Soil does not make plants grow. It is merely a medium that supports the plants roots. It is the nutrients within the soil and photosynthesis that make the plant grow. In hydroponics, you provide all nutrients to the plants through a nutrient and water solution. And support to the roots through the use of a medium.

Yes, you can. All you need to do is wash the roots of the plant by dipping in water and try to remove as much of the soil matter as possible. Be very careful with the delicate roots so the plant doesn't go into too much transplant shock. After the roots are somewhat clean go ahead and pot the plant in any of your favorite hydroponic media and begin a standard watering regimen.

You can use a sprinkler can for applying to the soil or a backpack sprayer or a sprayer that has a nozzle that will not clog to do a foliar spray (see below). The backpack sprayers have a different type of nozzle that will not clog when applying compost tea.

Half top soil mixed with half potting soil is recommended on pretty much everything. Palm trees require half sand mixed with half top soil. Blueberries like half peat moss mixed with half topsoil. Make sure NO fertilizer is added in the first initial planting.

Yes you do! You cannot use typical garden soil as it will cloud your pond water and if there are any chemicals or fertilizers in your soil, you will be adding them to your pond. Special pots may not be totally necessary but pots that are designed for ponds and water gardens have "slotted" sides that allow for water passing through.

Quite often this is the case because the plants grown utilizing hydroponics have all the essential nutrients readily available to the plant. In soil the important micro nutrients are often locked away in the soil where the plants cannot take full advantage of these minerals. That is why hydroponics is superior because the grower has complete control over what minerals the plants are feeding on and in what quantities.

You may pick up a soil testing kit at the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District office or at any Fairfax County public library. The kit has instructions explaining how to send a sample to a lab at Virginia Tech. For a fee of $7.00, the soil testing lab will send you an analysis within two weeks. "Testing Your Soils Fertility," an article from the NVSWCD's publication Conservation Currents provides additional information.

Yes!! Plants live and thrive in Plant Gel because they have water, nutrients and air around the root base at all times.

The "potting soil" you use can be homemade or commercially available. If you choose a commercial mix, there will generally be several choices available depending on the type of stock you are potting. Excellent crops are being grown in many media.

NO. Nursery grown plants are grown in sterile soil and are produced with chemical fertilizers. That is one of the reasons home owners often have difficulty in getting plants to survive. Back to Top

Please visit USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service web site at http://soils.usda.gov for more information about soils.

Yes you do! You cannot use typical garden soil as it will cloud your pond water and if there are any chemicals or fertilizers in your soil, you will be adding them to your pond. Special pots may not be totally necessary but pots that are designed for ponds and water gardens have "slotted" sides that allow for water passing through.

Soil is made up of a variety of solid particles most of which are oxides of inorganic elements, it also has organic component which makes soil conducive to plant growth.

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The PLANTS database contains native and naturalized plants of the PLANTS Floristic Area (PFA), which consists of North America and all additional U.S. territories and protectorates. Vascular plant distributions are mapped at the state and province level, and by U.S. county. Our checklists for the non-vascular mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens cover all of North America north of Mexico; no additional distribution data are available for these plants.

We prefer that our customers remove and/or transplant any exterior plant material before we begin work.