What is Hydroponics?
Hydroponics is the cultivation of plants without using soil.
Hydroponic flowers, herbs, and vegetables are planted in inert growing media and cultivated with nutrient-rich solutions, oxygen, and water.
This system fosters rapid growth, better yields, and improved quality.
When a plant is grown in soil, its roots are perpetually searching for required nutrition to foster plants.
If a plant’s root system is exposed directly to water and nutrition, the plant does not have to deplete any energy to keep alive.
The energy the roots would have depleted consuming food and water can be channeled into the plant’s growth.
As a result, leaf growth flourishes as does the blooming of fruits and flowers.
Plants sustain themselves by a process called photosynthesis.
Plants capture sunlight with chlorophyll (a green pigment present in their leaves).
They use the light’s energy to split water molecules they have digested via their root system.
The hydrogen molecules synthesize with carbon dioxide to produce carbohydrates, which plants use to nourish themselves.
Oxygen is exhausted into the atmosphere, an essential factor in preserving our planet’s habitability.
Plants do not need soil to photosynthesize.
They need the soil to replenish them with water and nutrients.
When nutrients are dissolved in water, they can be channeled directly to the plant’s root system by flooding, misting, or immersion.
Hydroponic innovations have demonstrated that direct exposure to nutrient-filled water can be a more sustainable and accommodating method of growth than traditional irrigation methods.
Hydroponics Provider |
Indoor Farm |
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4T48 Hydroponics System is the perfect system to grow in an apartment, condo and HDB. Taking only a small area of 70cm x 25cm with the height of 190cm. Fit in the kitchen, living room or balcony easily. The system is almost self-running, just refill water and nutrients when needed. |
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$329 per set |
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https://www.indoorfarm.com.sg/ |
| Address |
1 North Bridge Road #B1-55 High Street Centre Singapore 179094 |
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+65-8851 9360 |
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Mon to Fri – 11am to 6pm |
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Eco City Hydroponics |
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Eco City Hydroponics is a hydroponics retail store in Singapore. They sell seeds, plant nutrients, plant supplements, germination media, growing media, hydroponics kits, hydroponics systems, LED grow lights, pH meters. Plant factory: single tier plant factory for home farming. The system has no pesticides, no bugs, producing high quality vegetables. |
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Request a quotation: enquiry@ecocityhydroponics.com |
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https://www.ecocityhydroponics.com/ |
| Address |
170 Upper Bukit Timah Road #05-20 Bukit Timah Shopping Centre, Singapore 588179 |
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+65 81391378 |
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9 am to 6 pm |
Hydroponics Provider |
LushGro |
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With 15 years of research and development, HPC has developed a line of formulated nutrients, under household names LUSHGro, EasiGro, SUPERGro, PROGro for all planting needs. HPC’s nutrients have been used both individually, industrially all over the world and are formulated with fertiliser-grade minerals which are safe for human consumption. |
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Request a quotation: lushgro@gmail.com |
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https://singaporehydroponics.com/ |
| Address |
Block 461 Crawford Lane #13-75, Crawford Lane, Singapore 190461 |
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+65-9678 5297 |
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10 am to 10 pm |
Hydroponics Provider |
Aerospring |
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Less than 10% of food in Singapore is locally grown and Aerospring offers solutions. Aerospring Gardens’ goal is to provide the best growing experience possible, to allow people to take back control over food, to reconnect with it, truly experience the joy of growing their own food, right at home. |
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Request a quotation: info@aerospringgardens.com |
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https://www.aerospringgardens.com/ |
| Address |
100E Pasir Panjang Road #02-01 B&D Building Singapore 118521 |
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+65 8112 0067 |
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12 pm to 6 pm |
Hydroponics Provider |
Watercircle Hydroponics |
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Established since 1996, they supply, build hydroponics, aquaponics & Greenhouses on rooftops or on the ground for both soil growing and soiless growing system, solar powered water pumps, irrigation systems for Greenwall, Greenroofs. Their Specialty is in setting up lower cost, less manpower & maximum yield for all their customers. |
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Request a quotation: sales@watercircle.com.sg |
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21 Jalan Kemboja Singapore 349425 |
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+65-96729577 |
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9.30 am to 6 pm |
Hydroponics Provider |
Modern Farmer |
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Modern Farmer strives to provide the most advanced planting/ farming experience to produce your own fresh and healthy home-grown vegetables with their hydroponic System for consumption. Live education for kids and educating them through experiential learning to adore eating, savouring, growing, cultivating, vegetables. Cheapest home hydroponic system for home use. Services: Hydroponic system, aquaponic floating pond planter, aquaponic floating raft, customized hydroponic system, germination sponge |
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Request a quotation: ask.modernfarmer@gmail.com |
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https://modernfarmer.sg/ |
| Address |
23 Tampines Central 7 #13-28 The Tampines Trilliant Singapore (528609) |
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+65-9147 2426
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24/7 |
Hydroponics Provider |
NFT Hydroponics Store |
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Buy direct and online and save on your next NFT Hydroponics kit purchase. The Hydroponics kit is remarkably simple to assemble and use, perfect for beginners. Growing plants in hydroponics requires less water, less space. Customers choose to buy again and again because the system produces high quality fruits, vegetables. |
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Request a quotation: theteam@customersupport.care |
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| Address |
15 Beach Road, 2nd Floor Singapore 189677 |
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+66 98 391 3877 |
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9 am to 6 pm |
Hydroponics Provider |
The Living Center |
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Whether you are a home gardener, commercial grower, or just wanting to eat pesticides-free food, courses at The Living Centre provide the opportunity to learn important science-based farming and gardening skills. Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit from the Government to pay for course fees. |
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Request a quotation: contact@thelivingcentre.sg |
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https://www.thelivingcentre.sg/ |
| Address |
2 Hindhede Road Singapore 589239 |
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+65 9855 5731 |
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Operating Hours |
9 am to 6 pm |
Hydroponics Provider |
Easi Grow |
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Easi Grow is a Singapore registered company offering high-quality automated indoor gardening systems to promote our dreams of growing plants, herbs, vegetables, and fruits in our urban environment. All indoors growing systems are available in compact, space-saving which are completely automated self-watering and soil-less to minimize pest grown, enhancing yield. Services: Hydroponic mini garden, hydroponic pro garden, hydroponic set, green pet smart garden, hydroponic smart cultivator |
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Request a quotation: easigrow@gmail.com |
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Address |
Blk 1, Tanjong Pagar Plaza, 01-17, Singapore 082001 |
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+65-6815 5516 |
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9 am to 8 pm |
Hydroponics Provider |
Mizu Gardens |
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Mizu Gardens carries a range of high-quality hydroponic kits and supplies to help you grow your own produce anywhere. Their site offers a wide selection of custom curated products all hand selected for quality and guaranteed to help you create a successful home garden, selling compact, family sized hydroponic kits. |
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Request a quotation: Contact@Mizugardens.com |
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https://mizugardens.com/ |
| Address |
29 Rosyth Road Singapore, Singapore 546190 |
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+65-8292 4641 |
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9 am to 6 pm |
Hydroponics Provider |
IKEA |
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Your hydroponic hanging garden: Arrange a garden of cuttings with the help of a coat stand. With hanging clear vases – or RIMFORSA tube-shaped glasses – it may well pass for a piece of art. Even better, you can follow the progress of your baby plants in fascinating detail, stack shelving units. |
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Request a quotation: customerservice.ikeasg@ikano.asia |
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https://www.ikea.com/sg/en |
| Address | 60 Tampines North Drive 2, Singapore 528764 |
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+65-67866868 |
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11 am to 9 pm |
Hydroponics Provider |
Tertiary Courses |
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Hydroponics Course: Hydroponics Farm Guided Tour at Kok Farm Hydroponics Farm. Hand On Practice with Static Hydroponics Kit. Hydroponics Urban Farming Systems. Plant Nutrient Essential. Indoor Plant Factory Farming, Aquaponics Farming. Course Objectives: Cultivate hydroponic leafy crops. Provide the necessary growing environment. Select or design hydroponic systems. Diagnose plant problems. Services: Hydroponics basics, plant nutrition, growing media, hydroponics systems, hydroponics farm tour |
| Pricing | Request a quotation: enquiry@tertiaryinfotech.com |
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https://www.tertiarycourses.com.sg/1-day-basic-course-in-hydroponics-course.html |
| Address | 170 Upper Bukit Timah Road #05-18, #05-19, #05-20, #05-21, #05-22, #05-23, #05-39 Bukit Timah Shopping Centre. Singapore 588179 |
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+65 96983731 |
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10 am to 6 pm |
Hydroponics Provider |
Specialized Aquatic Solutions |
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At Specialized Aquatics Solutions, they provide curated reefing solutions, products and concepts for corporations, enthusiasts, and the individual. Equipped with years of experience and a collective aquatic system deployment, they extend their product and service offerings to all their valued customers and interested parties. They sell hydroponics sets for crops. Services: Hydroponic planting set, Aquarium, cleaning tools, accessories, air pump |
| Pricing | Request a quotation: hi@specialisedaquatics.sg |
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http://www.aquatics.sg/ |
| Address | 19 Anamalai Avenue Singapore, Singapore 279987 |
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+65-8181 9677 |
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11 am to 8 pm |
Hydroponics Provider |
Plantui Singapore |
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With Plantui Smart Gardens you can grow tasty, healthy & fresh greens without soil. The fully automated, patented growth process with special light spectrums ensures successful, easy gardening. Plantui Plant Capsules™ are soil-free and ready-to-use. Their horticulture experts test and select the best seeds and varieties in the Plantui Lab™. Services: Smart gardens, pump, nutrient packs, power unit, plant capsules |
| Pricing | Request a quotation:hi@plantui.com |
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https://www.plantui.com/ |
| Address | 565 Thomson Road, S298184 |
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+65-6251 2323 |
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10 am to 4 pm |
Hydroponics Provider |
Smart Agro |
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They provide lighting, urban farming solutions. They specialize in research & development, manufacturing of modern agricultural technology & equipment, system provider for indoor vertical farms. Worked with clients to build the first large-scale commercial indoor plant factory in Singapore. Their products were designed, built by a team of experienced engineers. Services: High tech plant factory, leafy vegetable growing system, Smart Agro growing system, Smart Agro Seedling system, Smart Agro Customized System |
| Pricing | Request a quotation: enquiries@a-lite.com.sg |
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https://www.a-lite.com.sg/ |
| Address | 5 Soon Lee Street, #05-47 Pioneer Point Singapore 627 607 |
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+65 6779 7245 |
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9 am to 6 pm |
Hydroponics Provider |
Happy Little Store |
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They are passionate about Hydroponics as an alternate farming due to urbanization. It fully utilizes living space to grow our own vegetables which is SAFE, HEALTHY & FRESH. Hydroponics methods: Deep Water Culture (DWC), Nutrient Film Technique (NFT), Drain & Flood Method, Drip Method, Wick Method. DWC and NFT dominate. Services: Hydroponic system, hydroponics Dutch bucket system, Microgreens starter growing kit, hydroponics garden grow kit, Indoor smart garden hydroponic kit |
| Pricing | Request a quotation: happylittlestoresg@gmail.com |
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https://happylittlestore.com/ |
| Address | 38 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2, Level 2, WPS 256 Singapore 569511 |
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11 am to 4 pm |
Hydroponics Provider |
Super Farmers |
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Super Farmers’ products and classes are inspired by nature’s abundance of healing powers and wisdom. They believe in the powers of intentionally making paradigm and lifestyle shifts, to go on longer and further in life and at work. Today’s demanding world means busy urban warriors are overloaded with responsibilities, work. Services: Urban farming kit, kapok cotton pods, recipe cards, recipes, kids cooking course |
| Pricing | Request a quotation: hello@super-farmers.com |
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Website |
https://www.super-farmers.com/ |
| Address | 406 Joo Chiat Place #01-23 The Yards Singapore 428084 |
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+65 87488556 |
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10 am to 5 pm |
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Chlorofeel |
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In 2016, a motley bunch of excitable youths who met among the community gardens of SG’s void decks and HDBs, discovered their common love for nature, community, and desire to spread it. Out sprouted Chlorofeel. Slowly but surely, the feeling has grown, been shared, and today continues illuminating people’s lives. Services: Planters, Veggie seeds, Organic fertilizer, black potting soil, organic pesticide |
| Pricing | Request a quotation: thechlorofeelshop@gmail.com |
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https://www.thechlorofeelshop.com/ |
| Address | 455 Segar Road #06-113 Segar Meadows Singapore (670455) |
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+65 98533958 |
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9 am to 5 pm |
Hydroponics Provider |
Vertical Green |
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At Vegtical Green Pte. Ltd. they specialize in vertical hydroponics technology within their farm. After all, with the latest development in hydroponic farming methodology, they can now easily control the temperature, humidity, and light intensity to artificially create sunlight, using LED light technology to regulate “sunlight” optimizing time for photosynthesis. Services: Vertical hydroponics technology, ice plant, LED lighting, hydroponics farm, fresh vegetable |
| Pricing | Request a quotation: info@verticalgreen.com.sg |
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Website |
http://www.verticalgreen.com.sg/ |
| Address | 5A Gambas Crescent Nordcom One Singapore 757037 |
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+65 9617 2423 |
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9 am to 6 pm |
Hydroponics Provider |
Liv Fresh |
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Nurturing a passion to grow the finest produce. Revolutionize access to fresh food through high precision and sustainable urban farming and processing offering natural, nutritious, and delicious produce. Their high precision farm at Kranji in Singapore employs a state-of-the-art hydroponic technology that grows clean, nutrient-rich produce that is harvested daily. |
| Pricing | Request a quotation: karthik@livfreshfarms.com |
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Website |
https://www.livfreshfarms.com/ |
| Address | 41A Amoy St Singapore 069867 |
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Telephone |
+65 8718 0667 |
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Operating Hours |
9 am to 6 pm |
How does hydroponics work?
Hydroponic systems work by allowing minute control over environmental conditions like temperature and pH balance and maximized exposure to nutrients and water.
Hydroponics operates under a remarkably simple principle: provide plants exactly what they need when they need it. Hydroponics administer nutrient solutions tailored to the needs of the plant being grown.
They allow you to control exactly how much light the plants receive and for how long. pH levels can be monitored and adjusted.
In a highly customized and controlled environment, plant growth accelerates.
By controlling the environment of the plant, many risk factors are reduced.
Plants grown in gardens and fields are introduced to a host of variables that negatively impact their health and growth.
Fungus in the soil can spread diseases to plants.
Wildlife like rabbits can plunder ripening vegetables from your garden.
Pests like locusts can descend on crops and obliterate them in an afternoon.
Hydroponic systems end the unpredictability of growing plants outdoors and in the earth.
Without the mechanical resistance of the soil, seedlings can mature very quickly.
By reducing pesticides, hydroponics produces much healthier and high-quality fruits and vegetables.
Without hindrance, plants may flourish to grow wildly and rapidly.
What are the components of a hydroponic system?
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To maintain a functional hydroponic system, you need to familiarize yourself with the hydroponics ecology to run hydroponics systems effectively, efficiently.
Growing media
Hydroponic plants are often grown in inert media that support the plant’s weight and anchor its root structure.
Growing media is the substitute for soil, however, it does not provide any independent nutrition to the plant.
Instead, this porous media retains moisture and nutrients from the nutrient solution.
Many growing media are also pH-neutral, so they will not destroy the balance of your nutrient solution.
There are a host of different media to choose from, and the specific plant and hydroponic system will determine which media best suits your endeavors.
Hydroponic growing media is commonly available both online and at local nurseries and gardening stores.
Air stones and air pumps
Plants that are submerged in water can rapidly drown if the water is not sufficiently aerated.
Air stones disperse tiny bubbles of dissolved oxygen throughout your nutrient solution reservoir.
These bubbles also help evenly distribute the dissolved nutrients in the solution.
Air stones do not generate oxygen on their own.
They need to be attached to an external air pump via opaque food grade plastic tubing (the opacity will prevent algae growth from setting in).
Air stones and air pumps are popular aquarium components and can be purchased conveniently at pet stores.
Net pots
Net pots are mesh planters that hold hydroponic plants.
The latticed material allows roots to grow out of the sides and bottom of the pot, giving greater exposure to oxygen and nutrients.
Net pots also provide superior drainage compared to traditional clay or plastic pots.
Hydroponics in Singapore
Tampines residents will soon be able to grow their own organic vegetables for personal consumption in a cleaner, more efficient way.
Replacing traditional methods of planting in soil, Our Tampines Hub is offering residents vertical hydroponics kits that is used to grow veggies at home, it announced on November 21, 2020. (As reported by the Straits Times)
The kits – about 1m wide and just under 2m high – can accommodate about 20 plants.
A pilot project will give about 50 kits free to residents whose homes are suitable, such as having enough sunlight.
The scheme is part of an initiative called Our Green Hut, which also involves starting a vertical hydroponic farm to produce more than 15 types of vegetables.
Mr Masagos Zulkifli told reporters at Saturday’s launch event: “The bigger plan is to actually grow food within Tampines. We are releasing some carpark rooftop gardens that will not just be producing vegetables, but also for residents to get involved in growing a commercially viable rooftop garden.”
About 600 Tampines residents have already indicated interest in the vertical hydroponic project.
This also feeds into the bigger aim of Singapore meeting 30 per cent of its nutritional needs by 2030, a plan that has been brought forward due to the coronavirus crisis, Mr Masagos noted, adding: “We must also get involved in understanding what we need to grow food at home, so that our children understand the technology involved, as well as the production and the growth.”
Sample costs of Hydroponics in Singapore
Hydroponic Kit Cost
Small Bigin Indoor Garden with Lamp S$58.53
8 planting site kit S$58.8
36 planting site kit S$83.3
72 plating site kit S$142.7
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