Full name: Aquaponic Gardening: A Step-By-Step Guide to Raising Vegetables and Fish Together

Author: Sylvia Bernstein Year: 2011 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Gardening, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780865717015 086571701X

Aquaponics is a revolutionary system for growing plants by fertilizing them with the waste water from fish in a sustainable closed system. A combination of aquaculture and hydroponics, aquaponic gardening is an amazingly productive way to grow organic vegetables, greens, herbs, and fruits, while providing the added benefits of fresh fish as a safe, healthy source of protein. On a larger scale, it is a key solution to mitigating food insecurity, climate change, groundwater pollution, and the impacts of overfishing on our oceans. Aquaponic Gardening is the definitive do-it-yourself home manual, focused on giving you all the tools you need to create your own aquaponic system and enjoy healthy, safe, fresh, and delicious food all year round. Starting with an overview of the theory, benefits, and potential of aquaponics, the book goes on to explain: System location considerations and hardware components The living elements--fish, plants, bacteria, and worms Putting it all together--starting and maintaining a healthy system Aquaponics systems are completely organic. They are four to six times more productive and use ninety percent less water than conventional gardens. Other advantages include no weeds, fewer pests, and no watering, fertilizing, bending, digging, or heavy lifting--in fact, there really is no downside! Anyone interested in taking the next step towards self-sufficiency will be fascinated by this practical, accessible, and well-illustrated guide. Similar books: Second Nature by Michael Pollan DIY Projects for the Self-Sufficient Homeowner by Betsy Matheson Homegrown and Handmade by Deborah Niemann The Heirloom Life Gardener by Jere Gettle Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew Gaia's Garden by Toby Hemenway Permaculture by Bill Mollison The Winter Harvest Handbook by Eliot Coleman The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It by John Seymour The Vegetable Gardener's Bible by Edward C. Smith The New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control by Fern Marshall Bradley Gardening Without Work by Ruth Stout Joy of Gardening by Dick Raymond The After-Dinner Gardening Book by Richard W. Langer Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life by Marta McDowell Seed to Seed by Suzanne Ashworth Crockett's Victory Garden by James Underwood Crockett Carrots Love Tomatoes by Louise Riotte