The numbers of hydroponics

Hydroponics is measurable. It works because it optimises water, nutrients, space and growing time.

There is a metaphor I like – and you will hear me use it often: in hydroponics, the plant is in a SPA. It does not have to fight against soil and its pathogens, it does not compete with weeds, and it does not waste energy searching for water or nutrients. It is relaxed.
Under these ideal conditions, the plant can focus on just one thing – and do it at its best: growing or producing fruit.

Here you will find a collection of numerical data on hydroponics compared to traditional soil-based cultivation.

Let’s start with the ones that probably matter most to you:

• 0% herbicides/pesticides required in controlled domestic hydroponic cultivation
  ➡️ you eat healthier
  
  
• 30–50% faster plant growth
  ➡️ you eat sooner
  
  
• 25–60% larger plants
  ➡️ you eat more
  
  
• 25–40% higher yield for the same cultivated area
  ➡️ more food in less space
  
  
• 20–45% higher nutritional concentration (vitamins and mineral salts) compared to soil-grown crops
  ➡️ you eat better
  
  
• Up to 10 times higher production per square metre in vertical systems
  ➡️ you use space more efficiently
  
  
• Continuous production 12 months a year
  ➡️ you always eat fresh
  
  
• Harvest 1–3 weeks earlier compared to traditional cultivation
  ➡️ shorter waiting times, even for crops with normally longer cycles
  
  
• 95% less water used compared to soil-based cultivation
  ➡️ you spend less
  
  
• 90% less nutrient loss into the environment
  ➡️ you spend even less

And then the numbers that matter most to your plants 😉

• Up to 60% higher nutrient uptake thanks to direct root availability
• 0% loss due to nutrient leaching
• 0% root competition with weeds
• 80–90% less water lost through evaporation
• 0 agricultural soil consumption
• Almost 100% reduction in soil-related diseases

Data interpretation

These figures come from a simple principle: in hydroponics, the plant does not “search” for anything. Water, oxygen and nutrients are always available in the right amounts. The result is faster growth, higher nutritional efficiency and the complete elimination of pesticides.

Conclusion

Hydroponics does not promise miracles, but measurable optimisation. Less water, less waste, more nutrients on your plate. All verifiable.

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