Story: Neville’s Grow Your Own Without Soil
Episode: 7
Presenter: Neville Passmore
Air Date: 27th September 2025

Neville teaches us the nifty way of how to grow our own food from hydroponics, no soil needed!

• If you thought this was way out, it's worth noting that most of the higher-value vegetables in your local supermarket, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, and capsicums, come from hydroponic farms!
• The nutrient solution is applied intermittently so the roots can access air in between irrigations.
• Although some crops are more suited to hydroponics than others, pretty much anything can be grown using the systems!
• Pots are best suited to growing larger vegetables such as eggplant, broad beans, pumpkin, climbing beans, and, of course, tomatoes. Shallow beds also using expanded clay are growing cauliflower and tomatoes.
• All of these hydroponic systems are available in kit form for home garden growing.