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Expanded Clay LECA

HYDROCULTURE
Expanded Clay LECA

hydroculture expanded clay LECA

In hydroculture, soil is replaced with lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) known as HYDROTON pebbles. HYDROTON is a natural product, produced by Öekotau of Germany. The care of growing your plants in hydroculture is incredibly easy. Expanded clay in hydroculture gives you the benefit of being clean, hygienic, and hypo-allergenic so bacteria, and fungus diseases found in soil based houseplants have little chance or are virtually nonexistent, making it ideal for allergy sufferers.

Expanded clay is not only used in hydroculture. You can also use it as a drainage layer in your window plant boxes, blend it with your indoor and outdoor plants in soil and is ideal as a top decoration in your planters.

Before using your expanded clay in hydroculture. Rinse the expanded clay thoroughly, removing all the expanded clay dust.

Expanded clay can be reused. Rinse your expanded clay thoroughly in hot water. You can also place your (rinsed) expanded clay in your oven for a short period to kill any impurities which may have attached themselves to the expanded clay.

Finding expanded clay for your plants in hydroculture:
Because of the weight and the shipping costs involved. We recommend you source expanded clay locally. You’ll easy find it at all hydroponics stores. Most often you’ll find it sold in 50 litre bags, the expanded clay size 8mm - 16mm. The average price for the 50 litre bag is $32.00 - $39.00
You may find some hydroponics store do carry the small 25 litre bags, the expanded clay size 8mm - 16mm. Pricing averages $20.00 - $25.00.

You may also find the smaller expanded clay in 4mm - 8mm in size. If you do, make sure it is the same form/roughness as the larger 8mm - 16mm. There are some 4mm - 8mm expanded clay which is very round and very smooth. We've found that the roots of the plants have a more difficult time attaching themselves to this expanded clay and it really doesn't support/anchor the plant as well.

Water-level Indicators
Water-level indicators used in hydroculture resemble a thermometer and discreetly protrudes from the container. As water is added, the marker in the water-level indicator rises. When it reaches the optimum (OPT) mark stop watering. As the water is used up the water-level indicator falls. When it reaches its bottom level, its time to water again. About every two to three weeks. It’s best (in most cases) to wait until the pot is completely dry. Generally a few days after the water-level indicator shows empty.

Inner Pots
The plastic hydroculture insert is a culture pot which provides an oasis for plants. It is designed with openings on the bottom and sides. When the water-level indicator shows “OPT”, the openings on the bottom are under water. As the water level goes down, air circulates in. When you add water again, the rising water level forces trapped air up and through the expanded clay pellets bringing fresh and much needed supply of oxygen to the plant’s roots.

Nutrients
In hydroculture, plants have a regular feeding schedule that eliminates the guesswork. The frequency of feeding depends entirely on which kind of hydroculture plant food is most convenient for you to use.
Hydroculture liquid fertilizer is added at every watering. Mix 3mm (half teaspoon) per litre of water.
Hydroculture slow release nutrient comes in a granular form. Which is good for 3 - 4 months before having to replenish.

Expanded Clay
In hydroculture, soil is replaced with lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) known as HYDROTON pebbles. HYDROTON is a natural product, produced by Öekotau of Germany. The care of growing your plants in hydroculture is incredibly easy. Expanded clay in hydroculture gives you the benefit of being clean, hygienic, and hypo-allergenic so bacteria, and fungus diseases found in soil based houseplants have little chance or are virtually nonexistent, making it ideal for allergy sufferers

Hydroculture Information
Here you will find more information about the basics about hydroculture, plants in hydroculture, links to other web sites related to plants in hydroculture, how to transplant your house plants in to hydroculture and how to care for your plants in hydroculture.

Links
Here you'll find links to other web sites in english we thought may be if interest to you. You'll also find links to articles about hydroculture and plants in hydroculture.

– Хидрокултура – hydroponie – hydrokultur – Hydrokultur – υδατοκαλλιέργεια - agricultura de riego – hüdropoonika –-
– ureztatze-nekazaritza - garaztatze-nekazaritza - ureztatze-laborantza – garazt – vesiviljely - culture hors sol – vízkultúra – vattenbruk
– coltivazione idroponica – hydrocultuur – kultura wodna – hidrocultura – гидрокультура - vodná kultúra – hidrokultura – 水栽法 - hydroculture –

Hydroculture Supplies

Your one stop source for all your hydroculture supplies Expanded Clay LECA

HYDROCULTURE Expanded Clay LECA

Your one stop source for all your hydroculture supplies
Expanded Clay LECA

HYDROCULTURE
Expanded Clay LECA