INTRODUCTION INTO HYDROPONICS

Hydroponics is a form of high quality agriculture that utilises soilless mediums such as coco peat, clay balls, rock wool and nutrient rich water. Turning to hydroponics provides a number of great advantages that you can’t simply find in growing with soil. The most advantages aspect of growing through hydroponics is its incredible efficiency and ease of maintenance. By eliminating soil as a medium and replacing it with other alternatives like the ones previously mentioned, we are able to minimise the plants exposure to diseases, sickness or pest that are a very common problem when growing in soil.

The other great advantage in hydroponics is its astounding efficiency in delivering nutrients directly to the plants root system thus accelerating and maximising crop yields for a much better grow. The ability to deliver nutrients directly to the plants root system helps with keeping plant stress levels low while minimising the plants need for an extensive root system and in doing so gets the best out of the plant you are growing. Experts say that plants in hydroponic set-ups grow up to 20% faster than plants potted in soil. Yields are also said to be 20% to 25% greater than plants growing in soil.

Another great advantage to growing in hydroponics is its space efficiency. as mentioned in the previous paragraph the use of soilless mediums reduces a plants need to grow extensive root systems, there fore creating a small and compact root system providing growers with the option of potting in a smaller space. This can be very beneficial to those stuck in tight living spaces or apartments with minimal gardening areas.

Finally, hydroponic provides for a much more water efficient and low maintenance growing system as they utilise enclosed nutrient reservoirs, which reduces water loss through evaporation. Hydroponic grow systems are also enclosed and sealed which allows up take of nutrients to the plants at their own pace, this in hand forces the plant to up take the necessary amount of water needed at that given time, reducing wasted nutrients among other things.