The term hydroponics was coined in the USA in the early 1930′s. It was coined to describe the scheme of plant growing with the roots of the plant based in mineral-rich waters. From the words hydro and ponos which are Greek for “water” and “to work” respectively, hydroponics literally is defined as ‘working with water’.
Based from the Greek words for ‘water’ – hydro and ‘to work’ – ponos, hydroponics is derived from terms meaning ‘working with water’. Hydroponics today is no longer a subject of mystery of growing plants in the confines a science laboratory. It has become an established and fast growing part of modern agriculture.
Hydroponics systems can effectively produce bountiful harvests of fruits and vegetables while shortening the amount of time necessary to bring about great plants. Any vegetable, flower, shrub and even trees can be healthily produced with the highest vitamin content without having to cultivate, weed and mulch. In such a system too, watering and fertilizing can be handled by automatic hydroponics system.
History reveals that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is a big evidence of a hydroponic garden. Moreover, the Aztec Indians in the now Mexico had a system of growing crops on rafts. These rafts are in shallow lakes that you can still see in floating gardens near Mexico City. Therefore, history shows the great significance of hydroponic system of growing plants even in ancient times.
Hydroponics gardening will improve your lifestyle by offering you with fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers all throughout the year. One of the famous systems is the NFT system development by Dr Alan Cooper with covered plastic channels. In this system, the plants are growing through holes in the covers and their roots are suspended in the nutrient solution.
Hello all, Well, the holidays are over and a new beginning in the growing season starts soon. The various Seed catalogs are beginning to show up in the mail. This week I’ll start a new experiement in my greenhouse. I will try to grow lettuce hydroponically , without artificial light. Just what ‘Mother Nature’ provides, [...]
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