horizen hydroponicsHorizen Hydroponics Modern technology has brought many dazzling advancements into our daily lives. One such marvel is thought to be the form of agriculture called hydroponics. And one dealer of hydroponic gardening systems offers everything the adventurous modern gardener needs to take gardening to an altogether new level. Horizen Hydroponics, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, encourages us to “garden where the sun don’t shine!” As foreign a concept as this may seem to many, this little shop has everything necessary to do just that. We get the term hydroponic from the Greek words that mean “working water.” Indeed, water is a critical component to hydroponic gardening, just as it is to all gardening. Hydroponics, however, is all about using water and not soil (geoponics) as the most important source of nutrients for any plants or hydroponics broccoli Hydroponic gardening relies on the controlled circulation of nutrient-rich water, instead of soil, to nourish the root system of the plants. The mineral-based nutrient solutions that are commonly used in today’s hydroponic gardens were developed in the 1800s. Even before then, however, the Babylonians had developed systems that could be called hydroponic. We know these early hydroponic gardens as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, long considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
The Aztecs, too, used a form of hydroponic gardening and Sir Francis Bacon wrote about soilless gardening in the 1600s. In the 1930s, Pan American Airlines began its own hydroponic gardens on Wake Island, a rocky atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The atoll was a refueling stop for long transoceanic flights. The island refueling stop also provided a good opportunity to restock vegetables for passenger meals but there was no soil on the rocky atoll to make traditional gardening a possibility. Instead, hydroponic gardens were cultivated. Research in hydroponic gardening has gone space age as part of NASA’s Controlled Ecological Life Support System program and EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World has featured a hydroponic garden as part of its Land Pavilion since 1982. But Horizen Hydroponics has explored uncharted territory. The dark. With the equipment and supplies offered by this garden center in Michigan, it’s now possible to grow lush green plants even in the darkest basement. And anywhere else the sun don’t shine. Hydroponics horizen is based in a delightful shop in Grand Rapids that is manned by some of the friendliest and most well informed staff as you’d ever hope to find. And it’s stocked wall to wall and floor to ceiling with everything imaginable to make gardening in almost any environment a pleasant and rewarding adventure. If you’d like to study up on hydroponic gardening before investing in the equipment, Horizen Hydroponics has books galore that can help you understand the techniques behind the science. And when you are ready to invest in that secluded garden, they’ve got everything from seeds to artificial sunlight to make it happen. Don’t let a small space, dark environment, or even distance from Grand Rapids stop you from enjoying this intriguing method of gardening. Horizen Hydroponics is happy to ship gardening supplies to you, no matter where your garden is located. They take orders by phone and online, too. So go ahead. Have some fun. Garden where the sun don’t shine!
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