| type="text/javascript"> | | | | it. He found out that he can grow plants in a solution of |
| History reveals that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is | | | | water to which soil had been added. |
| a big evidence of a hydroponic garden. Moreover, the | | | | On the other hand, Liebig, a German scientist, originated |
| Aztec Indians in the now Mexico had a system of | | | | using nutrient solutions to study the nutritional |
| growing crops on rafts. These rafts are in shallow | | | | requirements of plants in the 1850's. It was then |
| lakes that you can still see in floating gardens near | | | | followed by Sachs in 1860. Knop also did some studies |
| Mexico City. Therefore, history shows the great | | | | of nutrient elements in water solutions in 1861. They |
| significance of hydroponic system of growing plants | | | | grew plants in nutrients-rich solutions with mineral salts. |
| even in ancient times. | | | | This does away with the soil as a main requirement |
| Developments with hydroponics did not however take | | | | for growing crops. |
| place in Europe until 1699 when Woodward discovered | | | | |