| Hydroponics is one way of growing plants without | | | | It was during the 16th century when there was a |
| the help of any traditional methods. When it | | | | need felt to protect the horticultural crops which |
| comes to gardening then one gets the idea that | | | | were dying because of cold. Several techniques |
| one need's an open space and proper tools that | | | | were devised but seldom any of them proved |
| are used in gardening. Moreover a traditional | | | | effective. Starting from bell jars, glass lanterns, |
| gardening involves a lot of effort and money. | | | | hot beds and cold frames to low portable wooden |
| However, when it comes to Hydroponics then | | | | frames that were covered with oiled paper of the |
| each and every notion is changed. With | | | | 17th century, all these techniques were in vain. |
| Hydroponics Gardening you just need some plants | | | | Various other techniques were also devised for |
| that you want and a container where you can | | | | fulfilling the same purpose. However, all of them |
| plant those. Hydroponics gardening is also known | | | | were in vain. |
| as Soiless Gardening. Therefore there are certain | | | | It was only after the post World War II period |
| things which you need to take care for | | | | when the interest in Hydroponics was |
| Hydroponics gardening. | | | | strengthened. With the advent of plastics various |
| The history of Hydroponics goes back to the | | | | procedures of Hydroponics were simplified. Now |
| ancient civilizations who unknowingly applied the | | | | the plastics were used for the glazing purposes of |
| science of Hydroponics. Well at that time they | | | | Greenhouses. Apart from that the plastics were |
| were not aware of the fact that what they are | | | | also used in making the growing beds. Earlier |
| employing now will be regarded as one of the | | | | these beds were made of concrete. As plastics |
| finest forms of gardening in the future. Amongst | | | | facilitated drip irrigation so it was greatly used for |
| the ancient civilizations it was the Incas, the | | | | Hydroponics gardening. Though during 1973 |
| Egyptians, the Aztecs and the Babylonians which | | | | Hydroponics gardening had to take the back seat |
| incorporated this method of gardening. With | | | | as the oil prices hiked. Due to this the cost of |
| hydroponics gardening they not only planted small | | | | CEA heating and cooling also increased manifolds. |
| plants but also grew crops. They had literally | | | | Thus people started avoiding Hydroponics |
| brought farming in their homes. Thus with the | | | | gardening. However after 20 years people again |
| passage of time this technology which was | | | | started taking interest in Hydroponics and started |
| invented by our ancestors got recognition just a | | | | establishing CEA/Hydroponics systems again. |
| few centuries back. | | | | |