Modern hydroponic systems provide quicker and more cost effective solutions to farming and gardening according to Pegasus Agriculture, a leading hydroponics farming expert in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena).

Pegasus Agriculture has successfully implemented a viable and cost-effective solution to meet quality food needs by farming vegetables and herbs indoors all year round by using modern hydroponic gardening.

Hydroponic systems are the solution for modern day farmers, who are technologically advanced and only have limited outdoor space and want to enhance their lives with sustainable farming methods. The hydroponic plants do not actually live in soil. Their major means of nutrition is mineral salts and trace elements, components that are easily mixed with water and fed to the root system of the plants.

The growth rate on a hydroponic plant is 30 to 50 per cent faster than a soil plant, grown under the same conditions. The yield of the plant is also greater. Scientists believe that there are several reasons for the drastic differences between hydroponic and soil plants.

The extra oxygen in the hydroponic growing mediums helps to stimulate root growth. Plants with ample oxygen in the root system also absorb nutrients faster. The nutrients in a hydroponics system are mixed with the water and sent directly to the root system. The plant does not have to search in the soil for the nutrients that it requires. Those nutrients are delivered to the plant several times per day.

These systems can save a lot of money as the hydroponic plants requires very little energy to find and break down food. The plant then uses this saved energy to grow faster and to produce more fruit. Hydroponic plants also have fewer problems with bug infestations, funguses and disease. In general, plants grown hydroponically are healthier and happier plants.

The system is more cost effective, and much quicker than traditional gardening, due to the controlled growing systems. Harvest times can be reduced by 50 per cent or more by giving your plants the optimal blend of nutrients and light. – TradeArabia News Service