| What do the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the | | | | a number of different varieties of containers, and |
| Floating Gardens of China, and a popular science | | | | pots are available to buy. |
| fiction television program have in common? | | | | As a growing medium for the plant, something for |
| Hydroponics gardening! | | | | it to get its roots into, different gardeners will |
| You may have heard of a hydroponics gardening | | | | have different likes and dislikes. Shale is a simple |
| system before this, in which case you'll | | | | and easy solution, especially for the first time |
| understand what I'm talking about. If you haven't | | | | gardener. With a little bit of research however, |
| heard about hydroponics gardening, don't worry. | | | | you can easily find out if Hydroton or Rockwool is |
| Hopefully by the time we reach the end of this | | | | a better growing medium for you than shale |
| article, you will have a clear idea of what a | | | | would be. (Hydroton and shale can be used in an |
| hydroponics garden is, and if someone asks you | | | | ebb and flow system, whilst horticultural Rockwool |
| whether you think a drip system, or an ebb and | | | | can be used with just about any system). |
| flow system is better, then you won't have to | | | | 'Any system' referring to methods used to pass |
| squint at them and say 'eh?' in that confused way. | | | | along the nutrient enriched water to the plants. |
| Before we get on to the subject of drip, and ebb | | | | Again there are many options for the hydroponics |
| and flow systems, let's take a crash course in | | | | gardener to choose from, but I will explain here |
| hydroponics gardening. | | | | only the two systems that I mentioned earlier. |
| Coming from the Greek words 'hydro' for water, | | | | Simply put, the ebb and flow system uses a |
| and 'ponics' for labor, the word hydroponics in | | | | pump to respectively flood and then drain your |
| gardening terms is used to specify a type of | | | | containers at regular intervals. The drip system |
| gardening that doesn't have its roots in soil, if you | | | | uses a continuous drip that supplies a steady |
| will forgive the pun. This soil-free type of | | | | ration of water solution that's right for each plant. |
| gardening depends entirely on a water based | | | | Also it should be noted that hydroponics gardens |
| system that is enriched with nutrients. | | | | have a higher growth rate, and many gardeners |
| These nutrients can either be in the form of | | | | take advantage of this to create high yield |
| specially formulated chemicals for hydroponics | | | | vegetable and fruit gardens. |
| gardening, or they can come as a variety of | | | | Now that you now what hydroponics gardening |
| natural nutritional ingredients found in nature itself. | | | | entails to a large extent, with a little more |
| The use of either nutrient form is solely | | | | research you should be able to set up your own |
| dependent upon the gardener. | | | | hydroponics system, and keep yourself year |
| Since hydroponics gardening is a soil free system, | | | | round in fresh fruits and vegetables! |
| containers are the best methods for growing, and | | | | |