The Aponic International aeroponic farming system intermittently sprays a nutrient mix as a fine mist onto the roots inside the farm modules. This supplies the water and nutrient to the plant without flattening the root hairs but as we only have to spray for 12 seconds every 20 minutes or so, this allows much more oxygen to absorb at the root than any other growing method. This is a massive advantage as this makes the plants work much more efficiently and creates vigorous growth and amazing flavours.

It looks like this, many plants growing in the footprint of a single plant, efficient planting, harvesting and tending and faster growth, larger yields and higher nutritional values in the resulting crop. A recent paper has claimed that aeroponic farming methods are 20% more efficient even than hydroponic growing. The additional oxygen at the root really pays dividends in production and quality of product. Crops are not limited in size and can grow through to full maturity in the same system for many years of harvesting.

Hydroponic growing uses an inert substrate and is fed with water and nutrient constantly. Although this grows faster than soil farming and can be more protected, it still massively reduces the oxygen to the root of the plant.

It looks like this, unfortunately, much more algae and other growth infiltrates the growing area and growth is slower than in aeroponic farms. These systems usually sit on shelving systems where the height of the plant is inhibited and the range of crops that can be grown in reduced too.