Hydroponic Introduction

Hydroponics is not New

It is believed that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the historic Seventh Wonders of the World, was actually a hydroponics garden. Other ancient civilizations besides the Babylonians that used the hydroponics growing method include Egyptians and Aztec Indians.

Many important scientists have worked with hydroponics in order to discover for themselves what it is and how they can use it. Sir Francis Bacon also had questions about what is hydroponics and after his experiments, he wrote a book in the year 1627 titled Sylva Sylvarum that was about growing terrestrial plants without soil. After his book was published, hydroponics had a surge in popularity as a research subject. John Woodward, in 1699, published his discovery that plants did better in less than pure water source.

Starting off with your own Hydroponics garden at home can be very rewarding and in order to be able to learn the tricks and ways to do this, the introductory articles will help guide you through from the start.