Semi-hydro is so popular now, but everyone says to replace the water every few days because it runs out of oxygen. Coming from the aquarium/pond world I thought, “what if I put an extra bubble thing+pump into the pot?”
Apparently that’s DWC. But so many of the ready-to-use DWC setups are…kind of ugly. I think people use them more for vegetables or weed. The caladium are from bulbs (etsy and Home Depot), the tradescantia are cuttings I took from a coworker’s plant, and the “Ti” plants are still just logs I’m propagating that are showing their first little nubs now. Using aquarium liquid fertiizers.
I just want to avoid having a bunch of dirt in my apartment. Sweeping it, vacuuming, dirt stains…
The high growth isn’t particularly a pro of DWC - it’s one of hydro in general.
Yeah, I believe my plants (both houseplants and balcony crops) are growing crazy fast, but I don’t know if it’s due to hydro, or just the all in all great conditions in general, like lots of light.
I “sadly” don’t have any plants in soil anymore, so I can’t compare it. But science confirms it too 👍