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 ...

Deep water culture (DWC) hydroponics is considered to be one of the most simple hydroponic methods for experienced and new indoor growers. Plants are immersed or simply connected with a nutrient ...

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Everyone is familiar with soil: it is one of the most important components of growing, it provides a foothold for plant roots, maintains the necessary nutrients plants need to grow, and filters ...

Produce sold in grocery stores and supermarkets reportedly lose 50% of their nutrients during transportation, while also containing alarming levels of chemicals and pesticides. But for many would-be ...

Hydroponics is a cultivation method in which plant roots are suspended in oxygenated water instead of in soil. The hydroponic system works in a controlled environment, inside greenhouse type ...

Marv Fritz runs a 24-acre greenhouse in O’Neill, Neb., in the north-central part of the state. The 7-year-old greenhouse produces about 250,000 pounds of tomatoes a week during the height of summer.