While you might be amazed to hear about such a large plant as hydroponic banana trees being grown on liquid feed alone, it is entirely possible and there are surely people that are growing them. Hydroponics gardening really is not that difficult once you get the hang of the basic requirements and if you are well enough disciplined to attend to your growing plants regularly and consistently.

Hydroponics gardening might seem complicated to a person doing it for the first time, but usually novices are able to quickly get the hang of it. Just like you need gardening supplies for a regular garden, you will need hydroponics gardening supplies for hydroponics gardening. The supplies might not be available in your local supermarket but they can simply be ordered online at keen prices.

The most common method of hydroponics gardening is the passive system. In the passive system, plants will sit directly in the nutrient solution. Because the solution might cause the plants to rot if not oxygenated, all passive systems come with an aquarium air bubbler, which will oxygenate the nutrient solution. If you find the hydroponics gardening method that is right for you, and invest in hydroponic bubblers you will soon be enjoying all the gardening hydroponics vegetables, flowers and fruit that you could possible want.

Hydroponic growing is one of the most efficient and effective ways to grow plants and get more yields from crops. Indoor and soil-free, this marvelously effective and surprisingly inexpensive growing style is made possible by directly providing the roots of the plant with water containing essential nutrients. Believe it or not the rest of the weight of the tree is drawn from the air by the action of photosynthesis in green leaves, and that is no different for a hydroponic plant to a soil grown plant

Hydroponic nutrients, then, are the single most important ingredient of any indoor growing system and they enable the plant to do all the rest. In order to achieve the healthiest hydroponic plants with the best yield, one most have an understanding of these nutrients, their importance to hydroponic growing, and how to use them. There are books you can borrow or buy, which will give you an in-depth understanding, or you can simply follow the instructions given by your supplier.

Nevertheless, here are a few hints about plant nutrition. Both hydroponic and soil-grown plants need 16 elements in order to grow.

The top three elements, are known as macronutrients and include nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium. Three other elements essential to plant growth, known as secondary nutrients, are calcium, sulfur, and magnesium. The remaining nutrients are called micronutrients. All sixteen of these nutrients are vital to any growing system. In a hydroponic system, the plant receives all these elements through the water.