METHOD OF GROWING PLANTS IN PROTECTED GROUND Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: method involves using growing media changeable in accordance with growing phase, with composition of each growing medium depending on designed requirements in nutrient components of plants at each growing period; correcting solution volume in feeding tank by extrapolating solution flow rate for past period of time; providing automatic maintaining of predetermined moisture content by means of sensor. Method is used for soil-free growing of plants on substrates. EFFECT: simplified method and reduced expenses for plant growing. 1 dwg