Hydroponics: Future Possibility?

I've had this idea nudging at me for a while, so I decided to throw it out there in a post. There is a method of gardening that grows plants using mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent instead of soil, called hydroponics. This comes with a lot of benefits, from plants growing faster to less water usage.

There are a few things that stick out to me when I consider hydroponics:

Extra Oxygen - The extra oxygen in the growing mediums (the material that the plants are growing in) stimulates root growth, which leads to higher yield.

Direct Nutrients - The nutrients are mixed in to the water mixture, so the roots don't need to search for nutrients in the soil.

Less Water - Hydroponic gardening uses WAY less water than traditional gardening.

No Need for Pesticides - Although we already don't use any pesticides, I thought that it was interesting that since most pests live in the soil, using this method would eliminate the need for pesticide use.

Based on some YT videos I watched, there are many different kinds of simple, DIY hydroponic systems that we could potentially make to test out the idea in our garden. I think we might give it a try next year with an easy-to-make system I found online and see how it goes!

Thanks for reading; here are some sources I used if you are still curious about hydroponics!

https://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/hydroponics

https://www.rushprnews.com/2019/11/25/growing-indoors-at-home-with-hydroponics/

https://www.hydroponics.net/learn/hydroponic_gardening_for_beginners.php

https://generalhydroponics.com/about-us