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