Whenever we post about our aquaponics system, we are asked for more details, for a full tour. We’ll, here it is, the oft requested full tour of our aquaponics set-up. I’ve even learned how to put titles in the thing. Enjoy
Tag: aquaponics
The last of the goldfish
It was a sad day yesterday, I found the last of the goldfish in the aquaponics floating belly up in the IBC tank. We’re not sure what is causing the problem. None of the local pundits have been able to identify the cause of what liiks like blood under the scales and a thick mucus…
It’s that time again!
Two days ago, our Snake beans were right as rain. I went out this morning and they were full of holes! The culprit? These little green looper caterpillars. I don’t know their real name, I’ve heard many, usually associated with swearing. I’m lucky that the crop is young, so I can get on top of…
The aquaponics Basil is Rocketing along (pun intended)
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Rooted!
The Bell Siphons in the aquaponics system haven’t been draining properly of late. That’s not so bad now it’s Summer, the extra water staying in the beds helps the plants out. It has been bugging me for a few days though, so I decided to take a look. The pic shows the culprit. In number…
Too extreme?
We’ve tried so many things to keep the birds off of the aquaponics where they keep killing our new seedlings. We’ve had wire, nets, hanging CDs, all to no avail. I was at a local hardware store yesterday and found this guy staring down at me. He’s a bird scaring Owl whose eyes reflect light…
The new Sweet Potato bed.
They thrive a little too well in the aquaponics. There’s a Wasabi in there too. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpnXPIZl7BR/
The new workspace is coming along nicely…
Marlon and I have been pretty busy building lately. We’re offering workshops along the general theme of resilience, sustainability and creativity at Ligaya Garden pretty soon. So we took down the old shed and converted the space into an outdoor (but covered) workshop area with a solid concrete floor, excellent natural lighting and drainage. Jelina…
Winter aquaponics update
A quick Winter update on the aquaponics system. It’s hanging in there over the cold weather with only natural daylight and no covering. The Winter has been pretty mild so far and only the Kangkong is suffering, but it’s doing better thsn expected when you consider it’s a tropical kind of plant. The basic…
Aquaponics Sweet Potatoes
Jelina is happy! We cleaned out the aquaponics last week and boy, did that Sweet Potato make a mess of things! So why is Jelina happy? It’s because we harvested more than 2 kg of crunchy little purple tubers. They’re kind of like little carrots. As you can see from the pic above, there is…
