What’s Hydroponic, What’s Not?

What’s Hydroponic, What’s Not?

Hydroponics

If a plant is grown without soil and with a complete nutrient solution, that’s hydroponics! It can be as simple as plants glowing in sand, gravel or rockwool with a nutrient drip, or as complex as a complete waterculture system, such as NFT or aeroponics. No...
Aggregate Hydroponics (Agroponics)

Aggregate Hydroponics (Agroponics)

Hydroponics

In aggregate hydroponic systems, a solid, inert medium provides support for the plants. As in liquid systems, the nutrient solution is delivered directly to the plant roots. Agroponic systems may be either open or closed, depending on whether surplus amounts of the...