Aquaponics - A Healthy Sustainable Environment
by John Yazo
Aquaponics is a system of cultivating plants and aquatic animals simultaneously, and is another method of organic gardening that is getting a lot of recognition from the home gardener. Berries, flowers, fruits, herbs, and vegetables all can be grown by this method, along with being done at any scale, from a small container garden to a full size commercial farm.
They uniqueness of this type of gardening is that it can be done indoors or outside, and at any scale. All you need is a small fish tank, a container to grow plants in, and a method of cycling water from the fish tank to the plant containers and back.
The animal effluent that accumulates in the fish tank water are circulated by a hydroponic system where the by-products o the aquaculture get filtered out as nutrients by the plant life you are growing. This filtered clean water is then recirculated back to the fish tank and the natural cycle continues.
Aquaponic gardening is made up of two parts, aquaculture and hydroponics. This two part system is one that replicates nature, just as it grows plants and raises aquatic animals in the wild. The aquaculture part is what involves growing fish in a tank, the same way they are raised in the ocean, lakes, ponds, rivers, or streams, and the hydroponics is the growing of plant life.
Aquaponic gardening is another way of going green at home, and is gaining a lot of popularity. It is a sustainable method of gardening with it's own ecosystem that is healthy for both you and the environment.
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