Hydroponics is the method of growing plants without soil, using mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent. Advantages: 1) Plants mature up to 25% faster and produce up to 30% more than the same plants grown in soil. 2) A hydroponic system will also use 70-90% less water than soil based plants.
Hydroponics allows farmers to adapt to any situation, whether it’s Antarctica’s frozen tundra, Saudi Arabia’s windswept and barren deserts, southern Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, or even a space station.
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