Adorable Give Hydroponic Gardening a Try!

Hydroponics is a derivation of the Greek words hydro meaning water and pono meaning labor. It is a manner of growing vegetation without the use of soil through some type of hydroponic system. Hydroponics was chiefly used in countries where the soil was not suitable for growing vegetation and for industrial purposes.

However hydroponic gardening is becoming increasingly more popular amongst all walks in society. The first signs of this growing method showed up in the bigger cities where people had limited access to land to grow fresh vegetables for their health. It has now spread from the cities to the countryside and all lifestyles. The benefits of hydroponics such as soilless cultivation and the higher crop yields in a smaller area have made it possible for many to grow a garden in a smaller area that provides enough produce to even put up for winter use as well as have fresh produce year long.

When growing your own soilless garden you have control over the environment as well as the forms of fertilizers used. With hydroponic gardening, regardless of your soil quality or lack thereof, anyone is able to grow their own produce and faster then they could in even great soil. There are no risks of diseases such as the recurring problem with salmonella in tomatoes. As well as you will always have consistent crops and the highest quality of vegetables. You can even grow fruit trees as well as plants that are out of season. There are many greenhouses worldwide that utilize hydroponics to grow flowers and vegetables year round.

Plans are underway for vertical hydroponic gardens in several urban areas. Whereas some towns have garden plots for the community, urban areas will have hydroponic plots for people to grow their own fresh produce. It is even being considered for use on ships as an alternative to having to find fresh produce that may be out of season while out at sea.

You can set up a hydroponic garden either indoors in an area with ample light, outdoors, or in a greenhouse. It is also environmentally friendly. It uses only 10 percent of the water used by traditional gardening methods, eliminates the need for herbicides and pesticides, and only uses about one quarter of the fertilizer that traditional gardeners need to obtain the same yield. Hydroponics can produce the same yield as traditional gardens in about one fifth the space and is not dependent on growing seasons. This means that instead of only bearing once, they can bear vegetables or fruit several times a year.

Hydroponics may just change the way the world views farmers in the future and could be the answer to food shortages and hunger worldwide.