You
may want to try the hydroponic method for your own experience but
there are also various benefits that come with
it.
Quicker
Development!
Plants develop faster
with hydroponics because of its higher efficiency. Most experts
consent that plants grow 20% faster with hydroponics in contrast with
those grown in soil. This is a huge time saver!
Bigger Production and better quality!
Explanations differ as to why this is so, but you can anticipate 20-25% more return with hydro as compared to growing in soil. That truly adds up!
Zero
soil!
If you live in an apartment
or an area where there is no fertile soil to grow plants outside,
growing with hydro is a convenient and clean way (if you don’t like
to dirty your hands with soil). Moreover, it adds up to the beauty of
your surroundings.
Space
Saving!
You can pack more plants
closer together because your plants don’t need to disperse their
roots out into the soil to nutrients that they need as they are
enclosed in oxygenated nutrient-rich water. This saves a lot of space
and one of the impressive attributes of growing hydroponics indoors
is the number of plants that you can put together and grow in a small
place.
Water
Saving!
Since you are using a
water storage tank – be it an aquarium, a bucket or a drum, these
are covered (to avoid evaporation) and no water flows out of the
bottom as they are sealed – the plants absorb the optimum and exact
amount of water that they need at any point of time and the rest of
water remains in the tank from which the plants will feed again
later. Contrast this to plants grown in soil where you need to water
your plants almost daily and most of the water is wasted as part of
it is absorbed in the earth or evaporated. The same amount of water
used per day to water a plant in the soil can be used for multiple
days or even a week with a hydroponic system! Briefly, you can save
90% of your water by switching to hydro growing.
No
Weeds!
One of the most boring,
tiresome, time-consuming and frustrating activities of gardening in
soil is cleaning your garden and pulling out weeds. Hydroponics
growing is weed-free!
Fewer
Diseases & Pests!
Without the
use of soil, your beautiful plants are protected from soil-borne
diseases and pests that can normally eat your
plants and make all your efforts go wasted.
Go on! What are you
waiting for? Get your hydroponics and feel the joy of this kind of
gardening. Do not forget to comment and publish the pictures of your
hydroponics!
