Part one of term paper
is a method of growing plants without the use of soil. There are two main categories of hydroponic growing: liquid and aggregate. The liquid method uses no growing medium; the plant is merely suspended over the nutrient solution so that its roots may absorb the needed elements. The aggregate system has the plant supported by a sterile, so ...

Part two of term paper
... in order to perform photosynthesis and to grow will be provided for in most instances by a man made lighting system. Many different varieties of plants can be grown using the hydroponic technique. Some examples are lettuce, herbs and tomatoes, as well as seasonal flowering plant species. The use of hydroponics in gardening as well as large scale crop growth can enable the grower to produce many types of plants out of their normal growing season. Another attraction and use for hydroponic growing m ...