Is hydroponics gardening more nutritious?

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  • Sunny C Sunny C on Aug 28, 2017

    Hello Karen; From all of the personal research that I have conducted, the nutritious factor is about the same.

    Taste on the other hand plays a key role.

    I purchase peppers and some lettuce's from a Dr. friend of mine who had a hydroponic gardening area built.

    You might be interested in reading this link. I hope that this helps you!!

    Take Care!


    https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/.../are-hydroponic-vegetables-as-nutritious-as-those-gr...


  • Michele Pappagallo Michele Pappagallo on Aug 28, 2017

    Nutrition value should be the same.....hydroponics is a very clean way to grow plants, so they may have a cleaner, fresher taste. Also, you may be able to use hydroponics where normal soil growing is not an option....

  • Karen Karen on Aug 30, 2017

    Plants make their own vitamins, so vitamin levels tend to be similar whether a vegetable is grown hydroponically or in soil. It's the mineral content that can vary in hydroponic crops, depending on the fertilizer used. ... The key message from most nutrition experts is simply the more vegetables you eat, the better. Dec 23, 2016