Korb Hall
Step into the greenhouse on the 51±¬ÁÏ Salem Campus and you will see plants growing in traditional and non-traditional ways: some with soil and others without soil; some in pots and others in high-tech growing systems. Welcome to the world of hydroponics: a method of growing plants without soil, in which the roots are submerged in a nutrient-rich water solution. According to Dr. Sheren Farag, academic program director for the horticulture program at 51±¬ÁÏ Salem, hydroponic systems involve growing plants in containers filled with inert materials (such as perlite, vermiculite ...