The first time someone told me about vertical hydroponics, my mind was blown. The idea of taking everything great about hydroponics and reducing the floor space needed just made sense! In this post, I’m going…

Below are some of our favorite reasons as to why hydroponics is better than soil. 1. Grow Crops Anywhere One of the biggest challenges when it comes to traditional growing methods is that you’re limited…

Jade plants are without a doubt one of the most popular house plant choices. A member of the stonecrop family, jade plants (Crassula ovata) don’t take much looking after. They’re also extremely easy to propagate…

In a hydroponics system, our aim is to create a controlled environment for our plants to grow and as part of that, we remove the need for soil as we add just the right amount…

Hydroponics is a fantastic method for growing plants; you’re responsible for everything within the system, so you can optimise your setup to produce the best harvest possible. One common question that many new growers have…

If you’re looking for a straightforward first hydroponics crop, you’ll undoubtedly want to consider lettuces (Lactuca sativa). Growing hydroponic lettuces is pretty straight forward, which makes it an ideal choice for those just getting started…

Hydroponic farming has seen a real boom in recent years. As we briefly discussed when we discussed where is hydroponics used today, there are more and more commercial growers starting up large scale operations. In…

When you first get into hydroponics, there are certain new concepts that you might have to get your head around, like the different systems, nutrients and, of course, pH. I was never much of a…

While hydroponics may seem like a recent gardening development, it’s actually been around for thousands of years. In this post, we take a look at the history of hydroponics and discover how it might be…