If you want to grow fresh herbs, greens, edible flowers, maybe even vegetables right in your apartment, but you don't want to deal with soil, hydroponics is the answer to your prayer.

There has been so many incredible advancements in hydroponic growing that has made this former industry that was really reserved for large-scale growers

totally available to apartment dwellers now.

This throwback episode in the Best of Growing Joy series is a conversation that I had back in

2019 with Rob Lang.

He is the author of Ditch the Dirt, a book all about hydroponic gardening.

And he's also the founder of

Farm One, which is a hydroponic vertical farm growing high-end produce for Michelin Star Restaurants in New York

since the interview, Rob has actually sold the company. And you can now find Farm One in Brooklyn,

New York. It's not just an indoor farm now, but it's a brewery,

a cocktail bar, and an event space. So if you're in the New York City area, you should definitely

go check it out. The conversation that I had with Rob about hydroponic gardening is still so

relevant, though. And so I thought it would be a great episode to bring to this best of series.

We dive deep on what hydroponics actually is, how to start

growing food indoors with hydroponics, and discuss the future of indoor gardening. Let's dive in.

Welcome to the Growing Joy with Plants podcast, where we not only learn how to care for plants

successfully, but how to simply and affordably use our plant babies to cultivate more

joy in our lives by doing so. I'm Maria, former plant killer turned happy plant lady,

author of Growing Joy, The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness, speaker, podcaster, and most importantly, your new best plant friend.

On Growing Joy with Plants, you'll find conversations about house plant care, gardening

tutorials, and wellness through the lens of plants.

Plant care is self-care on growing joy.

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