/challenges-projects/design-challenges/vertical-farming/b/blog/posts/modular-farm-blog-post-3---automatic-nutrient-dispenserHi vertical farmers,We will use our third post to justify our automatic nutrient dispenser implementation and assumptions.On hydroponic systems the plants are fed uniquely via the nutritive solution. This cultivation mode is much less tolerant to fauen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/vertical-farming/b/blog/posts/modular-farm-blog-post-3---automatic-nutrient-dispenserWed, 19 Aug 2015 18:18:02 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:2e3bd873-563e-46f2-8241-5d9cfa3a27d0DAB0<p>You bring up some good points about nutrient mixing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Some of the solutions also need some buffering chemicals to make the minerals more readily absorbable by the plants themselves.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Not quite as simple as just putting a plant into a water solution.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=282&AppID=120&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">