All Discussions Tagged 'organic' - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T17:09:07Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=organic&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAQUAPONICS IN MISSISSIPPItag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-09-16:4778851:Topic:6345152016-09-16T16:38:49.953Zdenverbunnyhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/denverbunny
<p>HI! I am currently looking for people with information, knowledge or interest in aquaponics in the state of Mississippi. I am also looking for local ORGANIC FISH to stock my aquaponic system. I would like to stay local and not have to order anything but I am open for discussion about any interest or information.</p>
<p>Currently lSO</p>
<p>Grow beds</p>
<p>Stock Tanks</p>
<p>ORGANIC fish</p>
<p>THANKS Y'ALL:)</p>
<p>HI! I am currently looking for people with information, knowledge or interest in aquaponics in the state of Mississippi. I am also looking for local ORGANIC FISH to stock my aquaponic system. I would like to stay local and not have to order anything but I am open for discussion about any interest or information.</p>
<p>Currently lSO</p>
<p>Grow beds</p>
<p>Stock Tanks</p>
<p>ORGANIC fish</p>
<p>THANKS Y'ALL:)</p> Nutrient Supplementation in Certified Organic Commercial Aquaponicstag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-07-09:4778851:Topic:6104492015-07-09T13:09:28.414ZMichael Brookshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MichaelBrooks
<p><strong>I co-manage a large USDA Certified Organic Commercial Aquaponics Greenhouse in North Central Indiana. Total volume of this system is approximately 140K gallons that is divided into a pair of 70K gallon deep water raft cultures. Can anyone share their opinions on where a good starting point might be when supplementing systems of comparable volume? How much Iron would you introduce initially before monitoring any change? Calcium? Potassium? Mg? Is it important to have an extremely…</strong></p>
<p><strong>I co-manage a large USDA Certified Organic Commercial Aquaponics Greenhouse in North Central Indiana. Total volume of this system is approximately 140K gallons that is divided into a pair of 70K gallon deep water raft cultures. Can anyone share their opinions on where a good starting point might be when supplementing systems of comparable volume? How much Iron would you introduce initially before monitoring any change? Calcium? Potassium? Mg? Is it important to have an extremely slow drip when introducing nutrients into a system of like size? Or can I let the solution in at a higher rate because of the size? Thank You. You can see my system on FB at /green river greenhouse or on our website at <a href="http://www.greenrivergreenhouse.com" target="_blank">www.greenrivergreenhouse.com</a>.</strong></p> Organic Certificationtag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-03-18:4778851:Topic:6003112015-03-18T22:18:24.142ZMax Smithhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MaxSmith
<p>I am in the process of getting our aquaponic system certified organic. But I have run across some hurdles that I need help with.</p>
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<p>I was using calcium carbonate/potassium carbonate to raise the ph of my system, however potassium carbonate is not allowed.</p>
<p>I was thinking of using <span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle">Espoma GL6 Garden Lime Soil Amendment,</span> which consists of <span class="a-list-item">pelletized dolomitic…</span></p>
<p>I am in the process of getting our aquaponic system certified organic. But I have run across some hurdles that I need help with.</p>
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<p>I was using calcium carbonate/potassium carbonate to raise the ph of my system, however potassium carbonate is not allowed.</p>
<p>I was thinking of using <span id="productTitle" class="a-size-large">Espoma GL6 Garden Lime Soil Amendment,</span> which consists of <span class="a-list-item">pelletized dolomitic limestone.</span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="a-list-item">Question 1:</span></strong></p>
<p><span class="a-list-item">Has anybody had any experience with this stuff or is there something else I should use to raise ph?</span></p>
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<p><span class="a-list-item">I also discovered that the chelated iron I was using from the aquaponic source is synthetic and for the most part cannot be used for organic certification.</span></p>
<p><span class="a-list-item"><strong>Question 2:</strong><br/></span></p>
<p><span class="a-list-item">What type of iron are people using for organic aquaponics? And what ph do I have to keep my system at to make it available to the plants?</span></p>
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<p><span class="a-list-item"><span class="a-list-item"><strong>Question 3:</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span class="a-list-item">I found this stuff: Monterey Dr. Iron which is omri certified, has anybody used it for aquaponics?</span></p>
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<p><span class="a-list-item">It's always nerve racking when switching inputs so any advice from you fine folks would be much appreciated.</span></p>
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<p></p> What Makes Aquaponics "Tick"?tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-08-07:4778851:Topic:5020502013-08-07T20:16:34.122ZAlex Veidelhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AlexVeidel
<p>So, I've been reading a book on hydroponics. The author is explaining how in soil gardening, organic matter present in the soil needs to be broken down by microorganisms into inorganic elements in order to be taken up and used by plants. Hydroponics simply supplies those elements directly through the form of fertilizers. So, here's my question. Why is aquaponics more productive than hydroponics? Is the presence of bacteria the differentiating factor? That's my assumption, but I want to hear…</p>
<p>So, I've been reading a book on hydroponics. The author is explaining how in soil gardening, organic matter present in the soil needs to be broken down by microorganisms into inorganic elements in order to be taken up and used by plants. Hydroponics simply supplies those elements directly through the form of fertilizers. So, here's my question. Why is aquaponics more productive than hydroponics? Is the presence of bacteria the differentiating factor? That's my assumption, but I want to hear what other people think.</p> Pesticide Precautionstag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-12-13:4778851:Topic:4228172012-12-13T15:15:11.230ZAlex Veidelhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AlexVeidel
<p>For those of you that know me, my goal with aquaponics as of right now is to learn by experience (my own personal system) in hopes that in the future, I will be able to operate a commercial farm of some kind. As I wait and learn, my mind is considering various aspects of one day owning/operating a business. One concern I thought up was the issue of neighboring commercial farms and the effect of their pesticides on my "organic" plants (whether they be certified or not). Does anybody have any…</p>
<p>For those of you that know me, my goal with aquaponics as of right now is to learn by experience (my own personal system) in hopes that in the future, I will be able to operate a commercial farm of some kind. As I wait and learn, my mind is considering various aspects of one day owning/operating a business. One concern I thought up was the issue of neighboring commercial farms and the effect of their pesticides on my "organic" plants (whether they be certified or not). Does anybody have any thoughts on greenhouse location with surrounding commercial farms as a factor? Is it best just to avoid being by them altogether or can air filtration be an effective solution? Or is it even a concern?</p> Natural pesticide for Aphidstag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-10-04:4778851:Topic:3981952012-10-04T20:18:49.163ZJRComitohttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/john892
<p>We grow veggies and flowers in the dirt organically. We don't use any chemicals at all. I have been searching for a natural remedy for controlling pests, and have found a few recipes from other organic growers that work ok, but only that. I recently found an idea <a href="http://organicgardening.about.com/od/pestcontrol/a/spraysforaphids.htm" target="_blank">here</a> for using tomato leaves, chopped and diluted in water to make a spray . It works. I sprayed my cucumbers and the next day…</p>
<p>We grow veggies and flowers in the dirt organically. We don't use any chemicals at all. I have been searching for a natural remedy for controlling pests, and have found a few recipes from other organic growers that work ok, but only that. I recently found an idea <a href="http://organicgardening.about.com/od/pestcontrol/a/spraysforaphids.htm" target="_blank">here</a> for using tomato leaves, chopped and diluted in water to make a spray . It works. I sprayed my cucumbers and the next day nearly every aphid was dead or gone. I wish I had found this sooner because the aphids really did a number on my cukes. I followed the recipe on the website except that I put mine in a blender and chopped it up good. I then let it sit for two days so it could really steep well. Then I strained it and put it in my pump up sprayer. WARNING! This stuff stinks! It may have been because I left the lid closed while it steeped. I will try it without the lid next time. It did not harm any of my plants, and it seems like its effects last a good time. I sprayed last weekend, and I have not seen the return of the aphids yet. Maybe a few, but nothing like they were.</p>
<p> So far I have only tried it on my soil garden. The basis for the idea is that the alkaloids in the tomato leaves is what kills the aphids. The website claimed that it is non toxic to plants and humans, so I can't really say if it would have a negative effect on the fish. I will look into it further.</p>
<p>I hope this helps someone out there who has been searching.</p> Spider Mitestag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-03:4778851:Topic:3892472012-09-03T16:12:09.123ZStevie Martenshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/StevieMartens
<p>OK so I got these strawberry plants from a store and low and behold spider mites (Big surprise). My question is how do I get rid of them with out hurting my fish? I researched and found that soap will harm my fish any oil spray will harm my fish and lady bugs would work, but I don't want lady bugs all over my kitchen. so any suggestions?</p>
<p>OK so I got these strawberry plants from a store and low and behold spider mites (Big surprise). My question is how do I get rid of them with out hurting my fish? I researched and found that soap will harm my fish any oil spray will harm my fish and lady bugs would work, but I don't want lady bugs all over my kitchen. so any suggestions?</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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<p>I've had a lot of help with this from a question I posted on a recent photo upload, but now I think the discussion is getting to the size where it really needs it's own thread. Here's a <a href="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/photo/blushing-berries-3?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A353286&xg_source=msg_com_photo" target="_self">LINK</a> to what's already been said. Thank in advance for all your help.</p>
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<p><strong>Background</strong>: Our aquaponic system is located at a local…</p>
<p>I've had a lot of help with this from a question I posted on a recent photo upload, but now I think the discussion is getting to the size where it really needs it's own thread. Here's a <a href="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/photo/blushing-berries-3?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A353286&xg_source=msg_com_photo" target="_self">LINK</a> to what's already been said. Thank in advance for all your help.</p>
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<p><strong>Background</strong>: Our aquaponic system is located at a local high school. We have 50 peppers, 100 strawberries growing in clay beads, and 10 goldfish living in two 100 gal reservoirs. We started off with more fish, but after a few attempts we decided to be content for the time being with the 10 survivors. Our pH generally runs between 7.3 and 7.6. It's a little higher than I'd like, but the water was resistant to being altered by neutralizers and pH lowering products.</p>
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<p><strong>Problem</strong>: Two weeks ago, I cleaned and calibrated our Hanna meter. I verified the efficacy of the meter with a manual water test kit. The TDS was reading below 200, so I added about an ounce of an organic liquid fertilizer (more info about that product below) to the reservoir. I've done this before, and this has had a negligible effect on the pH. That day, as soon as I added the fertilizer, the pH jumped from 7.4 to 8.1! </p>
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<p><strong>Treatment</strong>: Since then, we've gone through two bottles of "pH Down" and the rest of our water neutralizer. When we add the pH Down, the pH will drop from above 8.0 to about 7.6 immediately. Within an hour of application, the pH will begin to climb. Within 3 hours of application, the pH will be back where it started. I spoke with the company that makes pH Down, and their advice was to continue adding the product until the pH actually stays down.</p>
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<p><strong>Tests</strong>: Based on a suggestion on the photo (link at beginning), a did a "vinegar test" of the clay beads the plants grow in and of the aquarium rocks that line the bottom of the reservoirs. Neither resulted in any bubbling or frothing when added to the vinegar. Earlier today I also did the following tests:</p>
<p>- Ammonium: 0 ppm</p>
<p>- Nitrite: 0 ppm</p>
<p>- Nitrate: 20 ppm</p>
<p>- TDS: 380</p>
<p>- Temperature: 88.0 F</p>
<p>- Water Source pH: 7.0</p>
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<p><strong>Fertilizer</strong>: Since the spike occurred at the exact moment I added the fertilizer two weeks ago and hasn't come down since, it seems that more information about the product I use would be in order. </p>
<p>The fertilizer is Fox Farm "Grow Big" Hydroponic Liquid Fertilizer: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://foxfarmfertilizer.com/products_liqfert2.html" target="_blank">http://foxfarmfertilizer.com/products_liqfert2.html</a> . Until this last application, adding fertilizer had an insignificant effect on pH.</p>
<p>Although our TDS was low when we first started the system, and although "Grow Big" is an organic product, I was initially reluctant to add the product to the water with the fish. While the students were out for spring break, we wouldn't have access to take care of the fish. We ended up taking the fish to our office for a vacation, and I tested out the fertilizer in the system before the break. After the break the plants looked great. </p>
<p>Come to find out, we had missed a fish who was doing really well despite going hungry for a week and living in the dark in water that had fertilizer. Ever since then, I've added an ounce of fertilizer every time the TDS drops below 200. But I would never apply more often than once every two weeks.</p>
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<p>I'm really not sure what to do at this point. The fish seem ok, but the plants are really starting to get stressed out by the high pH. Thoughts?</p> Organic nutrients??tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-05-28:4778851:Topic:3424522012-05-28T13:57:07.274ZAllisyn Woodhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AllisynWood
So, as most (or all) of you, I would like to keep my AP garden as organic as possible. This discussion is about the nutrients we add to keep everything on the up and up.<br />
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Maxicrop: organic<br />
Maxicrop with iron: not organic<br />
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Please fill in the rest and add as you can. Feel free to throw in alternatives that work for you. I'm going to experiment with marble chips to raise my pH which is 6.0 on a good day in a system that's over a year old.<br />
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Chelated iron:<br />
Potassium Bicarbonate:<br />
Hydrated…
So, as most (or all) of you, I would like to keep my AP garden as organic as possible. This discussion is about the nutrients we add to keep everything on the up and up.<br />
<br />
Maxicrop: organic<br />
Maxicrop with iron: not organic<br />
<br />
Please fill in the rest and add as you can. Feel free to throw in alternatives that work for you. I'm going to experiment with marble chips to raise my pH which is 6.0 on a good day in a system that's over a year old.<br />
<br />
<br />
Chelated iron:<br />
Potassium Bicarbonate:<br />
Hydrated lime:<br />
calcium carbonate: