Hydroponics is a form of gardening and cultivation of plants. The various pollutants that we are exposed to in soil often do not go away even after several years. This fact, along with others, has prompted researchers to look for ways to minimize the exposure of the plant to mediums that may carry factors that can add or contribute to a person ill health. Hydroponic gardening is one such way wherein the plants do not use soil as a medium where they are planted.

Three Types Of Solution Culture

In solution culture of hydroponics gardening, there are three subtypes which are called static solution culture, continuous flow solution culture and aeroponics. The concept for all kinds of solution culture in hydroponic gardening is basically the same. The plant is suspended and the nutrient solution is provided for it.

In static solution culture, the plant is always exposed to the nutrient solution in a way that the solution may be depleted. After depletion, the nutrient solution may be added to up to a point where only some of the roots are touching it. In continuous flow solution culture, the plant is exposed to the solution all the time. The solution flows through the container for the plant in hydroponic gardening. This is usually reserved for bigger hydroponic gardening outfits where automation is used.

Aeroponics is the type of hydroponic gardening where the plants’ roots are exposed to the nutrient solution via fine mist or drops. Exposure to the mist is frequent and plants have responded very well to this type of solution culture. The mist is what carries the nutrients of the plants and they are absorbed directly by the roots as the mist or drops cling to them.

In medium culture, the basic question is which media to use for the plants in hydroponic gardening. There are actually many different mediums that can replace soil and these include, but are not limited to, mineral or rock wool, gravel, clay pellets, brick shards and perlite. These media are quite easy to use for hydroponic gardening and provide the roots with some stability as well as provide the nutrient solution with something to cling to.

Hydroponic gardening is actually easy to do. A hydroponic herb garden as well as a vegetable garden is one of the most popular forms of hydroponic gardening. Researches have yielded favorable knowledge regarding the efficacy of hydroponics in terms of plant growth and also produce supply. It is also notable that the occurrence of soil borne sicknesses and diseases has lessened without the use of soil in hydroponics.

An indoor vegetable garden can be heaven sent. Not only does this indoor vegetable garden mean fresh herbs and vegetables when the need arises but this also means that one has a certain number of plants in the home at any given time. Few fruits or vegetable plants and also the herbs plant often serve as decorations or house plants for few people. This is apparent particularly for those who have container gardens. Growing an indoor vegetable garden is usually done in containers but there are also cases of having a plotted garden right smack in the home.

Plotted Indoor Vegetable Gardens

Plotted vegetable gardens in the home may happen when the home owner has an indoor garden. This indoor garden might have originally been meant to be a pocket garden with ornamental or tropical plants but was later changed to an indoor vegetable garden. These kinds of indoor vegetable gardens usually have larger yields than those plants cultivate din containers. The reason for this may be because there is a limited space for the plants to grow in a container.

It depends on the situation, these types of of small pocket gardens may need some supplemental sources of light because the sun might not be coming properly on the indoor vegetable garden as per the requirement. Vegetables and their need for light varies but it is always safe to say that normally there is a need for at least eight to ten hours of light exposure for the indoor vegetable garden to flourish. This is a necessity since an indoor vegetable garden of this kind cannot be transported or moved to seek light.

Container Indoor Vegetable Garden

Indoor vegetable gardens planted in containers have their advantages. The primary factor is the ease of transport that may encourage home owners to plant in the containers. Indoor container gardensmay be easier to report and supplement. This type of garden is easier to care for than the indoor plotted garden since the containers can be transferred from spot to spot for maximum light exposure as well as bringing the out for a change of environment.

An indoor vegetable garden in containers can also be brought to the kitchen for optimum picking of fresh vegetables or herbs. This also makes watering the containers easier since they are already in the kitchen which is a source of water. The containers can also be placed on the window sill to soak up the sunlight when the need for this arises.