Beginning with Aeroponics Gardening Systems

Aeroponics gardening is a different form of hydroponic gardening. Plants that are grown hydroponically are planted in a growth medium that is then treated with nutrient enriched water fed to the roots. In the aeroponics system, the plants are not in any medium like rockwool or clay.



Rather, they are grown in tubes or troughs, where the roots hang in open space, in which they are periodically bathed with a mist of nutrient rich water. Aeroponics allows the roots to grow larger.

Therefore, they can more easily absorb both oxygen and nutrients, which makes this method of gardening even faster than growth in nature greenhouses.

The advantage of this is that you are not providing a material that can collect pathogens, which means that there is less of a chance that root zone disease will occur. However, these chambers are kept wet by the nutrient mist, and can spawn fungi and other harmful bacteria. To prevent this, 35 % hydrogen peroxide is used continuously.



In an aeroponics gardening system, collars have to be used to hold the plants firmly upright and keep the roots in the path of the mist. These plastic collars are both rigid and flexible; strong enough to hold the plant , but able to stretch to allow for growth. Since oxygen plays a major role in the root growth, the nutrient is literally sprayed through oxygen, directly onto the roots. This is one of the main reasons that aeroponically grown plants grow even faster than those grown hydroponically.



When comparing the two systems, you will find that it is easier to clean and renew the aeroponic systems, since all the grower has to do is remove the plants and roots, wash the tubes, and troughs with a disinfectant, and then start anew. The hydroponic grower needs to remove and replace the growth medium, along with cleaning and replace with fresh water and nutrient every few weeks.


The biggest advantage of both of these systems over growing in soil, is that they can be used both indoors and out, and you can still grow your own plants when there is no soil or beneficial weather. Whether on another planet or on a rocky mountain top, you can still maintain your own garden!


Aeroponic gardening requires less water than any other method because the roots don't ever have to be submerged in nutrient solutions, or, as in traditional gardening, having to soak the ground around your plants.

Light misting over the roots is all that is necessary, and by being constantly exposed to oxygen, the roots thrive in a disease -free environment. Another bonus is that , because of a smaller chance of disease, the plants can be place quite close to each other, utilizing space better. Especially good for indoor aeroponic garden growers.

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