A Visit To Continuum - A Hydroponic Greenhouse

What is A Hydroponic Greenhouse

A hydroponic greenhouse is a special type of greenhouse where plants are grown without soil. Instead, they use a nutrient-rich water solution to get the necessary minerals and nutrients. 

This method allows for precise control over the growing environment, which often leads to faster plant growth and higher yields. The lighting and climate controls create optimal conditions for plant growth.

Hydroponic greenhouses can be highly efficient, using less water than traditional soil gardening and allowing for year-round cultivation.

At Continuum they specialize in 4 different types of lettuce:

Romaine Lettuce

Butterhead Lettuce

Iceberg Lettuce

Redleaf Lettuce

Regulation of Air Water And Sunlight

Air

To regulate air you can pull up the sides of the greenhouse  so that air can enter the greenhouse.

Water

To regulate water they keep their

plants in small pipes so that water

can run through the pipes. The

greenhouses at continuum are

completely automated.

Sunlight

Continuum uses translucent screens

as roofs of their greenhouse so that

sunlight can come through.

Advantages of Having A Greenhouse

A few advantages of having a green house are

• You can easily control the 

         temperature

• you can also control

         erosion easily

• If the climate isn’t good for

        the crops it’s easier to take

        care of said issue.

• It’s easy to control all the

         needed raw materials like

          water, sunlight, soil, etc.

• it acts as a barrier when spraying pesticides

My Experience

When I reached continuum Mr. Madhusudhan first introduced me to Mr. Suraj. from there we went to the greenhouse housing the iceberg lettuce. He told us about how everything there is completely automated. And instead of soil they use coconut husks.  They also automated their drip irrigation system. Then we went to the romaine lettuce, then the butterhead lettuce greenhouses. Then he took me to the greenhouse which houses blueberries. It was a very intriguing and interesting day at the continuum farm