Flood And Drain Hydroponic System

How a hydroponic flood and drain system operates quite simple.

Flood and drain hydroponic system.

Basically water and air don t occupy the same space at the same time in the medium and because of this we use the timing of irrigations to find an optimal balance between the air and water content of the medium over time. The flood is when the water and nutrients flow the growing areas flowing over the plants roots. The flood and drain system works basically like it sounds by simply flooding the plants root system with nutrient solution. The main part of the flood and drain system holds the containers the plants are growing in.

Only periodically rather than continuously. The ebb and flow of the nutrient solution in a flood and drain system is intended to maximize the absorption of hydroponic nutrients and oxygen in the root zone for faster growth and higher yields. The drain is when the water drains back to the reservoir. Ebb and flow or flood and drain is a system involves the periodic flooding and draining of the nutrient solutions.

Next is to work on the upper frame which is where the growing containers and trays are installed. Flood and drain hydroponic systems are particularly efficient because they use gravity and the water retaining characteristics of growing media to help with the irrigation cycle. Basically there are two phases of its operation. Assemble the frame and reservoir tank of the bottom part which is leveled to the floor or ground of your chosen location.