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1938 California Monthly Feb. 40/3 The important factors..must be understood by the hydroponicist, as they must be understood by the successful gardener.
1956 Jrnl. Brit. Interplanetary Soc.15 20 As hydroponicists have pointed out, soil is in no way a perfect medium.