Blueberries 101 commercial scale

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A very large blueberrie industry is in my area with the climate being ideal for large scale horticultural production. With the new developments in horticulture the way of the future is hydroponics under hothouse tunnels. Some growers are still growing in the ground or haven’t made the transition to tunnels due to cost. It’s as ll hydroponic watering systems with check valves to ensure constant pressure as soon as the system switches on from the computer. Easy to understand the computer will tell you how much water ec and ph levels set. It needs to be monitored daily with field checks that’s how you will pick a problem checking drip and drain and ec along with ph, the biggest issue you get most of the time is water pressure not getting the correct amount which you will pick up checking the drip and drain, usually the filters need cleaning or a solenoid problem with the block either not switching on or off. It’s easy to keep the system working the fun begins when the temperatures rise above 38 degrees Celsius meaning temperatures up to 50 in the hothouses and if something goes wrong you have about 12 hours to fix the problem so a back power and water delivery system is needed. We call irrigation but at other times it becomes irritation getting rather hectic on hot days if it goes wrong constant monitoring is the key.