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Training Academy

Learn the science of
water-fed agriculture

Hydroponic Plant Nutrition — MICRO, GROW and BLOOM mixing, source-water testing, EC and pH. Confirm course availability, instructor, format and scope before booking.

Why the Academy exists

Science that leaves the lab and reaches the farm.

Peer-reviewed hydroponic research is too often locked inside journals. The Nana Organics Training Academy translates that work into curricula a South African producer, student or backyard grower can actually use — on a real water source, with real crops, on a real budget.

Hydroponic nutrition

Hydroponic Plant Nutrition

Mix the three-part nutrients in order and monitor the solution in your growing system.

Hydroponics

Hydroponic Plant Nutrition

Learn about MICRO, GROW and BLOOM mixing, source water, EC and pH. Crop references provide context alongside the current 3+3+3 mL/L directions.

Mix 3 mL MICRO, 3 mL GROW and 3 mL BLOOM per litre in the correct order
Manage EC and pH across NFT, DWC and dutch-bucket systems
Recognise symptoms and investigate possible causes
Read crop references alongside current product directions
Duration to confirm Format to confirm

For: Home growers, market gardeners, commercial growers

Who it's for

Built for South Africans who grow

Home & backyard growers

Learning to manage a home hydroponic system.

Schools & rural cooperatives

Building food-security projects with measurable results.

Commercial producers

Monitoring nutrition, water use and production costs.

Students & researchers

Bridging classroom theory and farm-floor practice in hydroponics.

Ready to learn water-fed agriculture properly?

Tell us a little about your setup and which track interests you — we'll help you choose the right starting point.

Build the skills behind reliable observations

Topics to discuss when enquiring

Practical learning can cover water assessment, graduated measuring tools, three-part mixing, calibration, reservoir logs, flow checks and safe cleaning. Interpretation is equally important: distinguish a changed reading from a mixing error, blocked emitter or unhealthy roots. Crop literature should remain distinct from the directions of a specific product.

Bring a description of your setup, a crop photograph and recent readings if available. Confirm current availability, instructor, duration, format, price and learning outcomes before booking. A training enquiry does not establish that a laboratory service or qualification is included.

Improve decisions, not promise harvests

A useful log helps compare observations and makes questions more specific. Learn what a measurement can show: EC is not an individual nutrient assay and leaf colour is not a confirmed diagnosis. Harvest outcomes still depend on cultivar, environment, system and management.

Further reading

These sources support general cultivation guidance, not verified Nana Organics product performance. Current NaO instructions take precedence over another brand’s feeding schedule.