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A quick guide to hydroponics
- Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil.
- You can grow hydroponically all year long.
- Hydroponics uses less water than traditional soil-based systems.
- Hydroponic growing allows for faster growth and higher yields than traditional soil-based growing systems.
- To grow hydroponically, you need plants, a container, water, a way to anchor the plants, nutrients, and a light source.
- It is possible to grow vegetables hydroponically both outdoors and indoors. If growing indoors, artificial lighting will help faster growth.
Hydroponics is a type of soilless gardening that can be done either indoors or outdoors. It’s a great option for people with little or no gardening space, or who want to grow herbs and vegetables through the winter.
Hydroponic gardening is space-efficient and takes less water than gardening in soil. Growing in water also means no weeds. With artificial lighting, you can grow hydroponically all year long,
Although almost anything can be grown hydroponically. Short-season crops or crops that do not produce fruit such as herbs and leafy greens are great choices for indoor production in the winter. In the summer, strawberries, tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers are all great choices. It’s becoming more common for commercial growers of these crops to grow hydroponically instead of in soil.
