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Todays Topic is in brief on What is a Net pot and What is a Hydroponic System..
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What are Net Pots?
Net pots or Hydroponic netpots are mini plastic pots with a net framework, commonly used in
hydroponic gardening, and are used to anchor the plants in the hydroponic system.
They can be used with or without a growing medium like cocopeat, soil, neoprene collars,
etc.
Hydroponic net pots are often reusable and made from rigid plastic mesh to promote drainage
and air circulation.
Net pots have also been known to optimize root growth and plant development.
Because of the holes that are present at all the sides of the pots, plants can easily acquire
moisture and nutrients.
Many different plants can be grown using net pots in hydroponic systems.
What does Hydroponic System mean?
Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without using soil (i.e., soil less).
This technique instead uses a mineral nutrient solution in a water solvent, allowing the
nutrient uptake process to be more efficient than when using soil.
There are several types or variations of hydroponics.
Hydroponics is suitable for commercial food producers and hobbyist gardeners alike.
Hydroponics possesses several advantages over a soil medium.
Unlike plants grown in soil, plants grown in a hydroponics system do not need to develop
extensive root structures to search for nutrients.
It is easier to test and adjust pH levels.
In the hydroponics method, plants are raised in an inert and perfectly pH balanced growing
medium where the plants only need to expend minimal energy to acquire nutrients from the
roots.
The energy saved by the roots is better spent on fruit and flower production.
Its broadly of 2 types � Active and Passive.
An Active hydroponic system moves the nutrient solution actively using a pump.
A passive system moves it using a wick � this is not the preferred method and unreliable.
Hydroponic system includes the following methods or growing techniques most of which are built
with plastic: � Static Solution Culture
� Nutrient film technique (NFT) or Continuous flow solution method.
a very shallow stream of water containing all the dissolved nutrients required for plant
growth is recirculated past the bare roots of plants in a watertight thick root mat,
which develops in the bottom of the channel and has an upper surface that, although moist,
is in the air.
Subsequent to this, an abundant supply of oxygen is provided to the roots of the plants.
� Wicks system � that�s passive system � Ebb and flow (flood and drain) - In its
simplest form, there is a tray above a reservoir of nutrient solution.
Either the tray is filled with growing medium (clay granules being the most common) and
then plant directly or place the pot or net pots over medium, stand in the tray.
At regular intervals, a simple timer causes a pump to fill the upper tray with nutrient
solution, after which the solution drains back down into the reservoir.
This keeps the medium regularly flushed with nutrients and air.
� The commonly used Drip irrigation system is also a part of hydroponic system.
� Aeroponic system: Aeroponics is a system wherein roots are continuously or discontinuously
kept in an environment saturated with fine drops (a mist or aerosol) of nutrient solution.
The method requires no substrate and entails growing plants with their roots suspended
in a deep air or growth chamber with the roots periodically wetted with a fine mist of atomized
nutrients.
Excellent aeration is the main advantage of aeroponics.
Well going into details of each one of them is beyond my scope right now.
So Coming Back to Net Pots ? Because Net pots are cheap and easily available,
they are commonly used by small-scale agricultural planters and gardeners.
These are available in different sizes ranging from 2 inches to 6 inches diameter.
The net-pots are especially beneficial for smaller plants and the pots can additionally
be used with several types of growing media.
Roots can grow directly through the open meshwork as the plants develops and infact this can
actually encourage healthier and stronger root system in plants.
In hydroponics system with netpots, different types of potting media are added to help the
plants grow and thrive.
Like, Gravel or growstones, coco husk, perlite, vermiculite, rockwool, hydroton, etc and any
other growth medium that is large enough not to come out through the holes of the net pot.
In some cases, net pots are used on bubbler buckets as well.
Net pots make it convenient to transfer the hydroponic plants without causing any damage
to the roots or stems.
The oversized lip around the top of the Net Pot makes it easier to grab, lift, and transport.
Whether you're using netpots for either hydroponic or soil-based, the Net Pots work with all
types of growing media.
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