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update on my system

closed the dam up and i gained +-3 deg.
took the plastic of today to fold and fit over dam so that the next rain ......last time ...... not the same thing happen.
my celery doing well
the cabbage look ok but i stopped with the vermi tea for 2 days and i can notice see the difference in the plants
the old plants i moved with the celery last weekend looks good

update on my system
the cabbage look ok but i stopped with the vermi tea for 2 days and i can notice see the difference in the plants
the old plants i moved with the celery last weekend looks good

HI ALL
WITH MY DAM COVER BEING OF FOR A FEW DAYS MY DAM SIDE AND BASE GREW DARK GREEN WITH ALGY.
I PUT THE COVER BACK I THINK 4 DAYS AGO AND THE ALGA IS LESS.
TODAY STANDING NEXT TO MY DAM I NOTICED THE TILAPIA FEEDDING ON THIS ALGA
IN BIG GROUPS THEY WERE ALL EATTING AND CLEANING THE ALGA AWAY.
YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DAM FLOOR.
MY WATER IS VERY CLEAR.(WAS STRAW COLOUR WHILE FEEDDING SO MUCH)

Please don't SHOUT Francois....

OOPS............sorry

fitted my plastic weather proof today
i took plastic home to fold and get center to make hole(did not really want to do / big piece of plastic) for the way i wanted to hang the plastic
no space and the plastic is 10 meters x5 meters
big expensive piece of plastic now with unwanted hole................

pthis is a heater i build/ it stands 2 meters high when standing up
in the photos it is on it's side
more to show the inside pype arrangement / water pumped slowly through heater with each pumping cycle with the same pump / split in water /90-10%
10% through heater pypes in cycle
a compost heater
feed from top and remove bottom as required
i never really tested it properly/ it make compost but i only filled it 2/3 times
never had the time
does it work....... i cant say but
i believe it can work
the water time in the filter long

Francois, your dog is looking very sad with his head on the skateboard. I think he/she may be pissed off with your attention to AP.

yes he is, but he is my shadow and i just cant get rid of him
where i go he goes

found this photo of the heater
forgot it had a platic coat as well
water pumps in top and flows out top/gravity
when pump switches of after pumping cycle the heater stays full of water
until the pump cycle starts again
all standard plumming fittings

ohhhh! Im in love Whats his name?

my latest way of covering my dam with plastic had the first test of wind yesterday and last night
got through it ok/very strong winds
now just the rain and i dont think that is a problem anymore
plastic is laying/hanging smooth and the water can't dam

seamonkey
his name is ozzy
my shadow

Hello Ozzy, Even if you think Francois is ignoring you, he really does love you more than AP. AP will never come between a man and his dog!

Yes seamonkey
true words he is like a child to me.
love him to bits my big boy


update on my celery
growing well

This is a test i did back in 2008
i planted sweetcorn in my system into the stones
i planted sweetcorn outside in siol
not the very best but .....test
the outside plants i watered everyday
the difference in groth was so big and fast
i stopped watering the outside/lost interest/proved my piont
growth in a system is ........execelent