Historical hydroculture

This is a history of notable hydroculture phenomena. Ancient hydroculture proposed sites, and modern revolutionary works are mentioned. Included are all forms of hydroculture that focus on flora: aquatic gardening, hydroponics, aquaponics, modern aeroponics, and passive hydroponics.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Main article: Hanging Gardens of Babylon

One of the wonders of the ancient world, was irrigated by the Euphrates River. It is uncertain if Sammu-ramat or Nebuchadrezzar II ordered them to be built between 8th and 7th century BC Babylonia. The gardens were built partially on top of ziggurats, and plants were irrigated on channels. No direct evidence of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon exists. However, there is archeological evidence, uncovered by Robert Koldewey, that ancient structures exist to support the technology used for these gardens.

Ancient Greeks Diodorus Siculus and Strabo have noted the Hanging Babylonian Gardens.

Masdar city appears to be a modern reflection of what the Hanging Gardens were imagined to be.

Greece

Passive hydroponics were known to ancient Greeks, who used sand and gravel in this gardening method.

Precolonial America

Main article: Chinampa

A Chinampa is a floating garden armada in a lake from the Xochimilco region, once Chinampan, of Mexico. This floating garden, still in use, can have an area of up to 10 meters by 200 meters. The agricultural output of the chinampa allowed the postclassic Aztec civilization to flourish.

Modern

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