Deep water culture (DWC) hydroponics is considered to be one of the most simple hydroponic methods for experienced and new indoor growers. Plants are immersed or simply connected with a nutrient ...

As supermarket produce prices and instances of food recalls rise, interest in at-home gardening systems has also increased. Hydroponic growing systems don’t require soil and take up minimal room ...

Figure 1: Schematic illustration of a hydroponic growing system that employs the nutrient film technique method. Credit: Technology Networks. In addition to the presence of fish stocks and microbial ...

Everyone is familiar with soil: it is one of the most important components of growing, it provides a foothold for plant roots, maintains the necessary nutrients plants need to grow, and filters ...

Right now, hydroponic and indoor grown lettuce account for around 4-5% of lettuce production in the US, but that figure will rise “substantially” in the coming years as more growers prove that water ...