| Hydroponics gardening is a type of indoor | | | | hydroponics system method that uses a raised |
| gardening where plants are grown in a method | | | | gardening system. Within this method the plants |
| other than top-soil. Usually, this refers to allowing | | | | are suspended on a Styrofoam platform which |
| the plant roots to suspend in a tray of water that | | | | floats within the nutrient-rich water where an air |
| is concentrated with nutrient solution. This allows | | | | pump is used to give oxygen to the plants by |
| the plants to absorb the necessary nutrients | | | | creating bubbles. This hydroponics method is |
| required for optimum growth. Due to this, | | | | perfect for leaf lettuce and other fast |
| hydroponics gardening tends to use the nutrients | | | | water-growing plants. This indoor gardening |
| more efficiently and produce superior blossoms | | | | system is best used within a classroom setting to |
| and yields. | | | | assist in the demonstration of the basics of |
| Most gardeners that use the growing indoors | | | | growing plants. |
| methods tend to use the Ebb and Flow method | | | | The easiest and simplest hydroponics system of |
| that uses a pump to flood the plant growing tray | | | | indoor growing is the Wick method. This is due to |
| with the nutrient solution on a continual and | | | | the fact that there is no expensive equipment to |
| consistent basis. Technology assists in the | | | | buy and does not require any moveable parts. |
| monitoring of the environment to determine the | | | | With this method the gardener puts the end of |
| required amount of nutrients to provide for | | | | the wick in the nutrient solution, while the other |
| optimum plant growth. Growing indoors using this | | | | end is placed in the growing medium. However, |
| system allows the use of a variety of mediums. | | | | one drawback of using this hydroponics system is |
| Hydroponics supplies, such as Gravel and Grow | | | | that it is not ideal for large plants, as they tend to |
| rocks, allow plants to get nutrients provided by | | | | use up your supplies of solution and water faster |
| the solution when are placed at the bottom of | | | | than the wicks can supply the nutrients to the |
| the grow tray. Gardeners, with small plants | | | | system. |
| growing indoors, may opt to using individual plant | | | | If you are in the market for a hydroponics |
| pots that can be moved around easily if needed. | | | | gardening system there are a variety of systems |
| However, with this Ebb and Flow hydroponics | | | | that you can choose from. Between the |
| system you need to be aware of power failures | | | | practically maintenance free systems to others |
| as roots can dry out quite quickly if this system is | | | | that require a bit more attention, gardeners of all |
| not kept operating at all times. | | | | levels - be it hobbyists or the professional - can |
| The Water Culture method is another common | | | | enjoy growing indoors year-round. |