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Aquaponics is a break through gardening method that is turning conventional gardening and fish farming on its head. Aquaponics combines the best of both hydroponics and aquaculture, keeping their respective benefits and getting rid of their drawbacks. Here are ten of the many benefits of aquaponics which are not listed in any particular order.

Benefit Number 1: Less Water Usage: Aquaponics uses a fraction of the water that a traditional garden or farm uses, about 90% less water to be more precise. This is possible because of the way water is utilized in an aquaponics system. Water in a traditional farm or garden is mostly wasted via soil absorption. That means that plants actually get very little of the total quantity of water applied to a regular garden or farm.

Benefit Number 2: No Need For Fertilizer: There is no need to purchase, or even use any fertilizer. This not only saves you money, it also saves you time and effort. Not to mention it’s good for the environment! How is this possible? Well, you see fish make the fertilizer for you.

Benefit Number 3: No Soil Needed: There is no soil so that means there are no soil-borne diseases or pests to worry about. No soil means no tilling and no weeding. All this saves you a ton of time and back breaking labor.

Benefit Number 4: Get a Well-Rounded Diet: Aquaponics allows you to grow two types of food stuffs together; meat and produce. You get to enjoy a balanced diet because you get protein from the fish and you get delicious fruits and vegetables from the plants.

Benefit Number 5: Drought Proof: Aquaponics works during droughts or in places with poor soil quality. Once you add water to an aquaponics system it is continually recirculated and reused so very little needs to be replenished. This means no more worries when the dry season comes along.

Benefit Number 6: Higher Crop Yield Per Plant-able Area: Much higher plant density and higher crop yields are possible because the plants are supplied with a constant source of water and nutrients.

Benefit Number 7: No Waste Produced: No waste – hydroponics wastes solution, aquaculture wastes water and fish solids, with aquaponics all “wastes” are used in the system.

Benefit Number 8: No Harmful Pesticides Needed: No pesticides or herbicides are needed. When setup properly, an aquaponics system does not suffer from the same pests or levels of pest infestation as traditional growing methods.

Benefit Number 9: Food Security: Provides food security because you can grow your own food anywhere you want, indoors or out, all year-round. No more worries about starvation.

Benefit Number 10: Sustainability: aquaponics helps to provide an ecological balance by avoiding the depletion of natural resources such as fresh water and wild animals. It helps to reduce the amount of chemical pollutants going into the environment.

The previous ten benefits of this extraordinary gardening and farming technique are just a few of many. Aquaponics will give you the ability to save time, labor and money while growing almost any vegetable and fish species that you choose. If you are interested it’s never too late to begin build your own aquaponics system.

This article was brought to you by Ultimate Aquaponics.