Year: 2014
Aquaponic Vlog 10, Cleaning out the grow beds, Want to lend a hand ;-)
Cleaned out the first of the 2 year old grow beds in the aquaponic system over the weekend.. There were a few folks that were interested in what they look like (muck & root wise in the base) so here…
Read MoreAquaponic Build Vlog 6, Radial Flow Filter clean out & playing with the plumbing..
Time to clean the radial flow filter in the new aquaponic system so thought I’d bring you along for a look.. Also fitted some “Y” fittings to help increase the flow from the pump to the filter & tanks.. Haven’t…
Read MoreCoffee grounds to lower soil pH for Blueberries, Fact or fiction..
Have seen on the web & been told by a few folks that you can dramatically lower the pH of your soil with used coffee grounds for acid loving plants like blueberries.. While blueberries do best in soil between 4…
Read MoreKoo’s Carrot flower.. Up close & personal..
Koo’s carrot in the front yard started to form a flower spike a few weeks ago, it really impressed us all.. It has developed a bit further from there so thought I’d do a bit of an update to show…
Read MoreBathtub Worm Farm update, some new residents for the tub.. Aug 2014
Thought I’d do a Bathtub Worm Farm update as we had some new residents move in 😉 I’m trying out some European night crawlers to see how they would go after talking to a mate on FaceBook, Cheers Steven :-)…
Read MoreHow To Build A Wicking Garden Bed, Shared from World4Change HOA..
Had the pleasure of joining in with +Wayne Meador, +goforgreenliving & +Tracy Baker to make up a Wicking barrel during Daniels “Cob A Thon” event on Friday night/Saturday morning.. After the first build was completed Daniel went on to build…
Read MoreBackyard Aquaculture Update, Cycling the System.. 3rd June 2014
Has been nearly 3 weeks since the fingerlings were released into the fish farm & am happy to report things are going swimmingly 😉 The fish are feeding flat out & the system is well on its way to being…
Read MoreHow We Release Fingerlings Into Aquaponic & Aquaculture Systems.
Received & released the 50 Jade perch & 50 Silver perch into the fish farm a few days ago.. 25 of each are to stay in the fish farm with the others going into other aquaponic systems we are about…
Read MoreAquaponic update, Think we have a change of plans.16th April 2014..
Picked up a commercial aquaponic system last week & now need to work out how to fit it into the yard :/ Am fairly sure that our existing system will be off to my parents & then we can get…
Read MoreWicking bed prep for cool weather crops & root knot nematode update…
Have been busy getting a few of the beds out the back ready for the cool weather crops & though I would show you how 2 have been prepared.. Most are getting a good dose of chook scratchings, worm castings…
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