Growing your own food the traditional way has always been a time consuming and a demanding task. And in order to grow a garden, you would need enough fertile land in a sunny location. Many people, if not most, just don't have the time to be that dedicated to a garden, and many don't have the fertile soil or space for a garden.
These are some of the reasons most people don't grow their own food. Instead, they go to the grocery store and buy food, sometimes paying inflated prices for "organic" food. But it doesn't have to be this way. Many people are discovering just how simple and practical it can be to grow clean organic food in their own homes. That's right, I said inside their homes.
There is a new way of growing food that is just starting to catch on with commercial farmers and home gardeners. Aquaponics is one of the most simple ways to grow food. It will provide both vegetables and fish. All fresh and organic from the comfort of your own home, and in very little space.
For a simple aquaponics system, you will need a fish tank. Aquariums with fish are already very popular in many homes. You can grow tilapia, catfish, crappie, bluegill among many other types of fish. Or if you don't want to eat the fish, and only want to grow vegetables, you can choose traditional decorative fish that you would find at the pet store.
Seeds for your plants can be planted in special pots that allow the roots to have access to the aquarium water. Or you can build a system that circulates the water through trays that the plants will grow in. The plants use the nutrients in the water that come from the fish wastes. At the same time, the plants clean the water, which gives the fish a healthy environment to live in.
This creates a natural environment that is similar to systems in nature. With this type of farming, you don't need soil or land and no chemicals or fertilisers. This will produce truly organic vegetables and fish that are far more fresh than anything you would get from a grocery store.
This type of gardening has many advantages over traditional soil gardening. No tilling, weeding, pesticides, gophers, dirty hands and clothes or any of that to deal with. It is a clean way to grow plants in your home. No mold and spores, makes this cleaner for indoors than growing potted house plants, and fish have already been proven to be clean house pets.
This type of system is also great for a greenhouse. If you can expand into a greenhouse or outdoors, when weather is favorable, you can expand your aquaponic garden as much as you want.
Learn how to start your own aquaponics garden with this aquaponics how to guide. It will teach you step by step how to build the system and how to maintain it so it will provide food for a long time.
Learn how to start your own aquaponics garden with this aquaponics how to guide. It will teach you step by step how to build the system and how to maintain it so it will provide food for a long time.
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