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Gina Cavaliero's Blog – May 2013 Archive (2)

Commercial Aquaponics and Profitability

The commercial viability of aquaponics is likely the hottest contested topic on most aquaponic forums today and is the million dollar question that everyone wants answered. While I'm still not willing to make my financial data public(you would be amazed how many people have asked), I will say that we are indeed a profitable farm based on revenue generated by the farm alone. Although our farm's revenue is derived in diverse ways, even after extracting any non farm related revenue from…

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Added by Gina Cavaliero on May 9, 2013 at 10:27am — 7 Comments

Knowing When to Add Iron to Your Aquaponic System

Ask most aquaponic gardeners or growers when their system needs iron(Fe) and the answer is usually always the same, when the plants indicate that they are iron deficient. Typically low iron looks very similar to a Nitrogen deficiency and is often confused for one. However, a lack of iron has a somewhat unique indicator. Usually an iron deficiency in new growth is evident when the entire leaf shows a…

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Added by Gina Cavaliero on May 3, 2013 at 2:30pm — 11 Comments