{"id":3635,"date":"2020-02-26T18:42:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T18:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herbexaminer.com\/?p=3635"},"modified":"2021-08-04T00:53:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T00:53:51","slug":"hydroponic-mediums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herbexaminer.com\/hydroponics\/hydroponic-mediums\/","title":{"rendered":"The 8 Best Hydroponic Mediums: A Detailed Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
As I’m sure you know, hydroponic growing uses no soil – just nutrient solution – but in order for plant roots to be properly held in place, the use of a growing media or substrate is very much needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, I’ve been growing hydroponically for roughly half a decade at this point, so when prepping for this article I thought that I knew just about every single hydroponic growing media in existence… this was not the case!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It turns out that there are dozens of highly advantageous growing media that range from boring but effective to exotic, yet a little impractical. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is the best hydroponic growing media? <\/strong>That entirely depends on your personal preference, what you’re growing, and the hydroponic system that you use. Hopefully, this guide can help you find what you’re looking for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With that being said, here are my personal favorite hydroponic growing mediums: <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\t \nMediums:<\/th> Type<\/th> Score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n\t Coconut Coir<\/td> Soft<\/td> 10\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Expanded Clay<\/td> Hard<\/td> 9\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Rockwool<\/td> Hard<\/td> 8\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Pumice<\/td> Hard<\/td> 8\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Growstones<\/td> Hard<\/td> 8\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Perlite <\/td> Hard<\/td> 7\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Parboiled Rice Hulls<\/td> Soft<\/td> 6\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Peat Moss<\/td> Soft<\/td> 4\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n Growstones <\/h2>\n\n\n\n