I had an idea a while ago that if I found cheaper ways to grow food that maybe I could help some people in the more poor countries grow their own food. I've done a few experiments with hydroponics and it is so much cheaper than using regular soil where I live. Not to mention that I don't have to deal with insect larvae destroying the roots of my plants anymore. The biggest problem I've had is with root rot, but that's easily correctable.
The dirt on the ground where I live is full of insect larvae and pesticides (to kill the insect larvae), so I wouldn't grow food in it. I know in some places food crops do really badly because of the type of soil they have, so that's one of the reasons why I like the idea of hydroponics.
So my question is, do you think using hydroponics would be a more efficient/cheaper way to grow plants than just using soil? It seems like it would be to me, but I would like to know what other people think, in case I'm wrong about that.
Also, by hydroponics I mean growing food in sand or gravel (I have done both, and it works, surprisingly) and adding some sort of fertilizer to it.
The dirt on the ground where I live is full of insect larvae and pesticides (to kill the insect larvae), so I wouldn't grow food in it. I know in some places food crops do really badly because of the type of soil they have, so that's one of the reasons why I like the idea of hydroponics.
So my question is, do you think using hydroponics would be a more efficient/cheaper way to grow plants than just using soil? It seems like it would be to me, but I would like to know what other people think, in case I'm wrong about that.
Also, by hydroponics I mean growing food in sand or gravel (I have done both, and it works, surprisingly) and adding some sort of fertilizer to it.