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Does hydroponics simplify this process?

• bsder 12y ago
  No. Hydroponics is generally worse for beginners. Having something planted in an outside soil plot generally means that you have more leeway for making mistakes. You can be a little over or underwatered and things won't die. You can miss the nutrient mix a bit, and things will still grow even if they aren't optimal. You generally don't have to worry about micronutrients and the like until you've been growing in the same plot for some number of years. Hydroponics tends to be higher maintenance. You may have to water every day. You may have to feed and fertilize more often. You probably have to be more vigilant about pests and disease since you probably don't get help from the local environment.
  • jsprogrammer 12y ago
    Hydroponics would seem to be more amenable to automation though. So much of it (including the plants) can be standardized and monitored. While it probably doesn't make sense for everyone to have their own, manually maintained hydroponic garden, it might make sense to have large-scale, but local, highly automated gardens that produce food for the surrounding community.