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The NFT (Nutrient Film Technique) was once commonly used among commercial and smaller scale hobbyist or amateur hydroponic growers. Its use has diminished among commercial growers lately primarily because new hydroponic techniques exist today which can be better suited to large-scale farming rarity tools.

Amateur hydroponic growers however still use NFT often. It's not too expensive, it's very simple to use, and it can be easily adapted to match a variety of plant types.

The NFT is one sort of solution culture in hydroponics. Solution culture hydroponics involves the growing of plants without growth medium and without soil. Many hydroponics growers feel that solution cultures are the only true form of hydroponics. They say that after growers add solid growth mediums, they are adding nutrients to the plants in exactly the same way soil does. NFT on one other hand, treats the plants only with nutrient solutions prepared by the growers and brought to the plants root system via water.

NFT Hydroponics Systems work by generating a continuing water flow at the plants' root systems which are suspended in a tub. The slow moving water solution is disseminate across a flat work surface at a degree of approximately 1 to 3 inches. This shallow solution depth is continually maintained to create a nutrient film on the plant roots.

When setting up your own NFT system you will be needing a shallow, flat-bottomed tub and a submersion pump which keeps the water flowing on the plant roots. The plants should be placed close together in order to enable the nutrients to more readily cling to the roots. The submersion pump will constantly recycle the water back into the system. And because the water is being constantly recycled, you should closely monitor the nutrient levels in the water.

The NFT technique has a couple of potential drawbacks which need to be addressed. As an example the nutrients necessary for the plants can cause damage to the submersion pump. If the submersion pump fails, or if you have an electric failure, your plants will not be obtaining the nutrients they need to survive rarity tools. A relatively short disruption in the pump can lead to perform failure in your plants.

Nevertheless the NFT Hydroponic System remains a viable approach to hydroponic gardening for small scale and indoor gardeners. By closely monitoring the pump and nutrient solution, hydroponic gardening can be made nearly risk free and quite productive!