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NASA researcher checking hydroponic onions with Bibb lettuce to his left and radishes to the right
NASA researcher checking hydroponic onions with Bibb lettuce to his left and radishes to the right
Example of Autotrophic Metabolism
Example of Autotrophic Metabolism [1]
Sorry Rose I added an H whare there shouldnt have been one!!but heres all about hydroponics
Hydroponics (from the Greek words hydro (water) and ponos (labour) is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions instead of soil. Terrestrial plants may be grown with their roots in the mineral nutrient solution only or in an inert medium, such as perlite, gravel, or mineral wool.

Plant physiology researchers discovered in the 19th century that plants absorb essential mineral nutrients as inorganic ions in water. In natural conditions, soil acts as a mineral nutrient reservoir but the soil itself is not essential to plant growth. When the mineral nutrients in the soil dissolve in water, plant roots are able to absorb them. When the required mineral nutrients are introduced into a plant's water supply artificially, soil is no longer required for the plant to thrive. Almost any terrestrial plant will grow with hydroponics, but some will do better than others. It is also very easy to do; the activity is often undertaken by very young children with such plants as watercress. Hydroponics is also a standard technique in biology research and teaching.

Wow, thanx for that, it sounds interesting!

Thanx for BR XxX