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Growing Veggies Without Soil Print E-mail
It is possible to grow plants, including veggies, without soil. This can be done using a special technique called hydroponics. It involves using a soil-less culture into which nutrients required by the plant are introduced. Thus, using a substrate such as sand or gravel, or even just a water solution, will allow you to grow veggies without soil.
Growing veggies without soil can be an interesting hobby for a gardening enthusiast. It is also possible to grow veggies without soil commercially on a larger scale. However, this requires specialized knowledge and infrastructure.
Water Culture
You can grow veggies without soil using a suitable water culture that contains a nutrient solution. You will need an appropriate container to hold the water solution. This could be made of any material such as clay, porcelain, cement, glass, metal or fiberglassâ€"just make sure it is leak proof.
The solution you use to grow veggies without soil should contain all the nutrients required by the plant to grow. You could refer to a guide and make your own solution using fertilizers and salts bought from a gardening supplies dealer. However, ready-to-use solutions are also available that allow you to grow veggies without soil. Remember to change the solution periodically. You will also need to maintain the acidity or alkalinity of the water to within the ideal range of pH 6.0 to 6.5.
Because you are growing veggies without soil, you should use a wire or Styrofoam platform to support the growing plants. The water solution may need aeration to replenish the oxygen in it. The aerators used in aquariums should normally be adequate for your requirements.
Aggregate Culture
Aggregate culture refers to the solid media used to grow plants and veggies without soil. Materials such as sand, gravel, vermiculite, rice hulls, redwood bark, pine bark, peat moss, perlite, sawdust, wood shavings, or rockwool. The same nutrient solution that is used for water culture may also be used for aggregate culture. However, different techniques are used to distribute the nutrients among the plants.
Information on growing veggies without soil is freely available from various sources. A little practice will help you to perfect this technique.


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