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Hydroponic gardening is really the ability to grow plants, vegetables, fruit, herbs and even exotic flowers in a soilless environment. It makes use of only substrates or growing medium to replace the soil (just there to support your plants and their root structure), and water that is specifically modified with a variety of nutrients. These nutrients are designed or produced by understanding exactly what is needed to feed the root system of the specific plant that you are trying to grow. While many people think hydroponics is a relatively new hobby or alternative gardening method, it has been around for centuries.

Some of the main reasons people opt for hydroponic gardening versus conventional gardening methods is that plants can experience between 30% - 50% quicker growth rates with much higher yields. Because they constantly expose the root systems to the nutrients that they need to grow, and oxygen, they need not fight as hard to grow, or use as much energy as normal growing systems.

While continuing to look forward, it is important to recognize the impact that hydroponic gardening has on current food production. All around the world, it is becoming increasingly popular because of the shortened growing times, and that plants can be harvested much quicker than normal. Growing is possible in locations that might not be suited to that particular crop or cultivar (we achieve much of this via greenhouses). Space can be maximized because crops can be grown vertically as well as horizontally, and not just limited to normal rows or furrows as in conventional crop production methods. The National Aeronautical Space Agency (NASA) has been making tremendous advances in research and various methods that can grow food-based crops to sustain astronauts while in space... I believe that hydroponics may really be the answer to a good deal of food production challenges faced globally; that by using this method you can take your own sustainability and self-reliance into your own hands.

This book covers

• Advantages Of Hydroponic Cultivation

• What Do I Need To Start Cultivation?

• Preparation Of The Germination Area

• Lighting System

• Temperature

• Irrigation

• Nutrients

• Product Selection

• Best Plants for Hydroponics

• Greenhouse Operation

• Mistakes To Prevent

And Much More.

Developing with hydroponics has many benefits, the biggest of which is a significantly higher rate of growth in your plants. With proper setup, your plants can mature up to 25% faster and yield up to 30% more than the same plants grown in the soil.

The plants need not to work too hard to get nutrients as they can grow faster and larger. Only a small root system would provide the plant with exactly what it needs, so instead of expanding the root system downstairs the plant should concentrate more on growing upstairs.

Hydroponics has been seen as a promising method for different crops in recent years. It is possible to grow short-term crops such as vegetables throughout the year in very small areas with low labor rates so that hydroponics can make a significant contribution in areas with restricted soil and water rates and for poorer and landless people.

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