Hydroponics: Growing Without Soil The science of growing plants without soil has been known and used for more than one-hundred years. The word “hydroponics”, however, is comparatively new. Dr. W.E. Gericke is usually given credit for coining the word, which translated from Greek, means “working water”. The famous hanging gardens of Babylon were probably on of the first attempts to grow plants hydroponically. The work of Dr. Greicke in the 1920’s and 1930’s in …showed first 75 words of 2428 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2428 total…today is less prone to viruses, insects, and temperatures that affect most of the plants that are grown normally in gardens in the backyard. Works Cited Bridwell, Raymond. Hydroponic Gardening California: Woodbridge, 1982. Coene, Trisha. “The Ins and Outs of Soilless Gardening”: The Growing Edge. Vol. 8, no. 4, summer 1997. Jones, Lem. Home Hydroponics: ... and how to do it! New York: Crown, 1977. Resh, Howard M. Hydroponics: Home Food Gardens. California: Woodbridge, 1990. Zim, Herbert S. Plants New York: Harcourt, 1947.