| If you have been considering an organic garden, then | | | | and cause you to search for organic pesticides. |
| you really should look into the advantages an | | | | 4. Also, there is no need for fertilizers. The fish |
| aquaponic garden provides. Aquaponics is essentially a | | | | provide all the fertilizer you will need and your plants |
| hydroponic garden done organically with the addition | | | | will grow beautiful and full of nutrients without the |
| of a fish pond. It is a complete ecosystem that | | | | use of any synthetics at all. |
| utilizes fish waste as organic food for the plants and | | | | 5. You will be growing a fish crop at the same time. |
| adversely, the plants clean the water providing a safe | | | | Here's how it works |
| environment for the fish. | | | | By recycling the water from the pond over the |
| There are many advantages to planting an aquaponic | | | | plants and back into the pond, the water will be |
| garden which I'm sure organic gardeners will find | | | | cleaned by the plants and provide oxygenated water |
| encouraging. | | | | back to the pond. This complete system can be |
| | | | powered by a small solar panel and hooked up to a |
| 1. Like the hydroponic garden the aquaponic garden | | | | battery which powers the pump that is necessary |
| uses no soil. The plants are planted in trays and grow | | | | for recycling the water. Altogether you have a |
| their roots into a bed of garden rocks. The trays are | | | | system which produces organic fruits and vegetables |
| typically set on tables or stands so that a drain can | | | | much easier than the typical organic garden. |
| be installed at the bottom of the tray. | | | | Additionally you can eat the fish and the whole thing |
| 2. The plants are at waist level saving the gardener | | | | is powered using a do it yourself solar panel. |
| from having to get on his hands and knees and weed | | | | So there you have it my fellow gardeners. |
| the garden. With the aquaponics system, weeds are | | | | Aquaponics is one more weapon in your arsenal to |
| completely eliminated allowing all of the nutrients to | | | | provide a healthy lifestyle for you and your family |
| make it to the plants and provide for better tasting | | | | and save lots of money at the same time. Eliminating |
| fruits and vegetables. | | | | produce and fish from your grocery bill can make a |
| 3. In the aquaponic garden, there are no problems | | | | big difference in today's economy. |
| with insects which typically eat away at your crop | | | | |