Hyponica - japanese farming method

Hyponica is a method of growing plants by using air and water. Hyponica doesnot use soil and organic fertilizer. All plants can grow freely in the Hyponica method. It was first demonstrated to public in 1985 by agronomist Shigeo Nozawa in a tomato plant project in the Tsukuba Science and Technology Expo. He was successful in growing more than 12,000 giant "hyponica tomatoes" per plant by giving the young plants fresh water and fertilizer only. He commented: "The only thing I did was remove conditions that would be hazardous to the trees' growth. I just facilitated their fullest self-realization."




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