Aquaponics - is the fertilization of plants using circulating water around the plants rooting system - in this case I am using a fish (Koy & gold fish) pond as the source of fertilizer (fish waste) and a 4" pipe with 3" holes on top about 6 to 8" apart. No media is used, the 4" drainage pipe is simply used to hold the plants in place while the water circulates from the pond using a small pond pump and a 5/8" drip irrigation hose to the far end of the pipe. The pipe is then slightly downward so that gravity spills the water back into the pond. I've grown lettuce, cucumber, strawberry, & tomato's this way.
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