Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

We planted passionfruit in the DIY system at the shop and it is going crazy and is covered in fruit after about 6-7 months, might have to watch the roots though.

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Ill see how they both go for a couple of months if they start looking bad ill move them into the ground...
I have never grown blueberries so ill have a read and see how it goes.

Planted pak choi, italian parsley, lettuce, marigold (i think) for the bugs, and something else i cant remember lol.

I haven't been able to grow blueberries in the ground here in Perth either...

You know its funny i was looking at the blueberries ant bunnings for about a month wondering if they grow here and of course the staff say they do but i havent heard of anyone that had success until today when i was getting seedlings there was a lady picking out a bush and i asked her. She said she was skeptical at first but got heaps of fruit until her dog decided to eat the bush.
Then i called my cousin who, unlike me, can grow anything and she was saying her blackberries and blueberries are going beserk (she lives in jarrahdale) got well over 1.5 kilo off one blueberry bush.

So there hope for all of us

im also trying some aussie bush foods im currently trying to germinate some bush bananna in a grow bed but most bush foods come from arid areas so ill have to wait till summer and also see if they can handle the water.
I read somewhere on here there was someone trying finger lime which are damn tasty in rum cocktails so i may even give them a try hehe.

Hmm, we installed a system for someone up in the hills and they had a couple of great blueberry bush in big pots which were producing lots of fruit. Perhaps the conditions up in the hills are a little better for them..?

Give you a heads up on native limes M, they prickley dam things, I wouldn't want them around my grow beds........

I have a "successful" blueberry - one of the few things that has survived well despite a lack of attention. I have read they are a thirsty plant, requiring up to 50L of water per day per plant. I think this has made it easy to keep alive - watering heaps (only really 10L per day has been enough for mine), maintaining acidic conditions and it's been good so far - and should be fruiting in a few weeks again

yeah i have a traditional lime tree here that has growth from the root stock Full of 2 inch long spines. i cut them back but the damn plant keeps pushing them out.

maybe they can be another dirt option...

this time of year i have so many delusions of grandeur and its just too cold to do much other than peas and cabbage...
I do have some watercress that's going nuts along with coriander so its not all bad.

Theres heaps of keg smoker build design sites on the net. This one even has a walk through.

abbqs.com/how-to/15-vertical-keg-smoker.html

Yeah thats basically what im thinking of making... was looking at that for ideas.

Tanks both down to 8 degrees this morning... started to worry a bit.

Im thinking of getting heaters for the two systems.


Also my SLO isnt SLing and i have a bit of poop sitting on the bottom of my tank, is there any way of fixing this? My slo is 50mm with about 15 holes drilled in the end cap.
I have the same problem in the smaller system too but its pump in tank can i just sweep it to the pump?

Looks like more people are getting into aquaponics in my circle of friends... I post some pics of my system on my facebook and now im assisting 6 people in some form with their new setups i think i might even have 2 coming to BYAP for a system.
Power in numbers people

My systems chugging along ok fish are swimming plants are green... comeon springtime!

We seem to be having a bit of a surge in customers, didn't realise they were coming because of you Merrick, Keep up the good work.

haha i wish i could take the credit. Im just happy to see people are interested

Hey Merrick,
Heres a pic of the smoker I made the other day from a 25ltr gas bottle. Its going in the pic but you cant really tell. Coincidentally my blueberry is in the pot on the back left. They need a few nights of frost to fruit well apparently.
Cheers