Is hydroponics growing ECO Friendly?
I’m sure this is a debatable topic and maybe that’s what we should do is leave it up to you to give us the major pro’s and cons. My thought is that “it can be.” Taking into consideration how your plants are grown, the source and type of nutrients and type of energy you use for light, heat and airflow used for your hydroponic garden.
Hydroponics uses up to one tenth the amount of water for growing an equivalent crop that is field produced. Hydroponics uses less fertilizer as well. With less water, you are flushing less fertilizer into the water table through drainage and there is of course no soil erosion to consider. The type of Nutes for your garden is something you can consider. Read the labels, do the research and make the most “green” choice.
The amount of space required for growing hydroponics is smaller as well. I guess a more debatable question might center on energy consumption. Although electricity is considered more Eco friendly than a fossil fuel driven power source, there are energy concerns centering on how you facilitate light and climate control. Depending on where you live there may be readily available power sources like solar panels, wind turbines or even hydro power. Some of systems like the Ecogrower Max tout being eco-friendly, growing larger plants more efficiently.
If you are really into going “green,” then work on ”Growing Green,” by doing the research and making the right choices to make your hydroponics garden truly Eco friendly.