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[https://extension.unr.edu/publication.aspx?PubID=2756 by Extension] | [https://extension.unr.edu/publication.aspx?PubID=2756 by Extension] | ||
Hydroponic systems can be classified as either water-culture or medium-culture. Water culture systems do not use a medium to support the roots, only the nutrient solution. Medium culture systems use a solid substrate, such as sand, to support the plant root structure. Systems can be either open or closed. In an open system, the nutrient solution flows past the roots, and the solution is not recycled. In a closed system, the surplus nutrient solution is recovered, recharged and recycled through the system. | Hydroponic systems can be classified as either water-culture or medium-culture. Water culture systems do not use a medium to support the roots, only the nutrient solution. Medium culture systems use a solid substrate, such as sand, to support the plant root structure. Systems can be either open or closed. In an open system, the nutrient solution flows past the roots, and the solution is not recycled. In a closed system, the surplus nutrient solution is recovered, recharged and recycled through the system. | ||
=====We Tried 11 of the Most Popular Indoor Gardening Systems===== | |||
[https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-indoor-gardening-systems/ by WIRED] | |||
Several years ago, I moved to a house on a quarter-acre lot on the outer edge of town, where residential development rubs up against undeveloped wildland. “My gardening dreams are finally coming true!” I thought. It took only three seasons of hard clay soil, deer, and persistent rabbits to disabuse me of the notion that outdoor gardening was ever going to happen for me. My gardening endeavors had to be moved indoors. I’ve had various tiny LED planter setups since then, but the latest large-scale indoor vertical gardens have had me intrigued. The ability to grow 20, 30, or even 40 veggies and fresh herbs, year-round, in a space smaller than a bookshelf? Sign me up! | |||
