Welcome back to another episode of the Epic Gardening Podcast,

Your Source for Informative and Quick Garden info.

My name is Kevin, I'm a fellow urban gardener just like you,

and today we are answering a question from Bo Bennett. Thank you

Bo he asks hey why do hydroponic plants grow faster? Now of course this isn't a

hard and fast rule but it tends to be the case so let's look at why.

Let's go into four reasons. First and most importantly you have an improved ability

for nutrient uptake. So this is the main reason. Imagine you are a

casual high school athlete or weekend warrior type softball player versus being on

the Olympic US women's softball team.

There is a resource differential there.

The Olympic softball team is getting everything they need to perform.

And in a hydroponics situation,

you're doing the same thing with your plant's nutrients.

You, in theory at least, should be giving them

the absolutely perfect amount of every element that they need to thrive.

So that is why they grow faster from a nutrient standpoint.

They're getting the perfect blend and it's right in front of their faces.

They don't have to go hunting through the soil for it.

All right, number two, this speaks to the fact that you have full control over your environment.

You're going to have limited exposure to pests, diseases, and any sort of weather issues.

These are all things that can slow down the growth of a plant. Imagine you're growing outside and you have cloudy weather for a while, not a lot of sun.

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