VE // hydroponics

• No soil is used in hydroponics
• Water is recycled via a pump and resevoir
• Plants absorb nutrient rich water through their roots


• The term Hydroponics is made up of the Greek words hydro for water, and ponos for labor.
• The Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Floating Gardens of the Aztecs both utilized hydroponic methods.
• During WWII, American and British armed forces took up the cause of hydroponic farming to feed soldiers who might otherwise have not had access to fresh produce.