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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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Hobby Hydroponics picture

Hobby Hydroponics

$22.28



Hydroponic Home Food Gardens by Resh, Howard M. picture

Hydroponic Home Food Gardens by Resh, Howard M.

$6.23



Hydroponic Home Food Gardens by Resh, Howard M. picture

Hydroponic Home Food Gardens by Resh, Howard M.

$4.80



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



Hydroponic Food Production: A Definitive Guidebook for the Adv Home Garden 7th picture

Hydroponic Food Production: A Definitive Guidebook for the Adv Home Garden 7th

$40.00



General Hydroponics Flora Series Original 3-Part Nutrient System: Grow, Micro & picture

General Hydroponics Flora Series Original 3-Part Nutrient System: Grow, Micro &

$99.99



Hydroponics Fertilizing: The Ultimate Guide On How To Fertilize Your Hydrop... picture

Hydroponics Fertilizing: The Ultimate Guide On How To Fertilize Your Hydrop...

$12.07



Indoor Marijuana Horticulture - Jorge Cervantes - 1990 picture

Indoor Marijuana Horticulture - Jorge Cervantes - 1990

$20.00



Commercial Hydroponics picture

Commercial Hydroponics

$7.88



How-To Hydroponics, Fourth Edition - Paperback By Roberto, Keith - GOOD picture

How-To Hydroponics, Fourth Edition - Paperback By Roberto, Keith - GOOD

$6.41



Hydroponics: Indoor Horticulture by Winterborne, Jeffrey , paperback picture

Hydroponics: Indoor Horticulture by Winterborne, Jeffrey , paperback

$4.75



Hydroponics for Home Gardener: Completely Revised and Updated (Gardening) - GOOD picture

Hydroponics for Home Gardener: Completely Revised and Updated (Gardening) - GOOD

$6.60



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

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

$5.75



Hydroponics: A Practical Guide for the Soilless Grower picture

Hydroponics: A Practical Guide for the Soilless Grower

$30.44



Hydroponics for the Home Gardener: An Easy-To-Follow, Step-By-Step Guide for... picture

Hydroponics for the Home Gardener: An Easy-To-Follow, Step-By-Step Guide for...

$7.35



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

Hydroponic Food Production A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener

$24.95



Hydroponics for the Home Gardener : An Easy-to-Follow, Step-by-St picture

Hydroponics for the Home Gardener : An Easy-to-Follow, Step-by-St

$6.61



Hydroponics - A Beginners Guide To Growing Food Without Soil: Grow Deliciou... picture

Hydroponics - A Beginners Guide To Growing Food Without Soil: Grow Deliciou...

$10.89



Hydroponic Basics by George F. Van Patten - Paperback - GOOD picture

Hydroponic Basics by George F. Van Patten - Paperback - GOOD

$3.98



Hobby Hydroponics - 9780931231940, Howard M Resh, paperback picture

Hobby Hydroponics - 9780931231940, Howard M Resh, paperback

$22.27