What Is A Passive Hydroponic System?

Passive Hydroponics

You can’t find a more simplified form of hydroponic growing than a system that uses passive hydroponics principles. Passive hydroponics provides water only beneath the plant roots and doesn’t recirculate. The nutrient-rich water remains in the system until it’s used by the plants. There are two types of passive hydroponics: soilless and soil. Not dirt, […]

The Alien Grow Room

NASA astronauts grew lettuce in the alien environment on ISS this spring. A successful harvest given the challenges of hydroponic gardening in space.

If you think that there’s a lot involved in getting your grow room properly outfitted to produce a successful harvest, consider how much more involved it would be if you were somewhere other than Earth. Sure, it would be easier to just pour tap water into your hydro system reservoir without testing the pH or […]