Aquaponic Gardening
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Aquaponics is a combination of hydroponics and aquaculture, and implemented as a balanced natural manner that provides an organic mini-ecosystem used for growing fruits and vegetables. It features the ability to use 90% less water than a traditional soil garden, while also producing up to six times more food. This amazing technology translates into no digging, no watering, no weeds... which yields an all organic crop.
From the basics of Aquaponics to the step by step procedure, maintenance and troubleshooting; this book tells you all you need to know about Aquaponic gardening. While in simple terms aquaponic gardening is the amalgamation of raising fish and soil-less gardening, this revolutionary form of gardening is much more then this simple definition. However, it is not difficult to make and maintain an aquaponic garden once you know the right procedure and rules. This book intends to do that for you. From the planning of an aquaponic garden to its successful maintenance and growth, this guide will serve as your companion throughout your journey of aquaponic gardening. Moreover, the benefits of aquaponic gardening that are explained in detail in the upcoming chapters are definitely worth the little efforts that you would have to put through while learning about it. This book intends to make this journey easy, fun and exciting for you. So don’t just stop here. Get this book and continue reading and experience gardening of your lifetime.
Kiakay Alexander
Kiakay Alexander lives in California and enjoys the year-round sunshine and perfect weather. Born and raised in southern California, Kiakay has always been an active and athletic person that enjoys a mltitude of outdoor activities (hiking, picnics, the beach, 5K runs & half-marathons) as well as various sports (e.g., soccer, judo, football, softball, golf).Kiakay attended public school, and eventually graduated from college with both undergrad and graduate degrees. With such a varied and multi-facted background, Kiakay has wide-ranging interests in a large number of different areas.
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Aquaponic Gardening - Kiakay Alexander
INTRODUCTION
While it gained immense attention in the past few years, aquaponics is not as new as it is thought to be. As a matter of fact, it is a very ancient phenomenon. The history of aquaponics can be traced back to 1,000 A.D. when the Aztec Indians used to grow plants on rafts floating in the lake. In that era, aquaponics was popular because it reduced the farmer’s dependence on land, soil and other resources. Nowadays, its increasing popularity can be attributed to the increasing awareness and health consciousness in people.
The most attractive feature of aquaponics is that it can be used to grow plants and breed fish at any scale. Whether you intend to do it on a large commercial scale or start with a small aquaponic system in your house; the rules, concepts and basic resources remains the same.
Patience and proper knowhow are two most important requirements to run an aquaponic system. While you yourself will have to work on the first requirement, the latter is addressed in this book.
In its simplest form, Aquaponics is a farming system that blends hydroponics (soil less planting) and aquaculture (fish farming). But this is just not it. Aquaponics is much more vast and comprehensive then this mere definition.
To understand it more clearly, it is important to know about the two terms that made aquaponics
:
Term 1: Hydroponics
Hydroponics is a farming technique for growing plants without soil. The literal meaning of the term hydroponics
is working water
. It implies the cultivation of plants using water and certain other chemical components. Being the primary component in soil-less farming, the water used in hydroponics is highly oxygenated and chemical rich.
Hydroponics has several advantages over the traditional farming technique.
No soil is required in hydroponic gardening.
You do not require large farming land. Hydroponics can be performed even in your own house.
Since the plant grows in water, you do not have to worry about watering.
Less amount of water is lost in evaporation.
It is comparatively easier to harvest plants in a hydroponic system.
It saves you from the hassles of weeding, mulching and soil changing.
It is exposed to reduced risk of insect attack.
While there are several advantages of hydroponics, certain drawbacks are also associated with it.
The chemical nutrients needed to enrich the water are costly.
Water in the hydroponic system needs to be replaced periodically. Since the water is chemical-rich, it’s disposal is not so easy.
Hydroponics is man-made and therefore less organic.
The hydroponic system is vulnerable to water borne diseases
The best part here is that these disadvantages are addressed and taken care of in the aquaponics system.
Term 2: AquaCulture
Aquaculture can be defined as the process of developing and maintaining a culture of aquatic animals and plants. In other words, it refers to the cultivation of animals and plants in water. Aquaculture is not only restricted to fresh water but also includes saltwater plants and animals.
The history of aquaculture dates back to the 5th century B.C. when the Chinese fisherman used to catch young fish from the sea and then raise them in an artificial environment. This simple aquaculture process has now advanced up to the modern re-circulating aquaculture system (RAS), where the aquatic animals and plants are raised in tanks.
The best thing about RAS systems is that they can be developed and maintained anywhere and on any scale. However, RAS is capital intensive, costly and highly dependent upon electricity for providing aeration to the fish. Another major disadvantage of aquaculture is in terms of the fish waste