Hydroculture
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Hydroculture is a type of hydroponics
in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action.
Clay aggregate such as LECA and Hydroton can be used to anchor plants when growing with hydroponics.
Advantages include ease of maintenance as watering and feeding involve just topping up the reservoir of growing solution. Certain types of hydroponic media are resistant to some types of soil-borne insects.
Hydroponics
Hydroponics is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil. Terrestrial plants may be grown with their roots in the mineral nutrient solution only or in an inert medium, such as perlite, gravel, mineral wool, or coconut husk.Researchers discovered in the 18th...
in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action.
Clay aggregate such as LECA and Hydroton can be used to anchor plants when growing with hydroponics.
Advantages include ease of maintenance as watering and feeding involve just topping up the reservoir of growing solution. Certain types of hydroponic media are resistant to some types of soil-borne insects.