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Chemical Fertilizers Organic Farming
2,228 words
Organically grown or produced foods are better for
you Since the 1920 s when chemical fertilizers
were first used commercially on a large scale,
there have been claims that agricultural chemicals
produce less healthful and less nutritious food
crops. By the 1940 s, the organic farming movement
had begun, in part due to this belief that food
grown using more traditional, chemical-free
methods was more healthful. Foods grown by these
methods came to be known as "organic. " Today,
this notion has c...
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Results Show Year Long
902 words
Have you ever thought of growing plants without
soil? A science known as hydroponics will allow
you to do just this. Hydroponics systems have been
used since the time of the ancient Babylonians who
used them to used them to grow their famous
hanging gardens. Today, all around the world,
fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants
are grown using hydroponics. The word hydroponics
was derived from the Greek words hydro's, meaning
water, and pono's, meaning labor, or literally,
water working...
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Flowering Plants Six Inches
2,482 words
Hydroponics: Growing Without Soil The science of
growing plants without soil has been known and
used for more than one-hundred years. The word
hydroponics, however, is comparatively new. Dr. W.
E. Gericke is usually given credit for coining the
word, which translated from Greek, means working
water. The famous hanging gardens of Babylon were
probably on of the first attempts to grow plants
hydroponically. The work of Dr. Greece in the 1920
s and 1930 s in California, however, is generally
consid...
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