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Hydroponics and the benefits
Hydroponics by definition, means 'water-working." In practical use, it means growing plants in a water and nutrient solution, without soil.
There are many advantages of hydroponic growing.
These include
Most hobby hydroponic gardens are less work than soil gardens because you do not have soil to till or weeds to pull.
By eliminating the soil in a garden, you eliminate all soil borne disease
A hydroponic garden uses a fraction of the water that a soil garden does because no water is wasted or consumed by weeds.
In hydroponics, plant spacing can be intensive, allowing you to grow more plants in a given space than soil grown produce.
A small hydroponic garden can be set up almost anywhere.
By providing the exact nutrients your plants need, they will grow more rapidly and produce bigger yields.
In studies it has been proven that hydroponic produce is higher in nutritional value than field grown crops.
Hydroponic produce generally tastes better than field-grown produce.
If you are growing indoors or in a greenhouse, you can grow your hydroponic plants on a year-round basis
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