Cool stuff @amberyooper! I don't actually know too much about hydroponics but this cleared up some of my confusions. I think it's pretty cool you can use pots that the roots will grow through if they need to. That's pretty smart if you think about it.
How much food are you getting off the plants? Is it a decent amount or are you still just experimenting to see what is possible? I've heard crazy stuff about the amount you can grow in very little time.
How's the smell? These are all questions I've had whenever I've heard about this in the past hahaha sorry to unload all of them on you. I just find it very intriguing because it seems like such a smart and efficient way of growing food.
Thanks for sharing! I enjoyed reading through your post.
Thanks for the comment!
I didn't get too much food from this experiment, I just had 1 cherry tomato plant in the system. I did get a lot of cherry tomatoes from the plant.
There wasn't much smell with this system. It might have smelled more if I would have had more fish in the tank. With a lot of fish, it starts to get a bit of a pond smell to the system. Of course, since it's in the greenhouse, it doesn't matter if it smells a bit.
I think a lot of people use these systems to grow greens such as lettuce and kale. That's probably a lot more efficient than growing tomatoes in an aquaponics system. I think you would get a lot more food from the system that way.
Yeah that's a good point. Having it off in it's own area would really prevent any concern for odors. It's so fascinating to me though that you're able to efficiently grow food with a system like that. Lots of cherry tomatoes are better than no cherry tomatoes so good on you for making it happen!