 Maynard Murray MD, the discoverer of sea solids, believed that hydroponics would play an ever-increasing role in the future for agriculture and feeding humanity. He understood that our soils were being depleted of their mineral reserves and that the crops grown in those soils were becoming more and more vitamin, mineral, and trace element deficient. Hydroponics is a technology where plants are grown in a sterile medium with all necessary nutrients provided in a solution bathing the roots daily. Dr. Murray experimented with the utilization of sea water and sea solids in nutrient solutions with great success. During his later years, he built an extensive 10 acre Seaponic farm in Ft. Meyers, Florida where Robert Cain (SeaAgri) had the good fortune of working with him in the late 1970’s. Dr. Murray patented his process for hydroponics. The design of the beds and water flow system in the patent is exactly the same as the farm in Ft. Meyers. Dr. Murray and Robert developed a hydroponic formula for the farm operation first utilizing sea water and then later sea solids (the exact formula). Although they grew primarily tomatoes as a cash crop, Robert had one experimental hydroponic bed where he grew a great variety of vegetables and flowers in the Seaponic solution. Everything flourished--including orchids that grew beautifully with the Seaponic solution as their only source of fertility.
 The addition of SEA-90 to any hydro solution will improve production and nutrient density of the crop grown. Crops grown will be healthier and more disease and insect resistant.
Whether you are a commercial grower or a hobby gardener, SeaAgri encourages you to add SEA-90 to your solution in small amounts to reap the benefits of the minerals and trace elements.
SeaAgri has many customers experimenting with the combination of SEA-90 and other OMRI listed products in attempts to create organic hydroponic solutions. Please experiment and share your findings with us, and together let us continue this important legacy of Dr. Murray’s research.
This past year Robert Cain purchased a hydroponic garden over the internet for his patio and grew culinary herbs. Adding
SEA-90, at a rate of one tsp per gallon, to the solution provided by the manufacturer was a great success.
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