There are all kinds of companies that specialize in
taking care of plants inside of residential homes and commercial
buildings. They will help plan out
entire gardens and individual plants as well as maintain the care for these
inside plants, however, there are also great inside plant service systems.
Hydroponic systems are one of these inside plant
services that are used to deliver nutrients to the indoor plants that are being
grown. These systems keep the indoor
plants fed and hydrated so that people don’t have to be hired for this kind of
maintenance.
Hydroponic
Drip System
These are one of the most used hydroponic systems
for indoor plants. A timer controls a
submersed pump, and nutrient solution drips into the base of each plant that
has been placed in the system through a drip line.
This is a simple system to use and operate, and it
feeds the plants that are being grown indoors.
They allow the plants to be constantly fed and hydrated without the need
of an actual person to constantly have to check on the moisture levels and food
supply.
The average price of a hydroponic drip system is about
$200 to $300.
Hydroponic
Wick System
The hydroponic wick system is the most simple
hydroponic inside plant service system there is. There are no moving parts to this system,
because the wick is what is used to pass nutrient solution to the plants.
The main drawback to using this system to hydrate
indoor plants is when trying to grow bigger plants, because bigger plants will
need to use up the nutrient solution faster than the wick can supply it to
them.
The average price of a hydroponic wick system is
about $80.
Hydroponic
Ebb and Flow System
The ebb and flow system is a bit more complex than
the drip and wick systems. The way the
ebb and flow system works is that it has a submersed pump that is on a timer,
and the timer makes the pump flood the plants with the nutrient solution. Once the timer shuts the pump off, the excess
nutrient solution will drain back into the reservoir. This will allow the plants to get as much nutrients
and hydration as they need, without giving them too much.
The timer on the hydroponic ebb and flow system is
set to go off several times a day depending on the type of plant that is being
grown in the system. The timer could be
set to go off just once or twice a day for smaller plants to three or four
times a day for larger plants.
The main disadvantage to using this kind of inside
plant service system is that certain kinds of growing medium can cause power
outages as well as pump and timer failures.
The average price of the hydroponic ebb and flow
system is about $300 to $400.
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