Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Thats the truth, Pictures Ell? pretty please.

I agree, didn't expect an instant response from the seeds, they were ones I dried from last seasons batch

John - will post pics on w/end - give em time to really shove there noses in the air

(stomps his foot) fine, I'll wait till they arn't so shy.

Direct seeding has worked fine for me, the quick growth probably offsets any size difference from transplanting, especially since the plant will be shocked for awhile from the transplant. I like direct seeding because I wonder if different genes kick in depending on where the seed initially starts - like it is better to start the plants where they will be grown out rather than starting them in a different environment then forcing them to reprogram themselves mid-life-cycle.

good points dave, now that I know seeds germinate rather quickly, this will be how I will be going in the near future
Ell

some Pics:
me sowing the bean seeds

got all the fish in 1 shot (10 of - bit glary)

new beans coming up (one week old)

thank god for preview (had shots in reverse order)

Ell (changed avatar to my crop sowing attire)

Next Spring I plan to dedicate some grow bed space to the reverse process, growing up seedlings to be transplanted out to the dirt, rather than from dirt to ap. I had about a dozen tomato plants in a square foot area, and I had to trash them because it is too late in the year for them to continue.

Sigh, black ones remind me of Bobby Two-Tone...

Looks just like the mid-west in Spring. Are you piloting Ell?

Nice Ell, add more fish need more poo.

Aww Dave. First fish I ever killed i actually put the spade to it after nursing it back to health three times. Just a sick fish, y'know.

So I gave it a proper burial in the garden planting some silverbeet to commemorate the spot which grew exceptionally well I might add.

Ell, you are truly insane. Or is it genius?

They say there's a fine line between genius and madness. You see a man playing guitar well - talented! Guitar and harmonica together - genius! BUT! Go that one step further and put cymbals on his knees.

You'll cross the road to avoid him.

nah - kids paid for a flight around gold coast for my 60th


there goes the budget, should I take a tip from Monya



ima AP maniac, having a ball with this AP stuff, what's holding back all these newbies

Ell, where did you get your gravel?

Wanna tip Ell? Think of an amount of fish. Right got a number?

Divide it by 2

The sqyare root of that number is close to the nmumber of fish I should have bought in order to have less stress! Nah seriously like Big Mick said bight off more than you can chew then chew like Ell

Dont forget crew if you plant on the moon phases you will get a muuuccchhhh better germination rate.
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Love the new avatar Ell and the system looks great - what makes AP so addictive is that you can go as little or as big as you want but as a newbie my advice to all other newbies is just do it!! a couple of plastic containers a pump a couple of fish and some gravel and your on your way