You can enjoy those tasty treats year-round if you grow veggies and herbs with an indoor home hydroponics system. Basically, hydroponics is the science of growing plants without soil, says Carl Anderson of Virginia Hydroponics in Virginia Beach. Without soil, weeds are eliminated, along with the need for weed sprays or a hoe or rototiller. Hydroponics allow a complete nutrient and water to get to plant roots without drowning the plant. When nutrients drain back to the reservoir, roots get fresh air.
Systems automatically flood four times daily.
Probably the best for home. Good for lettuce, spinach, herbs. Once your hydroponic garden is set up, you fill the reservoir with water and add the right amount of the pre-mixed nutrient. You then plant seeds, just you would in soil. Or, you can take an existing plant in soil, wash off all the dirt on the roots, place it in the hydroponic pot and fill in media around the roots.