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Vertical Hydroponics Offers An Economical Gardening Alternative For Quality Produce

By Ida Dorsey


City-dwellers who enjoy being able to grow their own fruits and vegetables may find that the small size of many yards today is very limiting. One way to be able to garden free of mess and stress in a way that consumes less space is vertical hydroponics. This flexible growing technique uses less water than regular gardening and can be done outdoors or indoors.

This approach to gardening does not use soil, but instead the plants are grown in water, gravel, or another medium. It enables the grower to enjoy year-round cultivation in a sterile environment free of pests and crop rotation isn't necessary. There is a greater degree of control over the nutrient levels the plants are receiving as well. Plants are grown in a stacked formation, which saves space and maximizes crop size.

It is usually possible to grow any plant regularly grown in soil using hydroponics. A higher degree of direct management and less dependency on nature is associated with hydroponic gardening because the grower monitors the level of all essential nutrients which in turn results in higher quality produce. The amount of money and labor needed to maintain this type of garden is considerably less which is another benefit.

It can also save one's back, because there is no need for usual gardening tasks of weeding, mulching, tilling, and fertilizing with this growing technique. Nor does one have to be concerned about flooding or drought, since the level of water is fully controllable. Relying on proper ground and weather conditions is also non-applicable with hydroponics, and the use of specially designed grow lights allows for day and night growing throughout the year.

If the soil in the area is poor in quality, this is an ideal alternative for those who wish to grow their own produce. It is easier to grow produce organically using this approach too since there is no need to use pesticides or weed killers. Hydroponically grown plants take the essential substances including hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon from the air which they need for growth.

Plants grown in soil have less consistent delivery of nutrients than those which are grown using hydroponics. The guaranteed balance of nutrients in the right proportions ensures optimal quality of crops and it also tends to produce a higher yield as well. Money is saved by growers who don't require maintenance chemicals and the plants can grow without the threat of being denied sunlight or nutrition do to destructive weeds and pests.

The overall water consumption is much less with a hydroponic garden than a soil garden which requires regular irrigation. Root systems are constantly suspended in liquid in most cases, which prevents the need to use more of this valuable resource. Further conservative measures can be implemented by the use of an automatically timed fertilization system.

Plants grown in this manner tend to ripen faster because they are receiving nutrients more consistently and do not need to expound energy to draw up water and mineral through their root systems as they need to do when grown in soil. This generally results in produce which has an overall superior quality in term of taste and health value.




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