Aquaponics Farming is Amazingly Easy
Article by M Wilson
?Most gardeners plant their seeds in the ground, since that’s what people have been doing for thousands of years. If only they knew how much easier aquaponics farming is. All you do is simply place the seeds in an aquaponics netting pot and and leave them alone until the vegetables are ready to pick. It really is that easy, but there is a matter of timing, the seeds should not be planted until the timing is right.
When setting up a new aquaponics system, it can be tempting to place the fish in the tank and plant the seeds on the first day. But this is not such a good idea. Although the seeds will likely germinate, they will likely not grow much and will likely soon die. This is because there is not enough nutrients in the water to support the plants.
The plants need to be planted after there are nutrients in the water. Once the fish are placed in the water, their excrements will build up in the water. These excrements contain ammonia, which are toxic to the fish. Bacteria will transform the ammonia into nutrients that the plants can use. Once these nutrients levels build up in the water, then it is time to start your planting.
This takes time for the fish wastes to build up and for the bacteria to build up colonies that can process the necessary amounts of fish wastes. This can take up to three months. If you want to plant sooner than that, you can add nitrogen fertiliser to the water. But for some, this defeats the purpose of natural organic gardening. You may want to try planting some plants sooner, which can be a good thing for the water quality and the fish, but don’t expect much out of the plants. Maybe try some low cost plants until nutrient levels pick up.
Once your aquaponics system is established, growing plants is amazingly simple. But getting that initial balance in a new system is a little tricky. Just be patient and keep an eye on your water quality. Make sure you do get some plants in before the nutrient levels become toxic to the fish. Once you get the system established, it will be well worth the wait.
Get an aquaponics guide that will teach you everything you need to know to get your aquaponics system up and running. It is easier and can be done for probably less money than you spend on traditional gardening.
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Get an aquaponics guide that will teach you everything you need to know to get your aquaponics system up and running. It is easier and can be done for probably less money than you spend on traditional gardening.
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