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| Author: | Food&Fish [ Mar 29th, '07, 18:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Over winter |
Over winter when nothing much grows will your grow beds with no or few plants and worms act as a bio filter |
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Mar 29th, '07, 18:29 ] |
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Steve grew winter crops quite successfully (from memory) brocoli, cabbages and other brassicas should do well |
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| Author: | Food&Fish [ Mar 29th, '07, 18:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Over winter |
Yes thanks jaymie its we dont like that kind of winter vegies [cabbages make you f--t] and home made beer does that enough with out help just wondering will it all keep running with out plants |
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| Author: | Axl [ Mar 29th, '07, 18:42 ] |
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Well if you don't like winter vegies, why not plant some flowers? surely there are some that will go ok over winter? Or grow some cabbages just for the fish? Cheers Axl |
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| Author: | GotFish? [ Mar 29th, '07, 18:55 ] |
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Or perhaps something that will survive ie grow but not necessarly produce, I had peas grow thru the winter without poding. Lettuce and spinach grew well through my winter season even with several freeezes. I emagine your winters are not as cold? With no plants growing at all the nitrates would just get higher so water changes would need to be done based on the fishes requirements, but the bio filter should keep chugging along. |
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| Author: | creative1 [ Mar 29th, '07, 18:56 ] |
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Garlic? F&F |
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| Author: | Axl [ Mar 29th, '07, 18:58 ] |
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What about hops? mmmmmmmfish flavoured beer! |
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| Author: | Food&Fish [ Mar 29th, '07, 18:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Over winter |
I no understand whats the different from a biofilter and a grow bed without plants |
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| Author: | Axl [ Mar 29th, '07, 19:00 ] |
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Quote: I no understand whats the different from a biofilter and a grow bed without plants
Isn't that the same thing? |
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| Author: | GotFish? [ Mar 29th, '07, 19:04 ] |
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Nothing different in many systems. Grow beds are biofilters, Not all biofilters are growbeds. |
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| Author: | creative1 [ Mar 29th, '07, 19:08 ] |
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Fallow waiting for the growing season! |
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Mar 29th, '07, 19:09 ] |
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maybe raspberries or other cold climate fruits? Don't know how quickly they grow though. |
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| Author: | creative1 [ Mar 29th, '07, 19:12 ] |
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blueberries |
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Mar 29th, '07, 19:14 ] |
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Steve had bok choi last winter, is planning bok choi, lettuce and silverbeet this winter |
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| Author: | earthbound [ Mar 29th, '07, 19:37 ] | |||
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Yeah, there are plenty of things that will grow over winter, cabbage, brocolli, peas, silverbeet, mizuna, parsley, cellery, hheeeaaapppss.... Here's my beds in the middle of last winter.... 
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