Contributed by: Tricky Gnome
The Wick System is probably the simplest hydroponic
system.It is a passive system by virtue of there being
no moving parts and where the nutrient solution
remaining static in one place.The solution is taken out
of a container and led to the plants? roots through the
growing medium by capillary action, conducted through
one or more wicks.Normally in this system a mixture of
of various growing media are used in order to increase
to the utmost their capillary capacity.This system
contains conventional soil supplemented with
fertilizers, with plain water in a container solely for
irrigation.As this very compact hydroponic system is so
versatile especially in small home gardens for growing
in small spaces as it can be set up on a very small
scale.This system?s biggest limitation occurs with large
plants which need large amounts of water which the wicks
are unable to supply in adequate amounts.In this case,
the number of wicks has to be increased to supply demand
for water!Of course adding pumps would be advantages but
this is just an example of the simplest method you can
add your own thoughts and idea's at any stage.
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