Hydroponic Strawberries – 9 Reasons To Grow Your Own!
Have you ever considered growing your own hydroponic strawberries? They are delicious and you can make some serious money from them!
Below is a list of the benefits of growing hydroponic strawberries as opposed to traditional soil grown strawberries.
1. No matter where you live you can grow hydroponic strawberries. There is no need to have a garden! So even if you live in a crowded city centre apartment block then you can still grow them.
2. As you're not using soil, no soil borne diseases can be passed onto your strawberries. This will solve a huge problem that many gardeners face.
3. You will have no need to purchase expensive pesticides to kill any soil loving pests. Your strawberries will remain organic as a result.
4. Once you have your strawberries growing, your running costs will be around 20% lower compared to soil based gardening.
5. You will be able to grow more hydroponic strawberries in a smaller area, this is due to the decreased root size as they don't need to spread out to find nutrients. Consequently your growing trays can fit in more plants.
6. Once set up, maintenance time is reduced. There is no watering involved as they have access to their growing nutrients, there is no soil so no weeding. In fact all you really need to do is pick your strawberries as and when you want them.
7. The yield is year round. You control the growing conditions and you will have them set to the strawberries optimum levels so that they will continue to produce without a break due to the seasons.
8. You can grow hydroponic strawberries anywhere; rooftop, window ledge, cellar, corridor, greenhouse, conservatory or living room.
9. Hydroponic strawberries grow on average 40% larger than their soil born brothers. This is because you have created their ideal growing environment and they have full access to all the nutrients they need. Money in the bank!
Hydroponic Strawberries are delicious and there is an opportunity to make some real money especially if you sell them off season for high prices. You should set up your own Hydroponic Strawberries system, sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
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June 02 2010 04:20 pm | Gardening
