What is hydroponic gardening and what are its benefits compared to the conventional types of gardening? In simple language hydroponic gardening means bringing up plants and trees without soil. The plants are placed in a growing medium and all the nutrients are directly provided to them. There are innumerable benefits and its surging popularity can be gauged by the fact that more and more people are adopting this unique and simple way of growing their crops without soil. Let us briefly look at the benefits: It enables plants to grow much faster with research suggesting it to be as much as 50% compared to the conventional farming methods. Plants growing in soil have to search for nutrients to grow whereas in Hydroponic Gardening it is directly provided to the roots. This is one of the most important hydroponic benefits. Most countries in the world are facing acute shortage of water as ground water levels recede. Water is given to the plant