The science of soil-less gardening is known as hydroponics. The hydroponic system involves growing healthy plants without the use of a traditional soil medium. A plant just needs to select nutrients, ...

One day, gardener Robert Mainville saw a show about hydroponics on PBS, and it fascinated him. Soon he had set up a hydroponic garden in his own yard — forsaking his old soil plots — and within months ...

How hydroponics works, types, and pros and cons. Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism ...

Hydroponic farming is a gardening technique that grows plants using a nutrient solution medium rather than soil. Sometimes, the roots will hang directly into a liquid mixture of water and dissolved ...