| Did you know that plants don't need soil? A Good | | | | systems are usually named for the method of |
| Hydroponic garden guide will explain this. In fact | | | | nutrient delivery. Flood and Drain systems work by |
| Hydroponics means the cultivation of plants without | | | | flooding a table type container with nutrient solution |
| soil. As a matter of fact the things a plant actually | | | | and then subsequently drains using a pump and timer. |
| needs are nutrients, water and CO2 and adequate | | | | A wick system draws up the nutrient solution |
| support. The reason soil is chosen to grow plants in is | | | | through a material such as cotton rope and delivers it |
| that it contains 2 of the 3 things a plant requires | | | | to the roots. |
| being nutrients and support. The atmosphere takes | | | | Any hydroponic garden guide will tell you that |
| care of the third requirement. | | | | Hydroponics is the future of agriculture. With |
| Do you know why plants develop such elaborate | | | | increased yields in smaller spaces and with the threat |
| root systems? Because they have to search through | | | | of global warming hydroponics could be the perfect |
| the soil for the nutrients that they require. Now just | | | | agriculture technique. |
| imagine if we were to deliver the exact nutrients | | | | Anyone who is interested in getting into the hobby |
| that plants require. Instead of spending so much | | | | of growing plants hydroponically should find a good |
| energy on searching for nutrients, they could | | | | hydroponic garden guide. Many guides will explain step |
| concentrate on above root growth. The fact of the | | | | by step how to build your own home hydroponic |
| matter is plants grown hydroponically will usually grow | | | | system using easily found materials at your local |
| 50% faster than soil plants. | | | | hardware store. |
| What is an aggregate? If you look up the word in a | | | | One thing that you have to understand with |
| hydroponic garden guide it will tell you that aggregate | | | | hydroponics is that you have to be diligent in |
| is the material that a plant grows in for support. | | | | measuring and delivering the amount of nutrients to |
| Aggregate could be sand, rockwool, clay pebbles, or | | | | your plants. with growing in soil you have the dirt as |
| foam chips. | | | | a buffer for mistakes that might be made. In |
| Nutrient delivery. Different types of hydroponic | | | | hydroponic systems there is no second chances. |