Growing hydroponically allows for more flexibility. Gardeners can grow year-round indoors and in areas where growing in the ground or in pots isn’t an option.

Lettuce is one of the major leafy greens grown in hydroponic greenhouses. Lettuce production in greenhouses during winter can provide year-round income to Indiana hydroponic growers. Many growers ...

It is extremely important for hydroponic growers to have a thorough understanding of plant nutrition. While working with a soil-less system, it is not sufficient to just supplement the plants by ...

How hydroponics works, types, and pros and cons. Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism ...

Figure 1: Schematic illustration of a hydroponic growing system that employs the nutrient film technique method. Credit: Technology Networks. In addition to the presence of fish stocks and microbial ...

Growing crops using hydroponic growing methods is not a new concept by any stretch of the imagination. The origins of “urban farming” that we hear of today have long and deep-reaching roots emerging ...

Hydroponics, by definition, is a method of growing plants in a water based, nutrient rich solution The basic premise behind hydroponics(hydro means water and ponos ...