Lettuce in hydroponics Lettuce in hydroponics, how well does it grow? Very well, in fact, lettuce is probably the best vegetable for growing in a hydroponics or aquaponics system. Lettuce does not grow very high and also has a short but relatively dense root system. Both of these traits are ideal for hydroponics. Lettuce does not need to be tied off or staked. Plants can grow naturally in hydroponics with little maintenance besides providing proper water, ph levels, and plant nutrients. Hydroponic Lettuce Many varieties of loose-leaf and head lettuce thrive in hydroponics, including Bibb, Roma ..read more

If you have a head of lettuce, generally it takes 42 days 45 days to get to harvest. With aquaponics we can get it there in 35 to 42 days, so were conserving several days. We can collect plants every 7 to 12 days if were doing microgreens. Just a bit of plumbing, a grow bed, grow media, starter plants, some fish, and light. The Aztecs were doing aquaponics centuries back. It took us this long to determine that the Aztecs understood what they were doing. We are generally taking what the Aztecs were doing and now were utilizing it to grow food and feed starving individuals in rural and urban loc ..read more

Organic farming is the trend of the hour as many individuals across India are choosing to grow their food, instead of bagging the pesticide-laden, hybrid greens from supermarket shelves. However, Rekha Reshmik from Kozhikode, Kerala has pioneered a unique method of farming which yields double the profits as well as the harvest.  In her backyard, spanning no more than a few hundred square feet, she has implemented aquaponics⁠—a technique that connects pisciculture with organic farming.  Now set up an organic garden all by yourself. Shop from our 100% eco-friendly farm supplies and accessories ..read more

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ visits one of the largest aquaponics farms in the USA in Half Moon Bay, California to share with you the 12 biggest mistakes you can make in an aquaponics system and how to avoid these mistakes. In this episode, you will learn the most important aquaponics tips from Ken Armstrong, owner, and farmer at Ouroboros Farms, an aquaponics farm in the Bay Area that has been growing vegetables and fish for the past 7 years. You will learn some of the biggest pitfalls when growing fish and vegetables with an aquaponics system. You will learn the common areas t ..read more

Superior Fresh is, according to Summerfelt, “the largest aquaponic producer in the US and we think in the world” as well as the first commercial land-based Atlantic salmon farm in the USA to send its produce to market. It currently produces about 100 tonnes of salmon and trout a year, exceeding expectations. “I’m so proud, we designed it to produce just over 70 tonnes of salmon and steelhead and our production manager, Kyle, has optimised the system – we still have fantastic fish, but he’s pushed the biomass density to 25-30 percent over our production goal, which is all the more impressive gi ..read more