If you live in an apartment or somewhere that actual land is not available or not suitable for gardening, you might have given up on having a garden of your own. That need not be the case, however, if you try hydroponic gardening. This is a gardening method that uses no soil and yet still produces healthy plants for you to enjoy. You can grow flowers, fruits, herbs, vegetables and ornamental plants by using a hydroponic system. If you are just starting out with hydroponic growing, it is recommended that you begin with hydroponic kits.

Everything you need in terms of hardware are included in hydroponic kits, making it easy for the novice to have a successful experience with hydroponic gardening right from the start. There are several different methods of hydroponic growing, so your first step could be to check them out and see which ones appeal to you that also come available as hydroponic kits.

Static solution culture, continuous flow solution culture, passive subirrigation, ebb and flow, top irrigation and deep water culture are some of the names you might see used for a hydroponic system. Two of the most popular methods include deep water culture and ebb and flow. A related growing method is known as aeroponics, and there are kits available for this style of soilless gardening as well. Deep water culture is a system of hydroponics that utilizes a reservoir that is filled with water and nutrient, which is plant food. In this method, the plant roots stay submerged in the solution, and oxygen is provided through constant aeration by the use of an aerator and air stones. A kit for a deep water culture hydroponic system will also include some type of net pots, which hold the crown of the plant out of the solution. Ebb and flow is a simple method where plants are grown in a soilless growing medium in a tray, which is placed above a reservoir. At regular predetermined times, a submersible pump is used to raise the solution level so that the plant tray is flooded with solution.

There are holes in the tray, so after it is filled, the solution then drains back out into the reservoir where it is collected. This is a simple hydroponic system that is quite successfully used by many indoor gardeners. Aeroponics is a growing system where plants use no growing medium at all. Instead, the plants are suspended in air, and the roots receive water and nutrient through a misting spray that is timed at regular intervals. Kits for aeroponics as well as hydroponics take the guesswork out of which pieces and parts are necessary for the system to work properly, making it easy to garden using whichever system you choose.