Rockwool as a hydroponic growing medium is considered better
rockwool as a hydroponic growing medium (pixabay.com/iamareri)
Cultivation of plants using a hydroponic system is widely practiced in various circles. This system was initiated in various places that have narrow land in order to grow crops effectively. Unlike other planting methods, hydroponic cultivation systems use planting media other than soil, such as pumice, gravel, sand, coconut fiber, pieces of wood or foam. One of the growing media that is often used is rockwool.
Rockwool become one of the growing media that is often used in hydroponic cultivation systems with a ratio of the composition of water and air that can be stored efficiently by the growing media rockwool. Characteristics rockwool resembling wool which is composed of woven fine fibers that come from certain rocks with strong pressure, as long as the material is in molten form. Use rockwool as a hydroponic growing medium has various advantages. To find out these advantages, see the following review!
1. Maximize the use of fertilizers
rockwool as a hydroponic growing medium (pixabay.com/sippakorn)
The use of fertilizer in a plant cultivation is a crucial factor, because it is related to providing nutrients to plants. Use rockwool as a hydroponic growing medium is a positive point in maximizing the use of fertilizers.
Planting media rockwool has good absorption, so it can absorb liquid fertilizer combined with water and air absorption which functions to help root growth in absorbing nutrients.
2. Minimizing the use of disinfectants
rockwool as a hydroponic growing medium (pixabay.com/iamareri)
The use of disinfectants on plants functions to control plant pests, including being applied to hydroponic plants. In general, the application of disinfectants on several parts of the plant, such as roots, stems and leaves.
However, on usage rockwool as a planting medium, the application of disinfectant is only limited to the outer parts of the plant such as stems and leaves, due to use rockwool can control plant pests by holding pests on the fibers rockwool. This is indirectly the planting medium rockwool minimize the use of disinfectants.
3. Free from disease-causing pathogens
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hydroponic vegetable illustration (pixabay.com/41330)
We can see visually, compared to other cropping systems, hydroponic systems are rarely attacked by plant diseases. Under these conditions, the growing media rockwool be a part that contributes to preventing plant disease-causing pathogens.
It should be noted that the spread of pathogens that cause plant diseases is not only in the leaves and stems, but also in the roots. as a result rockwool which do not contain disease pathogens can effectively control plant diseases on the roots.
4. Able to store more water than soil
rockwool as a hydroponic growing medium (pixabay.com/iamareri)
Water is an important source of life for plants, with sufficient water it can affect the growth and development of a plant. Comparing the hydroponic cropping system with other cropping systems, we can see that hydroponic plants have a fresher form compared to other cropping systems.
From this, it is influenced by the planting medium. Please note that the planting medium rockwool has more water absorption and storage capacity than soil growing media. Therefore, this is a trigger that the plants cultivated with the hydroponic system have a fresh shape.
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2023-07-16 03:04:05
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