The History of Hydroponics
Hydroponics basically means working water (“hydro” means “water” and “ponos” means “labor”). Many different civilizations have utilized hydroponic growing techniques throughout history. As noted in...
View ArticleHydroponics First Recorded Scientific Experiments
Some three centuries ago, john Woodward, an English scientist and a fellow of the Royal Society, undertook the first recorded scientific experiments on the subject of plant nutrition. He wanted to...
View ArticleThe Gardens of Babylon
Many new devices, ideas and civilizations have emerged because, “Necessity is the mother of invention”. The shortage of water and available arable land for planting crops is not a new issue. Throughout...
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Aztec chinampas of Central America
An example of hydroponic principles that were being used successfully is that of the Aztecs of Central America. A nomadic tribe, they were driven onto the marshy shore of Lake Tenochtitlan, located...
View ArticleModern-Day Chinampas
Ancient Aztecs probably never thought they were creating a technology that could be used thousands of years later; they were just looking for a way to grow food with the resources that were available...
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