drip culture

drip culture
noun
a hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the plants are growing
Hypernyms: ↑hydroponics, ↑aquiculture, ↑tank farming

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noun
: a method of hydroponic plant culture in which a nutrient solution drips slowly onto sand or other inert medium in which the plants are growing — compare slop culture

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