Home FAQ Hydroponics What are the advantages and disadvantages of hydroponics?

 

Advantages of soilless gardening

• No cultivating.
• No digging.
• No weeding.
• No soil bourne pests and diseases.
• Conservation of water and nutrients.
• More predictable growth.
• Plants can be grown in areas where there is no soil.
• For handicapped and disabled people plants can be grown at convenient heights

Some disadvantages

• The mediums require some sort of container
• The nutrients have to be mixed in water and then applied to the plants
• Hydroponic cultivation usually requires more capital investment than soil cultivation
• Some water bourne diseases can spread rapidly in recirculating system