It is much better to plant the seeds in your aquaponic garden than to place them in the field. All you need to do is position them on a netting pot and ... Well, that's it! Then you just need to wait for them to start developing and vegetating. However, before planting the seeds, there is one small element you must know and that is the perfect moment when the seeds should be planted.

Many people buy the fish, put them in the tank and also place the seeds in the pots on the same day. This is by far the worst way to handle aquaponics as the seeds, while they can grow and develop up to a certain extent, if there are no nutrients in the water on which they can feed, they will die in a matter of days after they finish their own supplies..

Thus, when the fish excrement has converted into nutrients, the best moment to put the seeds in the pots comes. The process by which nutrients for your plants can be obtained is very easy. They will start releasing excrement into the water after you bring the fish into the tanks. They are highly poisonous to fish because the excrement contains ammonia. Do not think about that, though, as this dilemma is fixed by nature itself. Bacteria that convert ammonia into nitrites and then into nitrates are present. You need nitrates for your plants to grow, because once the process of decomposing and converting ammonia is finished, the water will be ready to support the seeds of the plant.

It will take up to 3 months for the whole process, period in which you should not put any kind of seeds in the pots as they will definitely die. Before the fish excrement will turn, there are several ways to speed up the process by adding nitrates into the water. Nevertheless, many individuals do not want to intervene in nature's direction. However, it is advised to track the amount of ammonia, nitrites and water nitrates, regardless of the way you choose, so that you can always know the consistency of your water for both your fish and your vegetables.

If you want good crops and healthy fish, planting the seeds at the right time is important, so track your water quality permanently, before and after planting. It is the only way you can obtain good crops by.