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Little NYC
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How do I alternate calcium hydroxide with potassium carbonate?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Little NYC Aug 8, 2012. 9 Replies 0 Likes
I've read on Sylvia's blog and other sources that it's a good idea to alternate calcium hydroxide with…Continue
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Profile Information
- How did you find us?
- Search engine (Google)
- If you found us through a search engine, what search words were you using?
- aquaponics
- Are you an aquaponic gardener already?
- Yes
- If so, what type of system? (pick all that apply)
- flood and drain media
- How old is your system?
- Less than 6 months
- What type of fish do you grow with? (select all that apply)
- Tilapia
- How big is your fish tank?
- 140 gallons
- Please tell us something else about yourself.
- I love eggplant
Little NYC's Blog
NYC Greenhouse challenges
Posted on August 4, 2012 at 9:06am 2 Comments 0 Likes
Here we are a couple months into the Summer, and I figure I'd give you all an update on my greenhouse.
NYC greenhouse booty:
- 10 skinny salad heads
- 1 huge bunch of rapini
- 3 sweet pea pods (I'll explain later)
- 3 large mortgage lifter tomatoes (2lbs)
- 3 jalapeño (2oz)
- 2 red corno di toro peppers…
ContinueNYC Greenhouse
Posted on May 28, 2012 at 10:52am 3 Comments 2 Likes
Some people have a hard time wrapping their head around what a NYC backyard might look like. So I figured I'd cover mine.
The most common backyard is made of concrete for three main reasons: (1) many have driveways leading to a backyard garage, (2) to have a place to put one's picnic table and barbecue, (3) to minimize lawn care. I would have loved…
ContinueNYC Water quality
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 11:40am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I plan to use a chlorine/chloramine remover to treat my water when I don't have time to gas it. However, DO make sure that you use one that's approved for human consumption of fish, such as Cloram-X. I bought an API product at Petland Discount, which is intended… Continue
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Welcome Alisa,
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