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Hydroponic Books and History

Plants have grown in our lakes and oceans from the beginning of time but, as a farming practice, many believe it started in the ancient city of Babylon. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are believed to be the first successful attempts to grow plants hydroponically.

Along the Nile, hieroglyphic records dating back several hundred years BC describe the growing of plants in water, without soil. Before the time of Aristotle, Theophrastus (327-287 BC) undertook various experiments in crop nutrition. Botanical studies by Dioscorides date back to the first century A.D.

In the 11th century, The Aztecs of Central America, a nomadic tribe that was driven onto the marshy shore of Lake Tenochtitlan in the central valley of what is now Mexico, practiced hydroponic growing methods out of necessity. Without land to grow plants, they were forced to learn other ways of producing crops. Being a very ingenuous people, they built rafts out of rushes and reeds, lashing the stalks together with roots. They dredged up soil from the shallow bottom of the lake and piled it onto the rafts.

Below are some helpful books on hydroponic growing along with some more history of hydrponics.


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Home Hydroponics: Small-space DIY growing systems for the kitchen, dining room, picture

Home Hydroponics: Small-space DIY growing systems for the kitchen, dining room,

$9.48



Hydroponics for Beginners: The complete step-by-step guide to grow fruits, herbs picture

Hydroponics for Beginners: The complete step-by-step guide to grow fruits, herbs

$5.40



Hydroponics: A Practical Guide for the Soilless Grower (hardcover) picture

Hydroponics: A Practical Guide for the Soilless Grower (hardcover)

$164.95



Marijuana Grow Books Pot Cannabis Cultivation Hydroponic Farm Garden Drug Guides picture

Marijuana Grow Books Pot Cannabis Cultivation Hydroponic Farm Garden Drug Guides

$149.99



Hydroponics and Greenhouse Gardening: 3-in-1 Gardening Book to Grow Vegetables,  picture

Hydroponics and Greenhouse Gardening: 3-in-1 Gardening Book to Grow Vegetables,

$18.98



Hydroponics, Greenhouse and Raised Bed Gardening: The Complete 3-in-1 guide t... picture

Hydroponics, Greenhouse and Raised Bed Gardening: The Complete 3-in-1 guide t...

$18.08



Aquaponics, Hydroponics and Aquaponics for Beginners, Paperback, Like New Use... picture

Aquaponics, Hydroponics and Aquaponics for Beginners, Paperback, Like New Use...

$12.80



Growing Marijuana: How to Plant, Cultivate, and Harvest Your Own Weed by  , pape picture

Growing Marijuana: How to Plant, Cultivate, and Harvest Your Own Weed by , pape

$5.69



Hydroponics 101: A Complete Beginner's Guide To Hydroponic Gardening picture

Hydroponics 101: A Complete Beginner's Guide To Hydroponic Gardening

$12.85



Hydroponics Aquaponics CD Aquaculture Soilless Growth Raising Plants Fish 80 bks picture

Hydroponics Aquaponics CD Aquaculture Soilless Growth Raising Plants Fish 80 bks

$8.99



Homegrown Marijuana: Create a Hydroponic Growing System in Your Own Home picture

Homegrown Marijuana: Create a Hydroponic Growing System in Your Own Home

$3.24



41 Books on CD, Ultimate Library on Aquaponics & Hydroponics, Soiless Garden How picture

41 Books on CD, Ultimate Library on Aquaponics & Hydroponics, Soiless Garden How

$6.00



Beginners Guide to Aquaponics: Step-by-Step Systems for Plants and Fish - GOOD picture

Beginners Guide to Aquaponics: Step-by-Step Systems for Plants and Fish - GOOD

$11.58



Commercial Hydroponics: How to Grow 86 Dif- John Mason, 9780864173003, hardcover picture

Commercial Hydroponics: How to Grow 86 Dif- John Mason, 9780864173003, hardcover

$32.03



Hydroponics for Advanced: The Ultimate Hydroponic and Aquaponic Gardening Gui... picture

Hydroponics for Advanced: The Ultimate Hydroponic and Aquaponic Gardening Gui...

$13.03



Hydroponics and Raised Bed Gardening by The Joyful Gardener picture

Hydroponics and Raised Bed Gardening by The Joyful Gardener

$19.99



Marijuana Hydroponics: High-Tech Water Culture picture

Marijuana Hydroponics: High-Tech Water Culture

$7.98



Homegrown Marijuana: Create a Hydroponic Growing System in Your Own Home picture

Homegrown Marijuana: Create a Hydroponic Growing System in Your Own Home

$5.13



Hydroponics : Questions and Answers for Successful Growing by Howard M. Resh... picture

Hydroponics : Questions and Answers for Successful Growing by Howard M. Resh...

$18.90



Hydroponics for Absolute Beginners: How Build your Inexpensive Garden without So picture

Hydroponics for Absolute Beginners: How Build your Inexpensive Garden without So

$10.38