Hydroponic vegetable gardening, the term stems from the original Greek words for hydro being water and ponos being labor, is a technique for growing vegetables, or other plants, based on growing in a mineral nutrient solution instead of using soil. The plants may be grown with their roots directly in a mineral nutrient solution, or even in an inactive medium, such as fiber, sand, stone gravel, etc. There are quite a few varieties of techniques for hydroponic gardening.
It was discovered in the 19th century that plants are capable of absorbing essential mineral nutrients as inorganic ions in water. While the soil acts as a nutrient reservoir, it is not essential for plant growth and so it is omitted in hydroponic gardening. The introduction of mineral nutrients into a plants water supply removes the need for soil for the plants to survive.
In addition to having a perfectly balanced diet, hydroponic gardening allows for the plants to have their food and water delivered directly to their roots. This allows for the energy that would be otherwise consumed to develop long roots to be applied directly to the growing of the plant, which proves to be a great benefit indeed!
While any plant will grow hydroponically, some plants do better than others. Its also incredibly easy to do, the activity can be undertaken as something to do with young children. Hydroponic Gardening is also a standard technique in biological research and teaching and is a popular hobby today.
It was discovered in the 19th century that plants are capable of absorbing essential mineral nutrients as inorganic ions in water. While the soil acts as a nutrient reservoir, it is not essential for plant growth and so it is omitted in hydroponic gardening. The introduction of mineral nutrients into a plants water supply removes the need for soil for the plants to survive.
In addition to having a perfectly balanced diet, hydroponic gardening allows for the plants to have their food and water delivered directly to their roots. This allows for the energy that would be otherwise consumed to develop long roots to be applied directly to the growing of the plant, which proves to be a great benefit indeed!
While any plant will grow hydroponically, some plants do better than others. Its also incredibly easy to do, the activity can be undertaken as something to do with young children. Hydroponic Gardening is also a standard technique in biological research and teaching and is a popular hobby today.
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