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Unless you really understand the benefits of hydroponics, it can seem like just an odd way to grow plants – kind of like a gardening side show attraction. A nifty trick, but not very practical or natural. Actually, nothing could be farther from the truth. Hydroponics is practical and it supports the health of the environment in more ways than one.

One distinct advantage of hydroponics is there is no contamination of soil with fertilizers. There is no soil to contaminate, after all. You never have to throw out old soil with hydroponics, or alter the natural composition of your soil in order to support crops. Soil borne diseases are all but eliminated, reducing the need for pesticides. There are also no weeds in hydroponics systems, so there’s no need for herbicides, either.

Water isn’t wasted like it may be with inefficient irrigation methods. In fact, hydroponics systems use up to 20% less water than geoponic, outdoor crops. Even if supplemental lighting such as grow lights are used instead of natural sun light, hydroponics plants require considerably less energy and space to grow because they receive more nutrition faster than soil grown plants. Many hydroponics systems do incorporate natural sunlight, however, reducing energy consumption even more.

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