TSL-2000 Mars Hydro Combo
R10,080.00
TSW-3000 Mars Hydro Combo
R15,120.00
Mars TSW-2000 LED Grow Light
R8,800.00
Mars TS-3000 LED Grow Light
R13,500.00
Craft Soil and Mediums
We at Hydrax Horticulture Supplies are distributors of top-quality Craft Soil and growing mediums in South Africa. Craft Soil is one of the most popular growing mediums/media...
Hydroponic Nutrients
Hydrax Horticulture Supplies are distributors of high quality indoor, outdoor and greenhouse hydroponic nutrient fertilizers and nutrient solutions in South Africa. Our...
Grow Tents
Hydrax Horticulture Supplies are one of the leading suppliers of growth tents in South Africa. You can find anything from indoor growth tents, small 4 plant tent up until your...
LED Grow Lights
When growing hydroponics indoor one of the most important factors to decide is which lights to use. LED lights have not always been popular, but thanks to the technology...
Hydroponic Systems
With the increase in popularity of hydroponic growing one must first look at the environment you wish to grow in and then the system that is going to fit your environment. At...
Pots, Trays & Bags
At Hydrax Horticulture Supplies you can get the best grow bags in South Africa; we provide you with different sizes for any plant you want to take on. Grow bags are bags used...
Additives & Boosters
Hydrax Horticulture Supplies are distributors of quality additives and boosters in South Africa, everything you need for your hydroponic garden. At our online hydroponic store,...
Pest & Disease Control
Garden pest and disease control is something gardeners have been dealing with for years. Whether they are mammals, birds, or insects, cultivated plants seem to have targets on...
Atami High Porosity Cocos
R299.00
BioBizz Bio-Grow 1 Litre
R265.00
18 Litre Fabric Pot - 5 Pack
R249.00
Hydrax Horticulture explains Hydroponics
Plants do not really need soil; they just need the nutrients and water which they obtain from the soil. So, if we look at growing plants hydroponically, we see that the soil is just a housing mechanism for the plants and can be replaced with any other housing mechanism. From warm weather outdoors to year-round indoors, growing plants hydroponically can be very advantageous, like:
- Fast growing
- Increased yields in small spaces
- Clean plants
- Ease of harvest
- No soil related insects
Types of Hydroponic Systems
Some of the greatest things about hydroponics is that you do not need an excessively big space to install the hydroponic growing equipment, a tiny space will do fine. Just remember to consider the water weight when installing the equipment in the certain area you want to install it. Now that you know you want to start growing hydroponically you will need to look at the different methods or systems, you will want to use that best fits what you want to grow. Before we go into the six main types of hydroponic systems, you will want to look at growing your plants in, you will first have to decide whether you want it to be an active or passive system and open or closed system.
- Active system uses pumps to circulate the water and solution through.
- Passive system uses gravity to move the water and solution from one end to the other.
- Open system is where the water is captured and then reused.
- Closed system is where the water gets recirculated repeatedly.
- Wick system
- DWC (Deep Water Culture)
- Ebb-and-flow (Flood-and-drain system)
- Drip system
- NFT (Nutrient film technique)
- Aeroponic
- Deep water hydroponic system