What are some of the benefits to growing hydroponically?
Healthier Plants Hydroponically grown plants receive a nearly prefect diet. They are healthier than soil-grown plants. That means more nutrients, and fewer diseases. Healthier Consumers Herbicides, fungicides, or pesticides are not used when you grow hydroponically, consequently your produce is safer & healthier to eat. More so, it’s healthier to grow – farm workers don’t have to be constantly exposed to these toxic chemicals. Higher Yields Hydroponic systems deliver nearly prefect amounts of water and nutrients to the plants which allows the crops to grow faster. Healthier plants produce higher yields. Perfect plant conditions result in perfect plant production. Conservation Hydroponic systems conserve water by preventing evaporation and runoff. They also conserve space by allowing plants to grow close together. The plants take what they need with little waste. Hydroponics is great option for growing food where space and/or water are limited.
