An overview of Hydroponics

Hydroponics

Definition of Hydroponics Hydroponics is actually the science of growing plants without soil. Rather than soil, plants are grown in solutions containing each of the necessary minerals and elements. Methods utilized to get the nutrients to the roots, combined with the...

Midsummer Night Meadows, Backyard Garden

Backyard Gardens

Summer in Central Texas is once again in full swing, and it is flaunting its lush growth potential beautifully on Larry and Brenda Johnson’s rural property in their EzGro Backyard Garden, Midsummer Night Meadows. Larry Johnson, the founder and developer of the...

Reverse Osmosis also known as “RO”

Hydroponics

Reverse osmosis is a process of separation that uses pressure to force a highly concentrated solute through a semi-permeable membrane to a region of lower solute concentration, which leaves the solute on one side and only the solvent on the other. The image below...

Jimmie’s Greenhouses in Alabama

Commercial Systems

Jimmie’s Greenhouse in Alabama uses 1500 quad pots to grow an impressive selection of crops. They’ve got several greenhouses, one of which is dedicated to growing just tomatoes. The tomato towers have two pots per tower to allow for the maximum amount of grow...

EzGro Garden by Robert Mainville from NC

Backyard Gardens

I have a twelve stack system using 40 quad pots and 6 five gallon buckets. An odd number perhaps but it seems to fit the 15’ x 15’ deck I put them on. We did not use the deck much so for me it was the perfect place to put my EzGro garden. You will notice the fence I...