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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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All About Hydroponics : Basic Technologies Supporting Plant Factories picture

All About Hydroponics : Basic Technologies Supporting Plant Factories

$214.32



Hydroponics: Practical Guide for the Soilless Grower by J. Benton Jones 2005 picture

Hydroponics: Practical Guide for the Soilless Grower by J. Benton Jones 2005

$65.00



Hydroponics A Beginners Guide To Building Your Own Hydroponic Garden Tom Gordon picture

Hydroponics A Beginners Guide To Building Your Own Hydroponic Garden Tom Gordon

$40.99



How to Hydroponics picture

How to Hydroponics

$5.24



Hobby Hydroponics picture

Hobby Hydroponics

$8.04



Beginning Hydroponics Revised Ed: A Beginner's - paperback, 0894717413, Nicholls picture

Beginning Hydroponics Revised Ed: A Beginner's - paperback, 0894717413, Nicholls

$5.19



Hydroponics: A Simple Guide To Building Your Own Hydroponics Growing System... picture

Hydroponics: A Simple Guide To Building Your Own Hydroponics Growing System...

$12.12



Hydroponics: The Definitive Beginners Guide To Home Hydroponic Gardening picture

Hydroponics: The Definitive Beginners Guide To Home Hydroponic Gardening

$8.43



The Hydroponic Garden Secret: How to Grow More Food Faster A - VERY GOOD picture

The Hydroponic Garden Secret: How to Grow More Food Faster A - VERY GOOD

$3.80



Hobby Hydroponics picture

Hobby Hydroponics

$10.83



Hobby Hydroponics - Paperback, by Resh Howard M. - Good picture

Hobby Hydroponics - Paperback, by Resh Howard M. - Good

$10.31



Gardening Indoors with Soil & Hydroponics - Paperback - ACCEPTABLE picture

Gardening Indoors with Soil & Hydroponics - Paperback - ACCEPTABLE

$4.67



Essentials of Hydroponics HARDCOVER 2022 by Beatrice Pollard picture

Essentials of Hydroponics HARDCOVER 2022 by Beatrice Pollard

$164.00



DIY Hydroponics Gardens by Tyler Baras picture

DIY Hydroponics Gardens by Tyler Baras

$11.95



Growing Psilocybin Mushrooms at Home: - Paperback, by Paul Stamets - Very Good picture

Growing Psilocybin Mushrooms at Home: - Paperback, by Paul Stamets - Very Good

$61.87



Hydroponic Crop Production picture

Hydroponic Crop Production

$73.74



Beginning Hydroponics Revised Ed - Paperback By Nicholls, Richard E. - VERY GOOD picture

Beginning Hydroponics Revised Ed - Paperback By Nicholls, Richard E. - VERY GOOD

$5.22



Hobby Hydroponics - Paperback By Resh, Howard M - VERY GOOD picture

Hobby Hydroponics - Paperback By Resh, Howard M - VERY GOOD

$11.25



Hydroponic Food Production: A - Hardcover, by Resh Howard M. - Very Good picture

Hydroponic Food Production: A - Hardcover, by Resh Howard M. - Very Good

$38.13



Hydroponic Food Production A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener picture

Hydroponic Food Production A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener

$24.99