How to Use hydroponics in a Sentence

hydroponics

noun

• The entire process in a factory that looks like a concrete block plant mixed with hydroponics takes about 24 hours.
  — Amy Feldman, Forbes, 14 June 2021
• Over the decades, Brooks developed a way to bring the science of aquaculture and hydroponics — a method of growing plants without soil — into backyards in the middle of the city.
  — Erin Stone, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2020
• According to Ricky, his cousin did a lot of cool things at the campus, including hydroponics and working with greenhouses at the high school.
  — Tandra Smith | [e-mail], al, 19 Feb. 2021
• So for instance buildings that are green on the exterior and have hydroponics farm systems in the middle of them, that’s a solar punk aesthetic.
  — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2022
• His brother, David, had long been skeptical of hydroponics, too.
  — New York Times, 6 July 2021
• The greenhouse was from an Andalusian hydroponics business, used to grow tomatoes for export to colder climes.
  — Amia Srinivasan, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2020
• Plants that are harvested frequently tend to do best in passive hydroponics systems.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 30 June 2022
• Their most ardent opponents say the claims being made for hydroponics are misleading and even dangerous.
  — New York Times, 6 July 2021
• Last week, Lampert finalized an acquisition of GrowBiz, the third-largest hydroponics retailer in the country with five stores.
  — Claire Miller, Bloomberg.com, 24 Nov. 2020
• And with the growing popularity of hydroponics, the possibility may not be too far away.
  — Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022
• Whether your friends or family are moving into an expansive house or a cozy apartment, everyone has space for a small hydroponics garden.
  — Jon Martindale, Forbes, 11 May 2021
• Plenty, for instance, has a South San Francisco hydroponics growing facility where a million plant sites produce crops, some of which are sold through area grocery stores.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2021
• Herchenbach also plans to open a hydroponics greenhouse for produce in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.
  — Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com, 30 Dec. 2020
• Neighborhood youth will work in the hydroponics farms growing the store’s produce while learning entrepreneurial skills.
  — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2022
• Vertical hydroponics is a method of farming that is both faster and more efficient than traditional farming.
  — Kaylee Staral, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2021
• On 2 acres along the Midtown Greenway, there are plots of beets, broccoli, cauliflower and cucumbers, greenhouses for tomatoes and peppers, beehives, hydroponics and aquaponics, and a brand-new chicken coop next to a stand of cherry trees.
  — Adam Belz, Star Tribune, 22 Aug. 2020
• After being furloughed in the pandemic, Drake began pursuing his dream of becoming a farmer through hydroponics.
  — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2022
• Its Hawthorne Gardening Company subsidiary has scooped up the biggest players in hydroponics, lighting and other supplies used for growing.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 31 May 2022
• Youth also learn greenhouse science, hydroponics, garden harvesting and using Alaska produce in the kitchen.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 21 Apr. 2021
• Vegetables from White River Valley schools’ hydroponics system have been cooked up, fruit blitzed into smoothies and extra tomatoes made into salsa.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2022
• Other ideas remain somewhat vague, like a general call for more urban agriculture, including hydroponics and rooftop farms.
  — New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022
• Aquaponics is very similar, essentially combining hydroponics and aquaculture: The plants are grown in water where fish supply the nutrients through their waste.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2022
• Aquaponics is a method of cultivating fish, shrimp, crayfish or prawns in tanks with hydroponics, which is growing plants in water, according to Valor Aquaponics' conditional-use permit.
  — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2020
• While in that role, the university announced its first endowed professorship, saw an increase in its student retention rates and expanded its hydroponics and aquaponics program.
  — Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 May 2021
• Scotts, known for its plant and garden business, has in recent years invested heavily in acquiring companies within the hydroponics sector, a soil-less gardening process popular among cannabis growers of all sizes.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Nov. 2020
• In the last few decades, hydroponics has skyrocketed in popularity.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 30 June 2022
• Besides, that’s a harsh color to have in your living space. Web research on lighting choices will lead to hobby forums (aquariums, vivaria, hydroponics, orchids, etc.) and multiple discussions about which fixtures and color blends are recommended.
  — Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com, 27 Jan. 2022
• That could have wide-reaching impacts, especially now that Habitat has built a roadmap to sustainably integrating commercial aquaculture and hydroponics.
  — Amanda Siebert, Forbes, 27 May 2022
• Seasteaders have discussed possible solutions, such as pandemic-safe drone deliveries and hydroponics systems for growing food out at sea.
  — NBC News, 17 June 2020
• The company’s products include harvesting, soils and mediums, containers and trays, pest and disease control, nutrients and additives, hydroponics, grow lights, fans and ventilation and cloning and propagation.
  — Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 10 June 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024