We take our responsibility to this planet very seriously
Reduce
With liquid based nutrients being the most popular for their ease of use, we wanted to bring to you the same ease of use but without the carbon footprint of shipping water around the world. Nutrient solutions are mostly water, just doesn’t make sense to us!
Re-use
Why chuck it when you can get many years of good use out of it. Our measuring bottles are meant to be used again and again. When they run out, just refill them. Think of all the plastic you can save from being produced.
Recycle
Where ever possible our products and even our packaging are 100% recyclable. We hate having to send rubbish to landfill so that’s why we work so hard to eliminate single use plastics so you can recycle even more and help to protect our environment.
For further information please see our Environmental Policy
Hydroponics can have a whole range of environmental benefits, including:
Use less water
Hydroponics wastes far less water than when we are growing in soil. Plants grown hydroponically can use only 10% of the water compared to field-grown ones. Due to global warming, water shortages are likely to become more common in the future.
No Pesticides
By growing indoors and not introducing pests through the soil, there are far fewer bugs on our plants. As a result we now no-longer need to use so many pesticides that harm our wildlife, pollute our water and environment.
No soil
Composting is a great way to recycle but can be damaging to the environment if not from a renewable source and produced locally. Transporting heavy compost is not great for the environment. With hydroponics you can re-use your grow medium or you can go without any!
Grow locally
Much of our food is grown a long way away from where it is eaten, often from overseas. Grown in large intensive farms, picked, packed and sent to the supermarkets many miles away. The energy to transport food from afar is bad for our environment. Hydroponics allows us to grow food anywhere we like, for example in our towns and cities. Grown locally means our food is fresher, tastes great and is better for us and the environment. Try it yourself, you’ll find that lettuce leaves grown at home will keep for far longer once picked as well.
