There are also disadvantages to using hydroponics.
1. You will need to have constant supervision on your plants to make sure that they are growing properly.
2. There is also the hassle of having to set up the equipment. A real pain if you don't know how to do it.
3. The dependency on electricity can be damaging in case of outages.
4. The plants' water supply will dry out and you will need to manually water the plants.
5. Hydroponics isn't that cheap, there is the issue of money, some equipment needed is quite expensive.
6. Knowledge in advance is very important in this project.