Questions. - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T08:51:14Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/questions-1?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A602930&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHey Jeff, good advice. We PU…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-04-17:4778851:Comment:6032532015-04-17T16:09:47.699ZJim Fiskhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JimFisk
<p>Hey Jeff, good advice. We PU 4 loader buckets of composting horse manure from a neighbor/friend and low and behold it came loaded with about 5 billion red worms. It is alive with them. Been distributing them everywhere. Apparently the advantage to red worms is they don't tend to mass migrate like other earthworms do. I have witnessed such a migration. Weird. They can all disappear overnight. Not so with reds. Joined a vermiculture group on FB and have learned how to id them.…</p>
<p>Hey Jeff, good advice. We PU 4 loader buckets of composting horse manure from a neighbor/friend and low and behold it came loaded with about 5 billion red worms. It is alive with them. Been distributing them everywhere. Apparently the advantage to red worms is they don't tend to mass migrate like other earthworms do. I have witnessed such a migration. Weird. They can all disappear overnight. Not so with reds. Joined a vermiculture group on FB and have learned how to id them.<a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772265964?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772265964?profile=original" width="500"/></a></p> As for worms, yeah just put t…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-04-16:4778851:Comment:6031532015-04-16T20:08:31.366ZJeff Shttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffSullivan
<p>As for worms, yeah just put them in. I put mine near the water inlet line assuming most of the solids will accumulate there. Once I shut down a bed and left it outside for GH re-work in the dead of winter )0-20 degrees) then realized I had forgotten the worms. Fortunately they were in the bottom and alive. I'm no expert but unless you have one heck of a filter you'll need worms. Just a handful is a good start. Put them in together so they can find each other to mate.</p>
<p>As for worms, yeah just put them in. I put mine near the water inlet line assuming most of the solids will accumulate there. Once I shut down a bed and left it outside for GH re-work in the dead of winter )0-20 degrees) then realized I had forgotten the worms. Fortunately they were in the bottom and alive. I'm no expert but unless you have one heck of a filter you'll need worms. Just a handful is a good start. Put them in together so they can find each other to mate.</p> As to direct seeding my bell…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-04-16:4778851:Comment:6032272015-04-16T17:36:15.088ZJim Fiskhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JimFisk
<p>As to direct seeding my bell siphon design takes small extender rings that can be used to adjust the GB water level. So when I am direct seeding I raise the water to 1/2" below the surface of the media, etc for seedlings at 1". You can see 2 of the extensions in this pic:…<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772266649?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772266649?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a></p>
<p>As to direct seeding my bell siphon design takes small extender rings that can be used to adjust the GB water level. So when I am direct seeding I raise the water to 1/2" below the surface of the media, etc for seedlings at 1". You can see 2 of the extensions in this pic:<a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772266649?profile=original"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772266649?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"/></a></p> If running winter crops temps…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-04-16:4778851:Comment:6033342015-04-16T17:13:22.171ZJim Fiskhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JimFisk
<p>If running winter crops temps can dive to 20F and not hurt a thing as long as water is circulating. In fact your crops will taste sweeter at low temps due to the antifreeze that they produce for themselves which are sweet.</p>
<p>Of course I raise trout and they are happy to 45F water temps winter and 70F summer. I try to keep GH temps between 35F and 95F, seasonally of course.</p>
<p>If running winter crops temps can dive to 20F and not hurt a thing as long as water is circulating. In fact your crops will taste sweeter at low temps due to the antifreeze that they produce for themselves which are sweet.</p>
<p>Of course I raise trout and they are happy to 45F water temps winter and 70F summer. I try to keep GH temps between 35F and 95F, seasonally of course.</p> I've realized that in the win…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-04-10:4778851:Comment:6029302015-04-10T16:21:09.201ZJeff Shttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffSullivan
<p>I've realized that in the winter if I grow cool weather plants I can save a ton on heating the GH and if you are using Tilapia you can keep the water around 65-70 unless you're breeding. The GH can be as low as 50-60 for the plants.</p>
<p>I've realized that in the winter if I grow cool weather plants I can save a ton on heating the GH and if you are using Tilapia you can keep the water around 65-70 unless you're breeding. The GH can be as low as 50-60 for the plants.</p> I know this is an older threa…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-03-30:4778851:Comment:6014832015-03-30T19:44:34.318ZPam DeLonghttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PamDeLong
<p>I know this is an older thread, but with warmer/hotter weather immenent, I thought this video for a redneck air conditioner might be helpful...even inside the house:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITtlxjvLQis">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITtlxjvLQis</a></p>
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<p>Stay cool!!</p>
<p>I know this is an older thread, but with warmer/hotter weather immenent, I thought this video for a redneck air conditioner might be helpful...even inside the house:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITtlxjvLQis">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITtlxjvLQis</a></p>
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<p>Stay cool!!</p> thanks all- sometimes I get a…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-10-25:4778851:Comment:4111622012-10-25T21:01:33.739ZMikio McCullochhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MikioMcCulloch
<p>thanks all- sometimes I get answers to questions here i didnt even know i had!</p>
<p>thanks all- sometimes I get answers to questions here i didnt even know i had!</p> Raoul, root crowding is not u…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-30:4778851:Comment:3969952012-09-30T09:38:40.077ZJon Parrhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JonParr
Raoul, root crowding is not usually a problem in Aquaponics for small, quick growers like lettuce and greens, but crowding can cause problems topside for most any plant. So just thin your seedlings to allow comfortable growth for whatever you're growing. I allow most lettuce and greens about 8" or more.
Raoul, root crowding is not usually a problem in Aquaponics for small, quick growers like lettuce and greens, but crowding can cause problems topside for most any plant. So just thin your seedlings to allow comfortable growth for whatever you're growing. I allow most lettuce and greens about 8" or more. Thank you everyone for your h…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-29:4778851:Comment:3969792012-09-29T23:27:36.411ZRaoul dukehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Raoulduke
<p>Thank you everyone for your help. I have but another question. I am running into some difficultly with plant spacing. So I get I just sprinkle the seeds in the media lightly water then hope for the best? What if the plants are spaced to closely. Will this pose a problem with the root system?</p>
<p>Thank you everyone for your help. I have but another question. I am running into some difficultly with plant spacing. So I get I just sprinkle the seeds in the media lightly water then hope for the best? What if the plants are spaced to closely. Will this pose a problem with the root system?</p> Yeah Vlad. Simple heat expans…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-15:4778851:Comment:3922872012-09-15T19:37:36.045ZJon Parrhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JonParr
Yeah Vlad. Simple heat expansion ram. I wouldn't say mine are any better quality, but I have them swinging a ridge wall vent outward, laterally, so not much load/lift on it. Works like a champ.
Yeah Vlad. Simple heat expansion ram. I wouldn't say mine are any better quality, but I have them swinging a ridge wall vent outward, laterally, so not much load/lift on it. Works like a champ.