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Hydroponics is a method of cultivating plants without soil, though it can include another material to assist in growing, for example, vermiculite, perlite, or coconut coir. Hydroponics is better than soil in certain ways and indoor garden growing gives you more control.
Hydroponics is a type of horticulture and a subset of hydroculture which involves growing plants, usually crops or medicinal plants, without soil, by using water-based mineral nutrient solutions in an artificial environment.
The word hydroponics comes from the Greek for “working with water” and is a method of growing plants without soil. You grow plants in nutrient-rich water instead of nutrient-rich soil, using the same organic amendments in a liquid form.
Hydroponics is the growing of plants in a liquid nutrient solution with or without the use of artificial media. Commonly used mediums include expanded clay, coir, perlite, vermiculite, brick shards, polystyrene packing peanuts and wood fiber.
Hydroponics is a type of soilless gardening that can be done either indoors or outdoors. It’s a great option for people with little or no gardening space, or who want to grow herbs and vegetables through the winter. Hydroponic gardening is space-efficient and takes less water than gardening in soil. Growing in water also means no weeds.