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Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil, using nutrient-enriched water instead. This technique can involve various inert mediums like sand, gravel, or perlite to provide mechanical support for the plants. *Please note: While we are not against cannabis we will remove them if posted here. Please feel free to share those posts over at /r/Hydro or /r/MicroGrowery - Thank You*

195k subscribers303 posts / mo in Sep 2026242 authors / mosince 2009

r/Hydroponics has 195k members (+15% over the last 12 months). It gets about 303 posts a month from 242 people. Top topics: Lettuce Growing, Pepper Growing and Tomato Gardening.

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Size and growth

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r/Hydroponics

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+15%in 12 months · +2.5% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 2026195k
Growing195k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Hydroponics

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−5.6%vs Sep 2025 · −13% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026303
QuieterPeaked at 1k in Mar 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Hydroponics

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Lettuce Growing1.9%
  2. Pepper Growing1.8%
  3. Tomato Gardening1.4%
  4. Basil Growing & Harvesting1.2%
  5. Tomato Gardening1.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. MakerWorld
  2. Printables
  3. Haifa Group
  4. Walmart
  5. The Home Depot

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research