growing season, and, for most of the year, plenty of water so that we can have lush yards and gardens without a lot of effort.
Expert Author: Andrew I. Johnson | Submitted: 2008-05-14 | Word Count: 442 | Views: 4 Trees have inhabited the earth since prehistoric times, and have adapted to survive in some of the harshest of conditions. Throughout their existence, trees have been the subject of damage brought on by inclement weather as well as birds and other animals. In modern times, trees are faced with an increased threat of damage as a result of human activities. Unlike animals, trees do not have a process of healing damaged tissue, or in other words, trees cannot replace damaged tissue with healthy tissue. Instead they have developed a way to seal off a damaged area to protect against further damage through a process called compartmentalization.
