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Miracle Farms Hydroponics™
We have been Pioneer Developers of State-of-the-Art NFT Hydroponics Systems for the last 52 years, and have always maintained the forefront of modern NFT Hydroponics Systems Research and Development.
In the early 1980’s, after thousands of experimental trials, we succeeded in growing our first commercial vine-ripened crops with no (0) root-zone media. Our results far exceed those of all other root-zone media growing systems - including the ones that commercial growers are using today. [See the Above Slides]
We produce record-breaking harvests of superior quality vine-ripened crops using zero root-zone media such as peat or coir!

Six week-old Beefsteak Tomatoes with Zero (0) Root-zone peat or coir using our Optimum NFT Formula

Month-old Beefsteak Tomatoes - Notice the simple gro-benches using our Optimum NFT Formula

Tomato plants are easy to string, prune, and harvest when growing on our elevated gro-benches.
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Premium Grade AAA Beefsteak Tomatoes from using our Optimum NFT Formula and Irrigation System
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Easily laying out the 6mil black and white food-grade polyethylene NFT tubes - ready for transplanting
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Transplanting English Cucumber Seedlings into layed-flat NFT Tubes is quick and easy.
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Six (6) day-old English Cucumbers in NFT Tubes with Zero (0) Root-zone peat or coir
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Eight (8) days since Transplant - Long English Cucumbers in NFT Tubes using Optimum NFT Formula.
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Opening an English Cucumbers NFT Tube showing its bare roots with Zero (0) Root-zone media.
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Two (2) Weeks- since Transplant - Cucumbers growing in NFT Tubes on a hot and sunny day.
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Three (3) Weeks past Transplant - Cukes in our Miracle Farms Optimum NFT Growing System.
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In Less than a Month - A Daily Harvest of Premium Grade AAA Long English Cucumbers
