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Too often in hydroponics, there is the assumption that you're just going your own way, and doing everything yourself. But it doesn't have to be that.Going back many centuries, the idea of gardening is inherently communal, and has to do with the ways that we build societies. So why not take a community approach to hydroponics?Growers can start small local collectives to get even more out of the technologies that help us grow and produce and consume good local food. Here are some ways that l …

Hydroponics might seem like a brand-new phenomenon, but it actually is one with a rich and varied history.According to a lot of sources, hydroponics goes back to some of those ancient societies, such as those in areas like Mesopotamia that cultivated hydroponic hanging gardens centuries before Christ.Fast forward to the first century under the Roman Emperor Tiberius, and you have certain greenhouses practices – these may not be classified as hydroponics, but as early precursors - where agri …

There are many reasons to buy a full grow box package to start a hydroponics garden, but as a vendor of these kinds of equipment, these are five of the most popular arguments for getting yourself a grow box to produce fresh fruits and vegetables, or anything else.A Sealed SpaceIn some senses, hydroponics is all about micromanaging. Growers are trying to set up a particular environment for plants, one that will help them to increase yield and grow toward vibrant harvests.One of the challenge …

Looking for places to learn more about the field of hydroponics? If all of this stuff is new to you, you'll be searching around for resources you can use to get more knowledgeable about how to grow plants without soil.Luckily, there are some great resources online, from government agencies and other parties, that can help you understand the biology and the context of hydro gardening. Here are five of the top places to get information about the hydroponics industry.College Ag Extension Prog …

Any beginning grower will need a short list of materials and equipment that will help him or her to succeed in building a first hydroponic project. A lot of these essentials seem fairly basic, but all of them are necessary to provide a good environment for plants, and really get things going.Here are some of the most essential basic elements of the grow space that have to be provided.LightingLighting is one that a lot of growers think about first -- why is that? Maybe because grow lighting …