Do you like to grow things? Maybe you have a garden or that you like to plant with flowers. Perhaps, your ambitions are bigger, and you want to grow crops commercially. People have been growing things since the dawn of time, but traditionally they have always needed soil to grow plants. If you have plenty of space and suitable soil, planting crops in the ground may not be a problem, but in many cases, you may not have much outdoor space, or the soil on your property may not be suitable to grow what you need. Instead of relocating or spending lots of money treating the soil, there is an alternative solution.

Visit your local hydroponic shop

Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil. Instead of soil, a water solvent is combined with minerals and nutrients to provide everything that the plant needs without planting anything in the ground. There are several popular hydroponics techniques that you could adapt to suit your needs. Your local hydroponics shop can advise you and should also be the first place you look when it is time to source all the equipment you need. If you aren't yet convinced that hydroponics is right for you, here are two reasons to consider hydroponics on your property.

Total control over every stage

When you place plants in the ground, you are never quite sure what will happen. You plant a seed and expect it to grow, and you may engage in some watering or even adding nutrients to the soil, but you have only limited control over how much reaches the plant. Other factors that you can't control include soil contamination and the weather; all of these can affect the results you get from your hard work. With hydroponics, you purchase the exact nutrient mix that your plants need, and you place the plants in an ideal environment so that they will grow to be healthy and strong.   

Hydroponics can grow with you

Your hydroponic shop will be filled with equipment and supplies to suit your requirements, whether you are a commercial grower or someone just starting to dabble in hydroponics as a hobbyist. Whether you are seeking a particular nutrient solution or need some advice on which hydroponics method would be best suited to the space that you have available. The staff at the shop should have the experience to guide you to the answers you need as you build your hydroponics experience and explore the possibilities.