Backyard Aquaponics
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Hello,

My system ( three 55 gallon grow beds and 18 finger size Gold fish) is four months old and I believe it is cycled. The readings are Ph 7.6, Ammonia .25, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 0.

The Broccoli plants produce very small heads that are about 1.5 inches in diameter and go to flower very quickly, never getting any larger. All the other vegetables (excepting Spring onions) Lettuce, Radishes, Bush Beans, and Snap Peas are very slow growing produce very little to harvest. Is this common in a new system?

Thanks for any help.

My question to you would be, how large is the FT and how are 75 gallons of GBs watered? E&F, CF or ? With that, how much water is in the entire system?

I am trying to grow Broccoli from seeds right now. The package says the leaves have a foot print of 1/2 meter. Around here out in the dirt they will get that large also with heads around 15cm and up. If mine ever gets that big it will need a pot per plant. I am hoping we can just cut off what ever we want to eat that day and leave the plant growing. Right now we have to buy a whole head and either scrap some of it or eat broccoli for all meals.

Deuem

What is the pH of the growing area?