When I first
started organic veggie gardening some of the veggies that I wanted to grow were
those that are not commonly planted in this part of the world because of the
climate. My curiosity got the better part of me and I tried many ways trying to
grow them here. When traditional method failed, I started to think of hydroponic.
Hydroponics
is a subset of hydro-culture and is a method of growing plants using mineral
nutrient solutions, in water, without soil. The minerals nutrients are in the form
of chemicals and I wanted a organic method where almost all my needs can be
obtained easily around the house. Made lots of research on the internet and
after some discussion with one of the member in the Garden Stew forum, I was
introduced to Aquaponics.
Aquaponics
is a system of aquaculture in which the waste produced by farmed fish or other
aquatic creatures supplies the nutrients for plants grown hydroponically, which
in turn purify the water. This is like a mini ecosystem and as long as there is
a balance it should be great. Yes this is interesting and could be the solution
for me to plant the temperate veggies that I wanted to plant.
Having
decided the next step is to get more information on this system and also to
where to locate it in my compound.
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