16 questions
What is hydroponics?
Art of growing plants in air?
Art of growing plants in soil?
Art of legalizing use of plants....
Art of soil-less growing?
What is needed for plants to survive?
Chips, pop, windex
A grandmother
Water, sunlight, air, nutrients, anchorage
Dirt
What is an example(s) of growing media?
packing pnuts,
green squishy stuff, white floating boards
rockwool, lava rocks, styrofoam, sand, gravel
ashes, leaves, decaying matter
When was the earliest documentation of Hydroponics?
Chinese-rice
Egyptians-floating gardens
Americans-cannibis
Dinosaurs-algae
What are the 5 advantages of using Hydroponics?
Growth and Quality
No weeds/pests, smaller growing area, and grow any condition
Easier to maintain
Cost and maintenance
Disadvantages of using Hydroponics
Grow in any condition
It's legal
Cost, expertise, daily attention
Diseases spread, specially formulated nutrients, production
What is a Passive System?
Moving parts, bells, and whistles
No moving parts, portable
Easy going laid back system
Uptight, defensive, angry system
Example of Passive system?
Channel system
Wick system
Fish tank with real fish
Bucket system
What is an Active System?
Moving parts, pumps, moving nutrients
No moving parts, lazy, non complicated
Energetic, loud
Runs on batteries
Example of Active System could be?
All answers are probable
Tilapia tank, pond, ocean
TNF system, Bucket system, spill and drain
Dutch Bucket System, NFT-Channel System, Flood and Drain
Which of the following are most recommended lights?
Metal Halide, High Pressure Sodium
LED, Fluorescent
Your buddies cell phone
Flashlight
On a pH scale, acidic range is?
1-14
8-14
7.0
1-6
pH scale; Basic range is considered?
1-6
1-14
8-14
6.5
Ideal pH range for Lettuce?
Lettuce doesn't have a range
pH 14
pH 7.0
pH 4.0
Which of the following are Macronutrients?
Manganese, Iron, Copper, Nitrogen
Sulfur, Calcium, Magnesium
Potassium, Nitrogen, Phosphorus
Iron, Calcium, Nitrogen
Which of the following are micronutrients?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen,
Boron, Chlorine, Zinc, Copper
Molybdenum, Iron, Manganese
Calcium, Sulfur, Potassium