justaz.com productions, with just az hydroponics, test three different nutrient solutions in hydroponic systems. We used spearmint plants in Kratky method systems to test our three solutions. We show you how we set up the experiment and the results of the hydroponic nutrient challenge.

For more information on the Kratky method, watch our video “Kratky Method of Hydroponics”: http://youtu.be/FGCoU_I4WZg

To see how we prepare a store-bought seedling for hydroponic systems, watch our video “Hydroponics: Removing Soil from a Plant”: http://youtu.be/VyocWvA5HIM

To learn more about aquaponics, watch our playlist: The Aquaponics Project

The Hydroponic Nutrient Challenge

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  • David Moore

    im growing a crab grass i found in the garden in a v8 jug on m grow took few weeks for bacterial in the water to break the ammonia down to nitrates but it lacks mag and cal but it growing great

  • Joe Schmoe

    I'm new to this hydroponics system, and I dont know if this is a factor in your results or not, but according to the ingredients miracle grow has no calcium? Here are the ingredients http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=734151&storeId=10052&langId=-1#productTabs-2

    I'm experimenting with miracle grow, planning on growing lettuce. I'll add calcium dissolved from eggshells. If it works, it will be cheap to use.

  • Just Az.com productions

    Hello, Kathleen Donegan. Citrus trees in pots can be fussy, and they can take some time, even a couple of years, before they actually produce good fruit. If you used the general purpose Miracle Grow, it may have made the environment within the pot too alkaline for the trees. Citrus trees like an acidic soil so if the pH got a little too high, they may have reacted to that. Check with your local nursery and ask about specific fertilizers for citrus trees. I would also consider re-potting with a potting mix specific to citrus trees, and these should also be available at your local nursery or garden center. It sounds like your trees are okay, and a couple of adjustments will get them growing. Thanks for watching our video, and best of luck with your trees and in all your DIY projects.

  • Kathleen Donegan

    After watching this great piece I wonder…I have a dwarf Meyer Lemon tree and a dwarf Key Lime tree.  The lemon tree has produced 2 lemons in 3 years and the last one took months to turn yellow….I have not gotten a lime yet….BUT I had been worrying….they are in soil and I was worried that they needed nutrients, so I used the same miracle grow, and I put my trees outside and overnight as we had a warmer day, altho it did get cool at night…but my leaves on my lime tree are now all dried up and curling in (most of them) and the lemon tree lost all of its leaves and it didnt have many to begin with.  Neither has flowered this year either but should I switch back to just water, re-pot?  I dont want to lose them…the stocks are very thick and sturdy and the newer branches are still green, it seems like only the leaves were affected.  Can you advise?

  • Just Az.com productions

    Hi, suburban homestead. Fish water did do quite well, and if you don't like the synthetic fertilizers, fish water does seem the best solution. We may try variations on this experiment using other systems. We'll post them when we do. Thanks for watching, and taking the time to comment. We appreciate it.

  • Just Az.com productions

    Hello MrBlaarghh. Yea, Miracle Grow works great in the back soil garden, but not so much for hydroponics. We had talked about using it so many times, and that's what prompted us to try it in comparison to other nutrients. The trip to the hydro store is worth it. 

  • suburban homestead

    Nice experiment. so fish water would be the better natural solution. It would be interesting to see this done with a larger sample size and a control with just water.

  • MrBlaarghh

    Wonderful! Thank you so much for testing this out. I was tempted to take the lazy WalMart way with MiracleGrow. I will visit my local hydroponics store instead!

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