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Growing Root Vegetables in Aquaponics. What root crops grow well in you aquaponics system? Potatoes and sweet potatoes are often touted to not do well in aquaponics systems. I… Started by Miguel Afonso	10	Feb 8, 2015 Reply by Dave & Yvonne Story
Harvesting Rainwater with Aquaponics System We all know you can capture tons of water off your roof, and more often than not there is no way to store it all. There are also factors re… Started by Miguel Afonso	12	May 31, 2014 Reply by larry poe
Warm Blooded vs. Cold Blooded Aquaponics It is often touted that aquaponics should be strictly done with cold blooded creatures to mitigate the chance of spreading human diseases.… Started by Miguel Afonso	17	May 30, 2014 Reply by larry poe
Perennials in AP One of the main points of focus in permaculture is the use of perennial plants as opposed to annuals. Here in the Florida Keys, many plants… Started by Josh	3	Apr 7, 2014 Reply by Linda Logan
Comfrey from aquaponics. Hi, I have been testing growing comfrey in aquaponics, and it does great. Now the next question in my mind is how does one use this in… Started by halemart	33	Sep 4, 2012 Reply by TCLynx
Mini Orchards In an effort to produce as much food as possible from my land, I have planted a tropical mini-orchard that I hope will be the basis of a fo… Started by Josh	7	Aug 25, 2012 Reply by Josh
Scaling Aquaponics and home urban farm for self sufficiency We all know we can grow a ton of veges in aquaponics systems. What I would like to address are, what are the highest nutrient yielding plan… Started by Miguel Afonso	12	Nov 27, 2011 Reply by Carey Ma
Natural Pest Controls I have found that my aquaponics system has had very few pest problems. I think this is in part due to the health of the plants in my system… Started by Miguel Afonso	13	Oct 18, 2011 Reply by Miguel Afonso
All About Tilapia I have had many surprises whilst researching tilapia. For instance, many aquapons are reluctant to have algae in there systems, but algae c… Started by Miguel Afonso	12	Sep 26, 2011 Reply by Eric Warwick
Detrivores Detrivores have an important role to play in aquaponics. They take insoluble nutrients that are unable to be taken up by plants and make th… Started by Miguel Afonso	9	Sep 23, 2011 Reply by George