How much for average person to eat year round? - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T11:01:54Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/how-much-for-average-person-to-eat-year-round?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A320191&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks all. I'll post a link…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-28:4778851:Comment:3266522012-04-28T02:12:45.607ZRickhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Rick
<p>Thanks all. I'll post a link to the webpage on my dome idea soon.</p>
<p>Thanks all. I'll post a link to the webpage on my dome idea soon.</p> I saw a documentary today tha…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-28:4778851:Comment:3267592012-04-28T02:09:10.163ZGeorgehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Geoge
<p>I saw a documentary today that you might want to check out: POWERING THE PLANET - EARTH - THE OPERATORS MANUAL</p>
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<p>It includes a segment featuring a place in Alaska using LED lighting to grow vegetables indoors and they are growing more than lettuce - they're growing summer vegetables.</p>
<p>There is also a documentary called: EARTH - THE OPERATORS MANUAL, which is not the one.</p>
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<p>This is an interesting idea you have and I hope you continue to pursue it. My system…</p>
<p>I saw a documentary today that you might want to check out: POWERING THE PLANET - EARTH - THE OPERATORS MANUAL</p>
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<p>It includes a segment featuring a place in Alaska using LED lighting to grow vegetables indoors and they are growing more than lettuce - they're growing summer vegetables.</p>
<p>There is also a documentary called: EARTH - THE OPERATORS MANUAL, which is not the one.</p>
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<p>This is an interesting idea you have and I hope you continue to pursue it. My system becomes more productive all the time and it's only 4 months old. I picked lettuce and a beet today - it was the one and only beet that I transplanted from the ground. It did far better than those in the ground, both in root and foliage production. The strawberries we planted three weeks or so ago look great compared to how they looked when I planted them and they are producing already. I'll cut kale tomorrow - it has been producing well as those planted in the ground but no better.</p>
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<p></p> Hi Rick,
That's a complex que…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-23:4778851:Comment:3248662012-04-23T16:34:17.242ZDavidhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CommunityAP
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<p>That's a complex question and there will be a lot of opinions on it depending on who you ask.</p>
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<p>I could write a lot about this but it's easier to say 120 square feet per meal for each healthy person just for the veggies. And that also depends on what you like to eat.</p>
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<p>Those dome's look cool btw.</p>
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<p>Hi Rick,</p>
<p>That's a complex question and there will be a lot of opinions on it depending on who you ask.</p>
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<p>I could write a lot about this but it's easier to say 120 square feet per meal for each healthy person just for the veggies. And that also depends on what you like to eat.</p>
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<p>Those dome's look cool btw.</p>
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<p></p> Curious and more curious!! I…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-23:4778851:Comment:3246942012-04-23T14:01:02.247ZCarey Mahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CareyMa
<p>Curious and more curious!! I want to know all about your plans and systems. This project of yours seems to be the type of challenge I live for.</p>
<p>Actually yes! If money is no object, one can grow underground without light. Is the entire dome underground? What you need in this case would be solar collectors/ concentraters (mirrors) and fiber optics. Discards/ defective fiber optic cables are a lot cheaper and since we aren't sending messages, they will work fine for our use. "Solar…</p>
<p>Curious and more curious!! I want to know all about your plans and systems. This project of yours seems to be the type of challenge I live for.</p>
<p>Actually yes! If money is no object, one can grow underground without light. Is the entire dome underground? What you need in this case would be solar collectors/ concentraters (mirrors) and fiber optics. Discards/ defective fiber optic cables are a lot cheaper and since we aren't sending messages, they will work fine for our use. "Solar tubes" would also be very helpful and used in conjunction. The down side is that you probably won't be able to grow fruit bearing crops like tomato very well. At this point in time, supplemental lighting would be advised. Again, IMO LED lighting is NOT mature enough to warrant their use. Personally I would stick with tried and true 1,000 W Metal halide or High pressure Sodium.</p> Thanks Carey Ma. My dome is…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-23:4778851:Comment:3245902012-04-23T13:28:51.167ZRickhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Rick
<p>Thanks Carey Ma. My dome is going to be underground. Do you think you can do AP without electricity in an underground dome?</p>
<p>Thanks Carey Ma. My dome is going to be underground. Do you think you can do AP without electricity in an underground dome?</p> I garden both in the ground a…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-23:4778851:Comment:3245892012-04-23T12:59:59.521ZGeorgehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Geoge
<p>I garden both in the ground and with aquaponics. My system has had fish for only 4 months so I can't speak to it with any great authority. However, I've already seen some vegetables grow as well as those in the ground and a few varieties (especially lettuce) which performed better than those in the ground. I'm really looking forward to comparisons after a year or so when the system is mature. There is a lot to be said for plants you don't need to water, fewer pests and planting beds at…</p>
<p>I garden both in the ground and with aquaponics. My system has had fish for only 4 months so I can't speak to it with any great authority. However, I've already seen some vegetables grow as well as those in the ground and a few varieties (especially lettuce) which performed better than those in the ground. I'm really looking forward to comparisons after a year or so when the system is mature. There is a lot to be said for plants you don't need to water, fewer pests and planting beds at waist height. The setup costs alone will ensure that aquaponics doesn't replace ground gardening anytime soon. If you are a good ground gardener, I expect your aquaponics results will be less dramatic than someone else who may not have been all that good of a conventional gardener. Gardening in aquaponics seems quite a bit easier to me with less ramp up time. It takes longer to build fertility in soil than in aquaponics, in my opinion. </p>
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<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/how-much-for-average-person-to-eat-year-round?id=4778851%3ATopic%3A319823&page=2#4778851Comment323410"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>This thread is very interesting. Is aquaponics hype?</p>
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</blockquote> If designed correctly, one ca…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-23:4778851:Comment:3247342012-04-23T01:22:49.017ZCarey Mahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CareyMa
<p>If designed correctly, one can do AP without electricity by using water towers and hand/wind pumps esp in combination with greenwater aquaculture. </p>
<p>IMO AP is the basis of a well rounded, sustainable organic garden/ farm. Soil is the other half of of this biomitigation process.</p>
<p>Beware! There is A LOT of hype out there but the basis and theory of AP is sound for healthy food production.</p>
<p>If designed correctly, one can do AP without electricity by using water towers and hand/wind pumps esp in combination with greenwater aquaculture. </p>
<p>IMO AP is the basis of a well rounded, sustainable organic garden/ farm. Soil is the other half of of this biomitigation process.</p>
<p>Beware! There is A LOT of hype out there but the basis and theory of AP is sound for healthy food production.</p> Aquaponics is great but there…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-21:4778851:Comment:3235472012-04-21T03:26:03.657ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>Aquaponics is great but there is also a lot of hype out there too. Where aquaponics wins is it is the most water wise method since it is recirculating and you don't loose water down into the ground unless you have leaks. So it is a method of aquaculture that removes the need to waste water by doing water changes. It is a means of hydroponics that eliminates the need to dump and replace the nutrient every few weeks. This of course means it is all a bit more complex but you get to grow…</p>
<p>Aquaponics is great but there is also a lot of hype out there too. Where aquaponics wins is it is the most water wise method since it is recirculating and you don't loose water down into the ground unless you have leaks. So it is a method of aquaculture that removes the need to waste water by doing water changes. It is a means of hydroponics that eliminates the need to dump and replace the nutrient every few weeks. This of course means it is all a bit more complex but you get to grow more food for every drop of water. Now there are of course drawbacks like needing more electricity and initial capital outlay compared to dirt gardening but you don't get fish from your dirt garden either and I'll admit it, I'm lazy and I like the automatically watered/automatically fertilized nature of aquaponics.</p>
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<p>Aquaponics is only hype if you are listening to the aquashyster e-books that tell you that you can grow 10 times the veggies in half the space in half the time.</p>
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<p>And the LED technology is coming along but I don't believe they have gotten it to the point where you can use LED's for 100% of the lighting and still get good growth.</p> This thread is very interesti…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-21:4778851:Comment:3234102012-04-21T00:39:35.967ZRickhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Rick
<p>This thread is very interesting. Is aquaponics hype?</p>
<p>This thread is very interesting. Is aquaponics hype?</p> Rick all of those numbers are…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-21:4778851:Comment:3233422012-04-21T00:35:33.171ZJimi Subgumhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JimiSubgum
<p>Rick all of those numbers are low at best. aquaponics is great 'till the power goes out. I wouldn't count on it for a survival situation.</p>
<p>5000 gallons of aquaculture/ponics maybe. but with no power you'll have a hard time keeping it going for 6+mo. the amount of fish feed is going to be outstanding. if you are planning on being outdoors, figure on 2 acre p/person min. I'd raise chickens, goats,sheep , milk cow, and definately pigs. potatoes, ftw!</p>
<p>Rick all of those numbers are low at best. aquaponics is great 'till the power goes out. I wouldn't count on it for a survival situation.</p>
<p>5000 gallons of aquaculture/ponics maybe. but with no power you'll have a hard time keeping it going for 6+mo. the amount of fish feed is going to be outstanding. if you are planning on being outdoors, figure on 2 acre p/person min. I'd raise chickens, goats,sheep , milk cow, and definately pigs. potatoes, ftw!</p>