“Which plants, vegetables, herbs and fruit, can you grow with hydroponics?” Well, “Almost all,” could be the answer. Apart from massive trees like redwood and oak, we can now grow many species hydroponically. But not all are as easy to grow successfully as others. Some, in fact, are far more …
Do you want to grow some plants hydroponically and you want a simple gardening method? Then Kratky hydroponics is for you. Are you new to hydroponic gardening and you want to “dip your toes” with a simple method? If you are after a really low tech method, then nothing is …
Hydroponics is, for many, a branch of organic gardening. True, if you think about organic gardening, you will have pictures in your mind of green farms, permaculture beds, composting, even food forests. The image of a hydroponic garden does not match that of organic gardening. But don’t judge a book …
Do you want to grow healthy and juicy tomatoes hydroponically? Are you sick of buying overpriced tomatoes with no flavor but you have no soil? Then, the good news is that growing veggies hydroponically is fairly easy and inexpensive, including the most popular of all: the tomato. You can grow …
Hydroponics and lettuce is a match made in heaven. If you want to grow your greens leaves at home or in your back garden, if you choose hydroponics you will have a better yield than if you grow lettuce in the soil, you will reduce the risk of pests, and …
If you want a hydroponic garden to be successful, in most cases, the nutrient solution will not be enough to give your plants the constant supply of nutrients they need; you will also need a growing medium. A growing medium is a solid material, in the form of pebbles, sponge, …
Do you want to turn your yard, back garden or even just a corner of your kitchen into a hydroponic garden? Great idea. The point is that there isn’t one hydroponic system. Hydroponics is a vast field, with many different scientific and technological solutions, each with its peculiarities, each with …
It’s fair to say fish make up half of aquaponics. Fish waste feeds the plants and the plants replenish the water making it clean for the fish. The cycle continues and both plants and fish are harvestable within a few weeks or months. So it goes without saying, selecting the …
Why is hydroponics a whole world and not just a gardening technique? Well, to start with, hydroponic gardeners are a bit like sci-fi “geeks”, very much enthralled by this “high tech” field of farming. But there is more; there are a lot of scientific studies on it; it is so …
Herbs are one of the most rewarding crops and most are also easy to grow. But hold on, you don’t have a garden nor any soil! So, what’s the answer? Now even you can do it! How, simple: with hydroponics. Herbs are particularly suited for hydroponic gardening: they are often …
