All Discussions Tagged 'fun' - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T22:58:03Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=fun&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAquaponic Association is doing a photo contest!tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-08-12:4778851:Topic:5746812014-08-12T18:51:56.863ZThomas Bassfordhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/ThomasBassford
<p>The Aquaponic Association is starting a monthly photo contest! You can participate in this friendly competition by clicking on this <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AquaponicsAssociation?ref_type=bookmark" target="_blank">link for their facebook page</a></strong>. If you don't have a facebook account then you are welcome to post your photos below.</p>
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<p>It would be fun to see what cool, new things you guys have to show off!!</p>
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<p>Don't forget to get those photos…</p>
<p>The Aquaponic Association is starting a monthly photo contest! You can participate in this friendly competition by clicking on this <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AquaponicsAssociation?ref_type=bookmark" target="_blank">link for their facebook page</a></strong>. If you don't have a facebook account then you are welcome to post your photos below.</p>
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<p>It would be fun to see what cool, new things you guys have to show off!!</p>
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<p>Don't forget to get those photos in before August 31st to win!</p>
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<p>Good luck!</p>
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<p>-Tom</p> Fish as Pest Predators?tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-08-08:4778851:Topic:3807642012-08-08T04:29:31.300ZAmanda Plantehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AmandaPlante
<p><strong>Background:</strong></p>
<p>While I was on vacation, I had the chance to read Sylvia Bernstein's step-by-step guide to aquaponic gardening. The pest control section mentions feeding pests to your fish, which I hadn't even considered before. Simply remove the affected plant from the grow bed and submerse it in the tank for 15 minutes. While the fish are eating the pests, they do a great job of cleaning up dead roots and foliage too!…</p>
<p><strong>Background:</strong></p>
<p>While I was on vacation, I had the chance to read Sylvia Bernstein's step-by-step guide to aquaponic gardening. The pest control section mentions feeding pests to your fish, which I hadn't even considered before. Simply remove the affected plant from the grow bed and submerse it in the tank for 15 minutes. While the fish are eating the pests, they do a great job of cleaning up dead roots and foliage too!<a width="449" height="600" target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656373377?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"><img width="449" height="600" class="align-right" style="padding: 3px;" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656373377?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" height="408" width="309"/></a></p>
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<p>Before vacation, I had a waged a 2 month long battle against green aphids that were eating my peppers, and I was excited to get the chance to test this new form of IPM when I got back. Imagine my dismay when I returned home after 4 days to find that every single aphid had disappeared! What are the chances of that ever happening? Luckily, as I was walking out the door I noticed just a couple strawberries with early stages of spidermite damage (a phrase I never thought I'd say). It's so much fun to watch the fish clean up the infested plants!</p>
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<p>I'm familiar with spidermites, and I firmly believe this has slowed down the spread over the past couple weeks. Be that as it may, about 1/3 of our strawberries are now affected. I pick out any mite ridden strawberries for a dunk in the tank every couple days, but I'm concerned about the problem getting worse.</p>
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<p><strong>Question:</strong></p>
<p>Does anybody have experience with this form of IPM in their system? Should I keep on just with this method? Would you recommend I also start doing some insecticidal soap sprays and hort oils? Or should I consider some other way to control the mites?</p>
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<p>Thanks for your help!</p>
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