Question

Can hydroponics be organic?

Answer 1

Organic farming:

1. It is when farming is carried out without using synthetic fertilizers or pesticides.
2. Instead of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, fertilizers of organic origin such as compost manure, green manure, and bone meal are used.

Hydroponics:

1. It is a technique of growing plants in a mineral-rich nutrient solution without soil.
2. In hydroponics, fertilizers of organic origin can be used in the mineral-rich solution.
3. The aim of using organic hydroponics is to minimize the negative impact on the ecosystem.