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Harvest schedule

This has probably been discussed somewhere else but here goes.   How do I calculate harvest rates from rafts per week?   For example, let's…

Started by Two Jay

10 Nov 13, 2011
Reply by Sahib Punjabi

Trough aeration increases plant growth!!

I have seen several aquaponic farms in the area that have been adding supplemental aeration in their troughs and getting dramatic increases…

Started by Chris Smith

66 Oct 23, 2011
Reply by Sahib Punjabi

Poly cover as raft liner

Greetings AllIm in Jamaica and shipping the dura-schrim raft liner here is quite expensive however greenhouse poly cover is available local…

Started by Jovan Johnson

12 Oct 7, 2011
Reply by Kate Mink

How to aerate troughs?

Hi all; I'm working on my DWC system based mostly on the Friendly-style of AP. It's time to aerate the troughs. How do you do that? I know…

Started by Karen Swanberg

2 Oct 4, 2011
Reply by Randy Turner

Sourcing materials

Hi all; I'm starting a commercial, mostly raft system, in Minnesota.  I took the Friendly training last spring, and I thought I had written…

Started by Karen Swanberg

10 Aug 4, 2011
Reply by Joe Bifano

Liners?

Is Firestone Pond Liners a good choice for my grow beds? But I can't find  where to buy it 6' wide, because my raft bed is 4' wide by 12" t…

Started by DJ Bisson Jr

8 Jul 25, 2011
Reply by Todd Winton

Prawns in raft tanks

I am just getting started in aquaponics and I am getting ideas on what type of fish can be used. But my question is can prawns be successfu…

Started by DJ Bisson Jr

7 Jul 9, 2011
Reply by DJ Bisson Jr

Cultivars for DWC: What works and what doesn't

Lettuce, obviously, is a great success in DWC. Some lettuces are better than others, however. So far we have had great success with - Baker…

Started by Marina Galvan

5 Jul 9, 2011
Reply by Kate Mink

Catfish in raft beds?

I'm in the early planning stages of building a bigger system and I'm looking into ways to save space and reduce the need for a dedicated fi…

Started by Averan

23 Jul 4, 2011
Reply by Kate Mink

Pests

Hi Folks, I'm looking for inputs on pests in particular ants. I am looking at a document called BIOINTENSIVE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IP…

Started by Nigel Clement

3 Jun 2, 2011
Reply by Nigel Clement

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