You’re referring to the hydroponic growing method called the Drip Emitter System (DES). Tubing connected to each plant draws your liquid nutrient solution from a reservoir to each plant in your room.

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To start, we need to have a simple understanding of what hydroponic cultivation is all about. In short, hydroponics, or water culture, is the soilless growth of plants. Often times the plants’ root ...

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Everyone is familiar with soil: it is one of the most important components of growing, it provides a foothold for plant roots, maintains the necessary nutrients plants need to grow, and filters ...

Are you a tinkerer? Are you a gardener who also likes to modify toys or gadgets? Hydroponics may be for you. “It”s a ”MacGyver” hobby,” says Dan Lubkeman, president of the El Cerrito-based Hydroponic ...

The science of soil-less gardening is known as hydroponics. The hydroponic system involves growing healthy plants without the use of a traditional soil medium. A plant just needs to select nutrients, ...