What is It?

Hydroponics is the art of gardening without soil. The word “hydroponics” comes from the Greek words “hydro” and “ponos,” meaning “working water.” In the absence of soil, water goes to work providing nutrients, hydration, and oxygen to plant life. It’s no wonder that hydroponic gardens are the wave of the future. They are space-saving, water-conserving, produce higher-quality fruits and veggies, and allows you to harvest faster than ever before.

If you’ve been thinking about starting a hydroponics garden, before you start, here are the main things needed for it to work:

• Sun

• Oxygen

• Water

• Nutrients

• Plant Media (rockwool, Gravel etc.)

In a Hydroponic Garden, instead of using traditional soil to grow plants, you will need to use a plant medium and nutrient rich water at the roots providing each plant with the right amount of nutrients.

The system is connected to a reservoir, and inside the reservoir is a submersible pump which is attached to a hose. The hose is then fixed on top of pvc pipes. Drip irrigation lines from the hose supply each pvc pipe with the nutrient rich water.

The plants consume the water, the excess is returned to the reservoir through a smaller pvc pipe and the cycle continues.