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To start, we need to have a simple understanding of what hydroponic cultivation is all about. In short, hydroponics, or water culture, is the soilless growth of plants. Often times the plants’ root ...

The International Space Station and your 500-square-foot studio have more in common than you might think: Both environments are a great place to experiment with hydroponics. Hydroponic systems grow ...

Let’s face it. Our food supply is pure crap. With the sheer number of microplastics in our food and the tons of pesticides in our produce, we’re facing an uphill battle. But there are ways to fix ...

Years ago, Alex Tyink met a guy who was farming on a rooftop in New York City. Tyink was an opera singer then and like the arias he performed onstage, the process of growing food captivated him. So ...

Hydroponics is growing plants in a system setup containing water and the proper nutrients. There is no need for soil. There are two main types of hydroponic systems, passive system, uses no energy and ...

Figure 1: Schematic illustration of a hydroponic growing system that employs the nutrient film technique method. Credit: Technology Networks. In addition to the presence of fish stocks and microbial ...

TURNER — Students at Tripp Middle School learned this year that plants don’t need soil to grow. Just water, nutrients and sunlight. “I was kind of surprised because I always overwater my plants,” ...

Tending to a garden is usually a rewarding endeavor, as long as there is good soil to work with. If there isn’t, it can either get frustrating quickly having to deal with soils like sand or hard clay, ...