Fact Checked by Doctor NameTo meet growing demand, cannabis cultivators are seeking innovative new techniques and technologies.
One popular method is hydroponics – growing plants without soil by supplying nutrients in water.
With its control and efficiency, hydroponics is becoming increasingly popular for cannabis.
What is Hydroponics?
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Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil by using mineral nutrient solutions in water.
The roots are supported using inert mediums like clay, gravel, or perforated pots. Nutrient availability, light, and other environmental factors can be precisely controlled.
This allows growers to optimize conditions for maximizing growth and quality. There are various hydroponic systems available using different mediums.
Cannabis plants tend to thrive with the direct water and nutrient access hydroponics provides.
The History of Hydroponics
While gaining popularity for cannabis recently, hydroponics has an established history.
One of the earliest examples comes from the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Developments continued with experiments into water-based plant nutrients in the 17th century. In the 1930s, a boom in hydroponic research refined nutrient formulas.
Following World War II, hydroponics gained commercial momentum for cultivating produce like tomatoes without needing large tracts of land.
While hydroponics took time to become widely adopted, it is now a mature technology poised to help the burgeoning cannabis industry continue innovating.
