Give Hydroponics a Try!

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Hydroponics can be an interesting project to try at home. People may be familiar with the term hydroponics as it refers to tomatoes grown primarily in water. It is a misnomer that plants must absolutely have soil to grow and survive.  Plants can grow in water if the water contains enough nutrients in it for the plant to absorb. To get a good understanding of hydroponics a great book to read is Hydroponics for the home gardener.

There are a lot of plants that you can grow in hydroponic set ups such as Hydrofarm grow light system. Many herbs and vegetables are prime candidates to grow in hydroponic systems. Typically you still need a medium for the roots to be in little clay beads known as Hydronton is one such medium. Hydroponics basically uses no soil in the pot. You can submerge a pot filled with these clay beads into a Tupperware container containing two to three inches of nutrient rich water for a quick and easy way to create a hydroponic system. You can also use gel such as crystal magic soil.

Hydroponics are used by growers for a number of reasons.  First of all you know exactly what is in your water. It is very easy to track what you put into your water and in what concentration. Another reason that some people like hydroponics is because some people think that veggies grown in hydroponics taste better. As stated earlier there are such wide range of plants that can be grown with hydroponics. Tomatoes, herbs, celery, and lettuce all make ideal plants to start with. Remember you are not limited to veggies! You can share house plants with your friends when you use hydroponics to propigate your plants. Plants like devils ivy would take very well to using hydroponics for multiplying them.

If you can grow plants traditionally, you really should give hydroponics a try. This can be a fun system for growing plants so you can have fresh herbs year round and maybe even fresh tomatoes off of the vine. The initial investment can be very cheap if you set up your own system.