PinoyEcoFarmer

Hydroponics (from the Greek words hydro water and ponos labour) is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, without soil. Terrestrial plants may be grown with their roots in the mineral nutrient solution only or in an inert medium, such as perlite, gravel, or mineral wool using mineral wool.

The farm (only about a thousand square meters) is located before the rotonda (left side going to Tagaytay) just a few meters after the road going to the Pink Sisters Chapel. It is on the right side going to Silang from the rotonda. The greenhouse is at the backside of the Brudrick Marion School. They do not use pesticides, fungicides and other harmful chemical in growing their vegetables.

Above: The Mother Earth Hydroponics signboard (photo taken from the left side going to Tagaytay Rotonda from Silang via Aguinaldo Highway.

Above: The side going to Silang via Aguinaldo Highway from the Tagaytay Rotonda. The farm is at the back of the Brudrick Marion School.

Above: The entrance to the greenhouse.

Above: The outside of the greenhouse which is covered with plastic sheets.

Above: Inside the greenhouse.

They grow four varieties of salad vegetables. The Green Ice Lettuce, Romaine, Lola Rosa and the Red Rapids. They sell a kilo of assorted vegetables at P100 which is definitely cheaper compared to buying in groceries. Keeping up with the demand can be sometimes hard for them especially during weekends when there are lots of tourists.

Above: The Romaine variety.

Above: The Lola Rosa variety.

Above: The Green Ice variety.

The lettuce are arranged in rows of tubes where the water and nutrients flow and recirculate.

Above: The young lettuce seedlings grown in parallel tubes.

Above: The tube setup.

Above: The drums where the nutrient mixture is stored.

Complete Address: Mother Earth Hydroponics Farm (#328 Maitim II East, Tagaytay City)