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Howdy From Oregon!
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Author:  KOFarms [ Jul 3rd, '14, 14:49 ]
Post subject:  Howdy From Oregon!
Just wanted to pop in and introduce myself and tell a bit about my system.

I live in Coos Bay, Oregon right on the coast and it is a great climate for almost any type of gardening. I run a small semi-urban farm, Kozy Orchard Farms, on 3/4 of an acre and currently raise chickens and pigeons, and, as you may have guessed, there is a small orchard on the property as well. Each year we harvest a couple of hundred pounds pf apples, plums, and cherries.

I have always had a passion for gardening and 3 years ago i put in a 250gal pond with 9 goldfish and have been hooked on aquaculture ever since. So the next step was, of course, Aquaponics to combine my two passions.

I set up my system today after first getting the idea last year, so I did a bit of research and decided to finally just set it up. I used a few things that i had sitting around the house and it came out pretty well for my first set up.

The system consists of the 250gal pond which houses 6 goldfish approximately 6" long. I used a regular pond pump which I have been using in the pond for around a year now. The water is pumped into a 30gal plastic kiddie pool where my plants are housed and simply overflows back into the pond over the side of the pool. Each plant is housed in a basket, made from a plastic cup, filled with gravel which is suspended in the water and hung from nails driven into a board that is resting on top of the pool. It is pretty much the deep root method, but still uses a growing medium. I currently have 8 lettuce plants in there with room for lots more and a few cuttings which I am rooting out.

I will post pics within the next couple of days of my set up so that you can get a better idea.
Author:  tacosalad [ Jul 3rd, '14, 15:31 ]
Post subject:  Re: Howdy From Oregon!
Welcome to the forum. It's been a while since I've been to Coos Bay. Used to live there when I was a little kid.
Looking forward to your pictures and seeing your results.
Author:  KOFarms [ Jul 3rd, '14, 15:40 ]
Post subject:  Re: Howdy From Oregon!
I've lived in Coos Bay for my entire life, I am right outside of the city limits, by a block or two.

I'm super excited to see how things go. I have some plants planted in the garden and the AP so I'll be doing a bit of a comparison. The only thing is that Dad said he liked the pond the way it was without the pool on top, so hopefully once I start getting food he'll come to like it.
Author:  KOFarms [ Jul 3rd, '14, 15:48 ]
Post subject:  Re: Howdy From Oregon!
Here is a quick sketch I whipped up from boredom. I'm not the best sketch artist...

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Author:  scotty435 [ Jul 3rd, '14, 23:05 ]
Post subject:  Re: Howdy From Oregon!
Welcome to the forum KOF,

Looking forward to those pics :thumbright:
Author:  Ronmaggi [ Jul 4th, '14, 00:22 ]
Post subject:  Re: Howdy From Oregon!


Jim Henson named them after Coos Bay.
Author:  scotty435 [ Jul 4th, '14, 00:40 ]
Post subject:  Re: Howdy From Oregon!
:headbang: - Always got a laugh from the Muppet Show. Nice one Ron :thumbright:
Author:  Ronmaggi [ Jul 4th, '14, 00:47 ]
Post subject:  Re: Howdy From Oregon!
As well you should. In the muppets pilot episode, named "Sex and Violence" btw, they stated that the show was geared for adults. It was a variety show, for adults, that just happened to use puppets.
Author:  KOFarms [ Jul 5th, '14, 05:37 ]
Post subject:  Re: Howdy From Oregon!
http://www.backyardaquaponics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=22264

I created a thread for my system with a few pics if you guys would like to pop on over.


That puppet sketch was great!
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