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Harvesting the Future: Your Guide to Growing Fresh, Year-Round Produce with Small-scale Hydroponic Production Systems

Updated June 26, 2025
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Kristine Lang

Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Consumer Horticulture Specialist

Additional Authors: Rhoda Burrows

Written collaboratively by Vaughn Reints, Kristine Lang and Rhoda Burrows

Imagine a fresh salad harvested at home, even though snow is piled high outside. Welcome to hydroponics, the soil-free, season-proof way to grow food at home!