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The science behind pH perfect hydroponic solutions

The science behind pH perfect hydroponic solutions

Update: 2025-11-29
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Dr. Russell Sharp explains how to keep hydroponic solutions pH-stable, the role of balanced nitrates and ammonium, and how chemical buffers prevent pH swings.


The episode also covers other pH drivers, including microbial activity, sugary additives, water hardness and plant exudates, and offers practical tips for consistent fertigation management.


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Howard M. Resh – CuisinArt Hydroponic Farm


Neil Willey – University of the West of England, Bristol


Chungui Lu – Anglia Ruskin University


Tony Ryan – University of Sheffield


Eleni Stavrinidou – Linköping University


Desire Djidonou – Texas A&M University–Commerce


Genhua Niu – Texas A&M AgriLife Research


Shuyang Zhen – Texas A&M AgriLife Research


Omar Almaghrabi – Plant Factory Cornwall


Paul Myers – Farm Urban


Jens Thomas – Farm Urban


Irving Fain – Bowery Farming


Stuart Oda – Alesca Life


Kimbal Musk – Square Roots


Tobias Peggs – Square Roots


Sriram Gopal – Future Farms


Tristan Fischer – Fischer Farms


Gary Grinspan – Future Crops


Adam Dixon – Phytoponics


Louis Belloin – Techponics


Vivek Raj – Panama Group


Kevin Jakiela – Just Vertical


Robert Carlson – Growspace Farm


Gary Lazarski – MightyVine


Geoffrey Smith – Growponics


Ryan Chappell – Alien Hydroponics


Vijwal Vas – Green Monkey Farms


Calvin Aranha – Krop AI


Dara Govand Sherwani – Cihan University – Erbil


Ted Caplow – New York Sun Works


Alex Fisher – Saturn Bioponics


David Rosenberg – AeroFarms


Arama Kukutai – Plenty


Viraj Puri – Gotham Greens


Eric Haley – Gotham Greens


Kate Hofman – GrowUp Farms


Mike Hedges – GrowUp Farms


Erez Galonska – Infarm


Osnat Michaeli – Infarm


Guy Galonska – Infarm


Brad McNamara – Freight Farms


Jon Friedman – Freight Farms


Taisiya Jacobson – Pure Greens


Robert Colangelo – Green Sense Farms


Paul Sellew – Little Leaf Farms


Neil Mattson – Cornell University Controlled Environment Agriculture


A.J. Both – Rutgers University


Murat Kacira – University of Arizona Controlled Environment Agriculture Center


Chieri Kubota – The Ohio State University Controlled Environment Agriculture


Mark Lefsrud – McGill University


Erik Runkle – Michigan State University


Roberto Lopez – Michigan State University


Ricardo Hernández – North Carolina State University


Gene Giacomelli – University of Arizona Controlled Environment Agriculture Center


Lingying Zhao – The Ohio State University


Noah Langenfeld – Utah State University Crop Physiology Laboratory


Jacob Nickles – University of Sheffield


Dylan Gwynn-Jones – Aberystwyth University


John Doonan – National Plant Phenomics Centre


Mark Kroggel – The Ohio State University


Satoru Tsukagoshi – Chiba University


Toyoki Kozai – Japan Plant Factory Association


Henry Gordon-Smith – Agritecture


Rob Laing – Farm.One


Steven Dring – Growing Underground


Richard Ballard – Growing Underground


Michael DeGiglio – Village Farms International


Casey Houweling – Houweling’s Tomatoes


Eddy Badrina – Eden Green Technology


Eric Lang – ZipGrow


Eric Bergeron – ZipGrow


Alex Tyink – Fork Farms


Nona Yehia – Vertical Harvest


Caroline Croft Estay – Vertical Harvest


Penny McBride – Vertical Harvest


Jonathan Webb – AppHarvest


Mike Zelkind – 80 Acres Farms


Tisha Livingston – 80 Acres Farms


David Farquhar – Intelligent Growth Solutions


Bruce Bugbee – Utah State University Crop Physiology Lab


Nate Storey – Plenty


Caleb Harper – MIT Media Lab Open Agriculture Initiative


Eri Hayashi – Japan Plant Factory Association


Sonia Lo – Crop One Holdings


Paul Lightfoot – BrightFarms


Leo F.M. Marcelis – Wageningen University & Research


Eiji Goto – Chiba University


Na Lu – Chiba University


Michiko Takagaki – Chiba University


Shigeharu Shimamura – Mirai Co.


Don Taylor – AmplifiedAg


Ellen Van de Velde – Ghent University


Andrew Hare – Vertical Roots


Matt Daniels – Vertical Roots


Maarten Vandecruys – Urban Crop Solutions


Tom Debusschere – Urban Crop Solutions


Milan Kluko – Green Spirit Farms


Bill Toler – Hydrofarm


John Lindeman – Hydrofarm


Jean-Pierre Coene – Urban Crop Solutions

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The science behind pH perfect hydroponic solutions

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