Getting started in houseplant hydroculture

[MrMystery]

About 15 years ago I was visiting a lawyer client's office in Jersey
City, New Jersey. He had some plants sitting on the register by a
window. One caught my eye because the top was covered in little pebbles
instead of dirt. I complimented Alan on the plant and he explained that
it was growing in water and those pebbles filled the pot instead of
dirt. He had found the plant in a shop at the Jersey Shore. Intrigued
by the idea I took the trip to the shore and found the store and bought
my first hydroculture plant.

After we moved to Arizona I ordered a couple of kits and transplanted
some dirt plants to water systems. At first I liked the challenge and
the process. After a while I began to appreciate some of the
advantages. A major one for me was that I was doing a lot of traveling
which meant houseplants could get neglected for weeks. Hydroculture
plants can be topped off and potentially go for weeks, depending on the
house humidity, growing season etc.

I continue because I like having healthy houseplants around, and this
makes it easy.