Here is the next concept: It takes three full growth cycles to get the hang of this. Hydroponics is incredibly productive. Typically your first crop is faster and bigger than anything you expect. By the time you finish your third crop, though, you look back at that first crop you thought was fantastic and wonder at how puny it seems now. Always donate your excess to a food bank. Hydroponics is a developing field right now. The eventual end will occur sometime in this century when human starvation will be eliminated. Don't get it wrong, though, people will still find things to fight over; but as long as there is freedom human starvation's days are numbered.
	Many people think that in hydroponics the plants are grown in water--like water lillies or other aquatic plants. This really does not hit the nail on the head. What gives the plants the accelerated growth rates is the extra AIR. It may not sound right at first, but it is the abundance of Oxygen at the roots which give the plants the added boost we are looking for. For now, just trust us, it's the Oxygen at the root zone which is the key. In fact, in still water, the roots can actually drown or "develop anaerobic bacteria" which is another way of saying "catchin' rot". Dropping a fish bubbler in the water is one way of aeriating the water since these anaerobic bacteria do not like air. (The prefix "an" on Greek root words usually means "not".)

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