Month: January 2018
Aquaponic Filters, Banana Flowers, Sweet Corn & More
Aquaponic Filters, Banana Flowers, Sweet Corn & More G’Day Folks. In this weeks backyard farm vlog I run through how we think the drain was separated from the fish tank last week, catch up with some of the plants we…
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Aquaponic Chop & Flip Expansion | System Layout
Aquaponic Chop & Flip Expansion | System Layout G’Day Folks. Have made a small start at expanding my parents Chop & Flip IBC aquaponic system into a larger 3 bed one. Will be knocking off small bits of the build…
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Aquaponic System Emergency | Drain & Venturi FAIL
Aquaponic System Emergency | Drain & Venturi FAIL G’Day Folks. Came home from a busy day out to find the filters & sump tank in the aquaponics almost dry and the pump screaming like a banshee. So this is a…
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Backyard Farm Update Corn, Bananas, Sweet Potatoes & the Last Mango Harvest
Backyard Farm Update | Corn, Bananas, Sweet Potatoes & the Last Mango Harvest G’Day Folks. This weeks vlog update is looking at the last (& I mean last this time 😉) mango harvest for the season. There’s also an update…
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Aquaponic Flaw – Mango Harvest – Solarising Pests – Chook Pen + MORE
Aquaponic Flaw – Mango Harvest – Solarising Pests – Chook Pen + MORE G’Day Folks. This weeks vlog update is looking at another mango harvest, a flaw in the filters on the aquaponics, how we solarise the mangoes infested with…
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How To Make a Fruit Picker + Mango Harvest
How To Make a Fruit Picker + Mango Harvest G’Day Folks. We had a Patreon friend share the fruit picker that she & her husband made to harvest their mangoes. I was so impressed I decided to have a crack…
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Grubs Anyone? The Caterpillar Invasion Continues!
Grubs Anyone? The Caterpillar Invasion Continues! G’Day Folks. These are the cluster cluster Caterpillars that were but wee babies in the last clip I uploaded, “Invasion Of The Bugs & Grubs | Gardening in the Subtropics”. ► Has only been…
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Invasion Of The Bugs & Grubs Gardening in the Subtropics
Invasion Of The Bugs & Grubs | Gardening in the Subtropics G’Day Folks. I’ve been asked a few times about the pest issues we get here so thought I’d show you the three main ones we’re dealing with at the…
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Update Vlog | Aquaponic System – Vegepod Harvest – Container Papaya & MORE
Update Vlog | Aquaponic System – Vegepod Harvest – Container Papaya & MORE G’Day Folks. I’ve very slowly been working down the list of jobs I set myself for the holidays. There’s a few larger ones like finishing the chook…
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