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HYDRA Presentation 2
HYDRA Presentation 2
HYDRA Presentation 2
By Group Awesomponics
Julie Sole David Siembida Greg Hillard Paul Sujka Marian Ankomah Colin Hoelzel Christian Riley
What Is Hydroponics?
Hydro Ponics
(Perez, 2008)
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History
Does
Floating Gardens
(Roberto, 2003)
http://www.personal.psu.edu/amp5364/HangingGardens.html
Essential Parts
Water
A
Proper
nutrients
Lighting Plants
Type
Problem
Build Must
Educational Purposes
Base
Entire
Able
Red
Budget
Set
of $200
up initial budget
Many
Advantages
Soil-free growing
No mess
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Allows plants to be grown where quality soil is poor Eliminates the diseases found in soil Decreases the amount of time needed for growing
(Perez, 2008)
Advantages Cont.
Decreased
Increased
Pesticides
Can
(Jones, 2005)
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Disadvantages
(Jones, 2005)
Nutrients
Must
be added because no naturally occurring nutrients are present chosen was FloraMato
nutrient
Powder
Nutrient
Added
flushed
(Harris, 1992)
Nutrients (Contd)
Provides
of growing
Will
http://sugarcreekgardens.wordpress.com/2009/03/ 28/npk-demystified/
pH Levels
What
is pH?
Hydrogen levels the acidity or alkalinity of a solution
Potential
Measures
Measured Neutral
on a scale of 1 to 14
pH is 7 (Low, 2002)
http://www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/bsl/chemistry/phscaled.html
pH Levels (Contd)
pH
proper pH is not met, maximum plant output is not achieved (Alexander, T., et al., 2000)
Monitoring
pH is as simple as using a basic pH testing kit 6.3 (Taylor, 2010) Levels for growing are 6.2
Recommended
Aeration
Air
Allows
98%
(Taylor, 2010)
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Naturally found in nutrients and water Just as in humans, can increase plants immunity to disease
(Winterborne, 2005)
Bacteria
How
the system each week with fresh water to prevent disease Valve at bottom of bucket reservoir Fresh nutrients added
Root Rot
http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ adams/gh/drootrot.htm
Variety of Designs
Hanging
Multiple
tubes
Vertical
Tower Garden
Utilizes
Water
Water
It
is recirculated through pump at bottom and back to the top be fitted to windows for natural light
Can
http://inhabitat.com/windowfarms-grow-an-edible-hanging-indoor-garden-this-winter/
reservoir
Pipe
is drilled with columns of holes where plants are inserted are injected into the reservoir up a central tube within the pipe
Nutrients Pumped
(Roberto, 2003)
Aeration
obtained
Bacteria
Easily
design was chosen for easy mobility and durability grow more plants with this design than hanging garden one main tower and reservoir based on cost
Could
Selected
Deciding materials
How
How 6
Self-Contained
Designed
Thus,
to be entirely mobile
must be self-contained
One
Everything
The Reservoir
5
Plywood
Asthetics
To
The Reservoir
Reservoir Hinged
pH
Is
Pump
550
Gives
proper circulation of water and nutrients enough head to splash water on the towers cap for plants to absorb water that trickles down the pipe sides
Provides
Allows
of 2 x 4s
Plywood Caster
Wheels
Screws,
(doesnt rot)
https://images.nonexiste.net/image/241010
Plants
Red
FloraMato Nutrients
system
Will
pH
will affect how the plant absorbs the nutrients in the system
Doboski, T. (2012)
How it works:
Pump
moves the water through a 0.75 tube to the top of the pipe. reaches the top of the tube, it exits as a free jet. the top of the rounded pipe cap so that water is directed to the sides of the pipe in all directions.
Water
Strikes
Wets rockwool
The
roots absorb nutrients mixed into the water. liquid continues down the pipe until it drains back into the reservoir,
Causes
Excess
Collected
of plants
to soil-grown plants
of Use
and replanting
Draw use of nutrients, lights, medium
Continued
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supports atheistics
Additional
Adjust
light mountings
Cost
Marketing
Can
Larger audience
Marketing Produce
References
Alexander, T., et al. (2000). The best of growing edge. (2 ed., pp. 47-51). Corvallis, OR: New Moon Publishing, Inc Doboski, T. (2012). Personal Communication. February 5, 2012. Harris, D. (1992). Hydroponics: the complete guide to gardening without soil. (pp. 18-22). London: New Holland Publishing. Jones, J. (2005). Hydroponics: a practical guide for the soilless grower. (2 ed., Vol. 1, pp. 4-5). CRC Press: United States of America. Low, G. (2002). Integral hydroponics: Indoor growing principles for beginners and intermediates. (3 ed., p. 6). North Charleston: BookSurge Publishing. Munson. B. (2009). Fundamentals of fluid mechanics. (6 ed.). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Perez, L. (2008). Hydroponics for the home. (pp. 5-12). San Jose: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. Resh, H. (2003). Hobby hydroponics. (pp. 9-16). Mahway: Newconcept Press. Roberto, K. (2003). How to hydroponics. (4 ed.). Farmingdale: The Futuregarden Press. Smith, D. (1987). Rockwool in horticulture. (pp. 10-15). London: Grower Books. Taylor, A. (2010). Flairform growers guide. (1 ed.). Kardinya, Western Australia: Flairform Growers. Venter, G. (2010). Successful hydroponics. (pp. 116-118). Bloomington: Xlibris Corporation Winterborne, J. (2005). Hydroponics: Indoor horticulture. (pp. 198-204). Guildford: Pukka Press Ltd.
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