Hydroponics
Definition:
The process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients but without soil.
6 Different Types of Hydroponics Systems:
- Drip System
- Ebb- Flow (Flood & Drain)
- N.F.T. (Nutrient Film Technique)
- Water Culture
- Aeroponics
- Wick System
Plants grown using hydroponics:
1. Vegetables
- Lettuce
- Tomatoes
2. Fruits
- Grapes
- Watermelon
- Rosemary
- Chives
advantages:
- You can grow anywhere.
- Uses 20 times less water than soil based gardening.
- You’ll use 20% less space for growing.
- Harvesting is easier.
- No mulching, tilling, changing of soil and weeding
- You can grow year round.
disadvantages:
- Putting together a hydroponic system isn’t cheap.
- Constant supervision is required.
- Hydroponic systems are vulnerable to power outages.
- If a disease appears all plants in the container will be affected.
- Without soil to serve as a buffer if the system fails plant death will occur rapidly.
Sources:
- Definition: https://www.google.com/search?q=def&oq=def&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.380 3j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=0&ie=UTF8#safe=strict&q=definition+of+Hydroponics
- Hydroponics Systems: http://www.homehydrosystems.com/hydroponic-systems/ systems.html
- Pictures: https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih =599&q=hydroponics&oq=hydro p&gs_l=img.1.0.0l10.4103.7957.0.13652.6.6.0.0.0.0.22 2.860.1j4j1.6.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.6.857.B-FcuVEhz7M&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc= XNm5n1F-JcKQ-M%3A
- Plants: http://blog.1000bulbs.com/15-best-hydroponics-foods/
- Advantages/Disadvantages: http://dyna-gro-blog.com/hydroponics-advantages-and-dis advantages/