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water is essential for every plant. so, no plant will be grow without water,thus the original plants grown using hydroponics,
the third best way to grow plants is to grow them in just tap water aone. the water i used for the project was tap water.it helps plants grow faster because it contains ions.
As demonstrated on the Martha Stewart show, it is easy for someone to grow many different types of plants using hydroponics, or without soil. Plants grown in this way use up less space and can be grown indoors in a window. Even edible plants can be grown this way.
I think the question was in reference to the ability to grow plants in a controlled environment. And the answer would be yes. Using hydroponics systems we could do this. Without a controlled environment we would not be able to grow plants.
Hydroponic lights are used to in the practice of growing plants indoors. They are used in hydroponics to simulate the sun so that the plants can grow as if they were planted outdoors.
If you provide the proper fertilizer and minerals the plants need then yes.
Hydroponics is a branch of agriculture where plants are grown without soil. A hydroponic system will grow plants in water that has been supplemented with nutrients usually found in soil.
The growing of plants in water is hydroponics. Its not just water you need to grow hydroponic plants though, u need to mix in a nutrient solution that has all the nutrients your plants need.
nasa has successfully used hydroponics to grow potatoes in space. all you need is a temperature which is suitable for your plants to live and water.
Some plants can be raised in water. It's called hydroponics.
You can grow heaps of plants, i grow plants using hydroponics and i grow tomatoes, strawberries,chillis. Yes you can grow flowers using hydroponics, you can plant them when they are seeds or seedlings. yes, most plants can be grown hydroponically but some species like different kinds of substrate (growing medium) to grow in so you need to check that first but most plants will survive just fine in rockwool using hydro and the correct nutrients. I grow strawberries, lettuce, tomatoes. Remember the soil is there to support the plant and supply nutrients so therefore if you provide a substate to anchor the plant then all you have to do is supply the correct balanced feed for that type of plant.