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ECOLOGY CLUB
SYSTEMS
Aquaponics
Hydroponics
Vermiponics
ver·mi·pon·ics
/ˌvərməˈ päniks /
noun
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a soil-less growing technique that combines hydroponics with vermiculture by utilizing diluted wormbin leachate (“worm tea”) as the nutrient solution.
hy·dro·pon·ics
ˌ/hīdrəˈpäniks/
noun
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the process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients but without soil.
aq·ua·pon·ics
/ˌäkwəˈpäniks,ˌak-/
noun
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a system of aquaculture in which the waste produced by farmed fish or other aquatic animals supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically, which in turn purify the water.
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