Hydroponics

• Prepare a production area for crop establishment.

• Establish a hydroponic crop.

• Establishing the crop includes removing seedlings/cuttings from seedbeds/trays, transplanting the seedlings/cuttings, appropriate placement of the irrigation into the bags/beds.

• The fertilization includes but is not limited to spaghetti tubes and leader pipes for beds and drippers.

• Seedlings and cuttings.

• Identify the basic differences i.e. hydroponic and conventional (soil) production.

• Differences are limited to soil versus growth media, open air versus protective structures.

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Tunnel Farming

Getting started planning

• Water Quality & quantity requirements for tunnel farming.

• Management of tunnels Marketing of products.

• Tunnel selection: Tunnels sizes 10.5 x 30 x 4.1 m standard.

• Roll up tunnels 10.5 x 30 x 4.1m.

• Starter (nursery) tunnels small scale 6.5 x 12 x 3.8m.

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Tunnel maintenance

• Preparing inside tunnel.

• Laying floor plastic.

• Packing planting bags.

• Spacing dripper pipe.

• Testing dripper system.