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From: Bella Eldridge City: Pheonix, AR
Do plants need soil to grow and survive?
	Extension Message From: Jay Hayek Extension Specialist, Forestry Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences jhayek@illinois.edu
Hi Bella: Some plants can be grown via hydroponics which is "a unique system of growing certain plants in the absence of soil." More on hydroponics: https://www.nal.usda.gov/legacy/afsic/hydroponics Best of luck!
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