Welcome to Jim’s Hydroponics May 12, 2008
Because so many considerations must be made in deciding the best way to take advantage of the space in a 2000 sq ft greenhouse, this blog highlights the thought processes and physical progress of my gardening endeavors. As far as the thought process, I have gone through single row gardening, organic square foot gardening using 4′x4′ boxes, 6 inches tall to plant 16 separate crops, to various hydroponic growing systems, namely flood and drain and the nutrient film technique (NFT).
Hi, Hydroponics comes from the Greek word hydro, which means water, and ponos, which means labor. Hydroponics gardening has managed to take gardening to the next level where we can grow plants without using soil. The art of hydroponics allows us to grow any type of plant or crops in nutrient solution without the aid of soil.
If you enjoy gardening, but have limiting factors such as very little gardening space, problems with pests or unsuitable weather conditions, then hydroponics could be the answer for you.
The hydroponic gardening process starts with ‘planting the tanks’ by first starting seedlings in carefully prepared paper cups full of vermiculate to allow the hydroponic solution to enter.