Maximum Yield USA 2015 December | Page 68

WHAT IS A DWC SYSTEM? “IN A WATER CULTURE SYSTEM, THE MORE AIR BUBBLES THE BETTER.” What You’ll Need: • Container/reservoir to hold the nutrient solution • Aquarium air pump • Air line/hose • Air stones (or soaker hose) to create small bubbles • Baskets, pots or cups to hold the plants • Some type of growing media Standard water culture systems and deep water culture systems (DWC) are about the simplest types of hydroponic systems available, and they are also very efficient at growing plants hydroponically. Both hobby and commercial growers use this type of system, mainly because they are simple and inexpensive to build. Best of all, there are plenty of imaginative ways to use and build water culture systems out of different materials. How It Works In a water culture system, plants are suspended in baskets right above the nutrient solution in the reservoir, usually by Styrofoam floating on top, or through holes cut in the lid covering the reservoir. OUR PRIDE IS IN OUR PROCESS... 100% Natural COCO PEAT Growing Media 70/30 COCO PEAT WITH PERLITE MIX & 100% COCO PEAT Grown under ideal conditions and carefully processed, Hatton Coco Peat is the purest and best growing medium on the market today. Clean husks are ground into small fibers and powder → Rotaray screened and sieved to deparate components → Pre-washed and soaked in pure well water for weeks to remove any impurities → Final wash with clean R.O. water → Mechanically squeezed and dried using gassifier → Flash dried at 570° F to kill pathogenic bacteria → Left to breath for several weeks in open air → New R.O. water added, beffered and packaged ✔ 100% natural ✔ 100% bio degradable ✔ Naturally low EC ✔ Buffered ✔ Grown under ideal conditions ✔ 200+ km away from ocean ✔ Balanced water/air mixture ✔ Re-usable Used as a stand a lone growing medium or in combination with various soil amendments, Hatton coco Peat is ideal for both indoor and