Hydroponic gardening is a method that does not need to use the soil in its plantations but dissolves directly in the water the nutrients and chemical elements essential for the development of each plant. In this way, a number of benefits are achieved with respect to traditional methods of cultivation on land.
In hydroponic gardening, plants should be watered more than three times a day, this is usually done using a pump and timer, but you can also do it manually if you have the time to devote to it. A hydroponic cultivation system can be fully automated. Since it is water based and the gardener does not have dirt to dig or weed to pull. In addition, water can be reused to avoid waste, which is quite friendly to nature.
Benefits of Hydroponic Gardening
- The satisfaction you get from running a successful hydroponic garden may make it easier to deal with everything you do in daily life.
- Do not be an expert in agriculture to get a good result because in hydroponic farming everything is measured and controlled almost automatically.
- They are a perfect alternative to put a small orchard at home, especially in vertical crops.
- By not using earth and not having to change it from time to time we save work and, above all, we dirty much less.
- We have greater control of the cleanliness and hygiene of the crop and this greatly reduces the risk of bacteria or fungi.
- When we water the soil of the plants it absorbs the liquid day after day so we must carry out a continuous and permanent irrigation. In the case of hydroponics, when using water as a solvent for nutrients, that same water can be reused for about 15 days, so that water consumption decreases significantly
- By giving each plant directly the minerals and nutrients it needs, it takes less time to develop.
