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Welcome to Hytec Hydroponics

Supplying the finest Hydroponic and Horticulture products from all the major international manufacturers - Hytec Hydroponics provide all the Hydroponics equipment required for both the beginner and experienced hydroponic grower, No gimmicks or gadgets only track proven quality equipment.

Our products include items such as grow tents, grow lights, grow systems, environmental control, grow nutrients, additives and accessories.

Our vendors include Nutriculture, Maxi bright, Vita link, Grodan, Canna, Atami, Growers Ark, Advanced Nutrients, Dutch Master, Hydrogarden, IWS, GHE, Powerplant, Growth Technology, Bluelab, Ecotechnics, SMS, Essentials and many more from around the globe.

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What is Hydroponics?

Hydroponics is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil. Terrestrial plants may be grown with their roots in the mineral nutrient solution only or in an inert medium, such as gravel, mineral wool, or coconut husk.

Researchers discovered in the 18th century that plants absorb essential mineral nutrients as inorganic ions in water. In natural conditions, soil acts as a mineral nutrient reservoir but the soil itself is not essential to plant growth. When the mineral nutrients in the soil dissolve in water, plant roots are able to absorb them. When the required mineral nutrients are introduced into a plant's water supply artificially, soil is no longer required for the plant to thrive. Almost any terrestrial plant will grow with hydroponics. Hydroponics is also a standard technique in biology research and teaching.

What are the advantages of hydroponics?

Some of the reasons why hydroponics is being adapted around the world for food production are the following:

• No soil is needed
• The water stays in the system and can be reused - thus, lower water costs
• It is possible to control the nutrition levels in their entirety - thus, lower nutrition costs
• No nutrition pollution is released into the environment because of the controlled system
• Stable and high yields
• Pests and diseases are easier to get rid of than in soil because of the container's mobility

 

Today, hydroponics is an established branch of agronomy. Progress has been rapid, and results obtained in various countries have proved it to be thoroughly practical and to have very definite advantages over conventional methods of horticulture. The two chief merits of the soil-less cultivation of plants are, first, hydroponics produces much higher crop yields, and, second, hydroponics can be used in places where in-ground agriculture or gardening are not possible.