Aquaponics: Decorate Your Home With an Aquaponics Vegetable Garden

Decorate Your Home With an Aquaponics Vegetable Garden

Article by M Wilson

There is no question that people are positively effected by having plants in the room with them. From the positive effects on peoples moods to increasing oxygen levels, the effects have been proven. This is why house plants are such a popular way to decorate a home. But what if we could get even greater benefits from the plants?

With aquaponics you can get the positive effects of having plants in your home, while also producing fresh organic vegetables for you to eat. Instead of house plants costing you money, they can save you money by growing vegetables for you. These vegetables can be higher in flavour and more nutritious than what you would have to pay for at a grocery store.

Not only do you get the positive effects from the plants, you also get to make use of one of the most popular pets for a home, fish. Studies have also shown that having aquarium fish in a home has positive effects, such as reducing stress. In the case of aquaponics, you can put the fish to work caring for your plants.

An aquaponics system can be very simple. It will consist of a fish tank, and some netted pots. The seeds are planted in the netted pots, and the fish provide nutrients for the plants. Bacteria in the system will turn the fish wastes into nutrients that the plants can use, while the plants clean the water for the fish. This eliminates the need to give the plants fertiliser, and for an artificial filter for the aquarium.

With this type of system, you can ensure you will have a crop all year by planting at different times of the year. This also gives your garden a nice contrast between mature and young plants. And you will also be able to watch your plants grow every day.

You can choose fish that will enhance the beauty of your room. There are all kinds of colorful fish you can choose from. Or you can choose fish like tilapia or other fish that are good to eat. This way your aquaponics system will not only produce vegetables, but also fresh fish to eat.

Either way, aquaponics systems are very simple to put together and maintain. Whatever types of food and fish you decide to grow is up to you. There are aquaponic systems that will fit just about any lifestyle and tastes.

Get an in depth guide to aquaponics that will show you step by step how to get your own aquaponics system up and running.

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You can learn how to build and maintain your own aquaponics system with this aquaponics how to guide. Learn step by step how to set it up and how to maintain it.