Hydroponics is a method of growing crops in a water-based, nutrient-rich solution. It does not use water, and instead, the root system is supported using a still medium like clay pellets, vermiculite, rock wool, or perlite inside a grow tent. The basic logic behind hydroponic is to help the plant’s roots to have direct contact with the nutrient solution while getting access to oxygen, which is essential for proper growth.

Advantages of hydroponics

Farming with hydroponics comes with several advantages,

Hydroponics is a method of growing plant in a nutrient-rich and water-based solution. Hydroponics does not use water; rather the root system is supported using a lifeless medium like Rockwool, perlite, peat moss, clay pellets, or vermiculite. The basic logic behind hydroponics is to help the plant’s roots to have direct contact with the nutrient solution, while still getting access to oxygen, which is essential for appropriate growth. Growing with hydroponics come with many benefits and below are some of the benefits which makes the method a superior option when compared to organic farming such as the use of grow tents and special grow lights.