Debunking Aeroponics Myths-What’s True and What’s Not

Aeroponics is a method of cultivating plants without soil. Instead, roots are suspended in the air and irrigated with a nutrient-dense mist.

Plants absorb nutrients as ions, organic or synthetic, they use the same elements for growth

Plants grown aeroponically are less nutritious

It is a distinct subset of hydroponics where roots are suspended in air & misted with a nutrient solution

Aeroponics is just hydroponics with mist

What matters is complete solubility, accurate formulation, and proper ionic balance, not the brand

You need expensive synthetic nutrient brands

High-performance systems with 0.1–0.5 mm mesh filtration and anti-biofilm protocols operate reliably for years

Aeroponic systems always clog and fail

Commercial-scale aeroponic systems for cucumber, tomato & even potato have existed since the 1990s

You can’t grow large, fruiting plants like tomatoes

Automated fertigation, remote pressure sensors, self-cleaning nozzles & inline dosing enable high-throughput systems

It is complex for commercial scale