Backyard Aquaponics
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but then i would have to fill it up every day haha. when its bowls of water outside they usually end up playing in it and just spilling it everywhere so its fairly pointless. plus they are generally "inside dogs" anyway. they have a big tub in the laundry they drink from. if im out for the day then ill stick something outside for them to drink assuming they arent with me, which is very rare.

A funny statement out of context

My girlfriends cats seem to like drinking the fish water too. I found one the other day trying to get into my IBC tank. If i hadnt have just poured in a bit of charlie carp i would have pushed it in But i was too lazy to have to wash the charlie carp smell out

haha the best thing about cats is that they are self cleaning. and i know from experience when they get wet they lick the hell out of themselves. the last cat i had used to join you in the bath or shower quite often. strange animal she was. used to lick herself dry after. but picking your G/F's cat, after being "accidently bumped" into an IBC would have probably not have ended nicely as it tried to save its self by clawing onto anything within range, namely your arm as you reached in to pick it out. cats claws are SHARP

I would have let it go till it was exhausted.... This cat is particularly dense and doesnt seem to learn. Getting in that tank will only have to happen once.

I just hope i am there when it falls in. Dont like the idea of fishing out a half eaten cat

checked my levels today for the first time. only have 3 little goldfish at the moment who still seem to be quite happy. have also been using humonia to try and get the system cycled asap.

ammonia 2ppm
rite 2ppm
rate 10ppm

still no plants yet. need to get onto that asap as well i guess.

anyone got any ideas what could/should be planted this time of year? might have to take a drive out to a couple nurserys and see if i can get any appropriate seedlings.

By Peter Cundall

This guide is suitable for Tasmanian and cool-climate conditions. It is a fairly flexible one, making some allowance for temperature differences, especially areas that are frost-prone or frost-free.

JANUARY

PLANT:, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, capsicums, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, eggplant, leek, lettuce, parsnip, pumpkin, silverbeet, late sweetcorn and tomato.

SOW: Beetroot, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, winter cabbage, kale, carrot (main winter-spring crop), kohlrabi, spring onion, silverbeet, late swede, turnip, lettuce (chill seed in fridge first), late sweetcorn.

FEBRUARY

PLANT: Seedlings of broccoli, Brussels sprouts, winter cabbage, kale, cauliflower, celery, leek, lettuce, silverbeet and spring onion.

SOW: Broccoli, carrot, cabbage, cauliflower, late Brussels sprouts, leek, turnip, late swede (risky), beetroot, Chinese brassicas, Asian roots, parsnip, and silverbeet.

MARCH

PLANT: Garlic cloves and seedlings of celery, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, winter lettuce, silverbeet, spring and salad onion, chives and leeks.

SOW: Beetroot, carrot and parsnip early in March only. Then turnip, English spinach, broadbeans, peas (frost-free districts only), Asian leaf and root vegetables, spring and salad onions, lettuce and into vacant beds, green manure crops.

APRIL

PLANT: Garlic cloves and seedlings of salad and spring onions, late leeks, winter lettuce, silverbeet, mini-cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes (early, frost-free districts only) and green manure crops.

SOW: Spring and salad onions, English spinach, Japanese turnip, broadbeans and Asian cabbages and root crops.

MAY

PLANT: Broccoli, early potatoes, broadbeans, garlic, spring and salad onions, Japanese turnip and winter lettuce.

SOW: Broadbeans, English spinach, Asian brassicas and root crops, spring and salad onions, shallots, chives and green manure crops.

JUNE

PLANT: Asparagus crowns, early potatoes, rhubarb divisions, Jerusalem artichokes, globe artichoke suckers, potato onions, chives, shallots and garlic cloves.

SOW: Long-keeping, salad and spring onions, broadbeans and English spinach. In containers under glass or indoors sow seed of cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli to raise seedlings for August planting.

JULY

PLANT: Asparagus crowns, early potatoes, shallots, potato onions, long-keeping, salad and spring onion as small seedlings, garlic cloves, rhubarb divisions, Jerusalem and globe artichokes.

AUGUST

PLANT: Certified seed potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes, shallots, potato onions, garlic cloves and oca (Oxalis tuberosa). Off-sets (suckers) of globe artichokes (for tasty food and brilliant flowers). Divisions of chives, rhubarb and asparagus crowns. Sturdy young seedlings of cabbage, cauliflower, celery, broccoli, lettuce, onion and leeks.

SOW: Direct where they are to be grown seed of peas (including delicious snow peas), broad beans, turnips, swedes, Asian brassicas, English spinach and onions. In warm, well-drained soil or containers, sow silverbeet, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and lettuce seeds.

SEPTEMBER

PLANT: Potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes, globe artichokes, chives, rhubarb divisions and seedlings of cabbage, cauliflower, celery, broccoli, lettuce, silverbeet, spring long-keeping and salad onion and leeks.

SOW DIRECT: Carrot, beetroot, parsnip, silverbeet, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, lettuce, onion, kohlrabi, summer spinach, leeks, swede, turnip, peas, Asian brassicas, Japanese turnip, peas. Under glass in containers sow tomatoes, pumpkin, zucchini and sweetcorn

OCTOBER

PLANT: Potatoes, globe artichoke and chive divisions. Also seedlings of cabbage, cauliflower, celery, broccoli, leek, lettuce, salad and spring onion, leeks and towards the end of the month seedlings of tomato, zucchini, pumpkin, squash, bush and climbing beans and sweetcorn.

SOW DIRECT: Carrot, beetroot, parsnip, silverbeet, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, lettuce, spring and salad onion, leeks, late peas, tomato, zucchini, pumpkin, squash and sweetcorn. Under glass or in containers sow cucumber, eggplant, capsicum and tomato.

NOVEMBER

PLANT: Potatoes, globe artichokes and seedlings of Brussels sprouts, tomato, capsicum, kale, eggplant, zucchini, cucumber, sweetcorn, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, broccoli, silverbeet, lettuce, leek, Asian brassicas and roots.

SOW: Asparagus, bush and climbing beans, beetroot, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, Asian brassicas, capsicum, carrot, cauliflower, celery, eggplant, kale, kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, salad onion, parsnip, late peas (cold districts only), pumpkin, winter squash, radish, rhubarb, summer spinach, swede, sweetcorn, tomato, turnip and zucchini.

DECEMBER

PLANT: Late potatoes, globe artichoke suckers and seedlings of Brussels sprouts, tomato, capsicum, kale, eggplant, zucchini, cucumber, sweetcorn, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, broccoli, silverbeet, lettuce, leek, Asian brassicas and roots.

SOW: Asparagus, bush and climbing beans, beetroot, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, Asian brassicas, capsicum, carrot, cauliflower, celery, eggplant, kale, kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, salad onion, parsnip, pumpkin, winter squash, radish, rhubarb, summer spinach, swede, sweetcorn, tomato, turnip and zucchini.

awesome dunder, thats exactly what i was looking for your a legend

valuable information Dunder, thanks for sharing

today my delivery from The Lost Seed arrived. 36 different packs of seeds!!!! i have some planting to do now i guess

while chatting to my friend in the UK she came across this pretty awesome site with local adelaide weather and what to plant each month etc. quite in depth so i thought id share. http://www.users.on.net/~arachne/agcalendar.html

so... i made a small purchase today (the grow bed on the roof of the van, not my trusty/rusty old van).... theres not much that makes the 4x4 van look small as it stand around 2M tall but it looks almost cute in this pic i reckon. you should have seen some of the looks and laughs on my way home through the hills towns. had the 3 dogs in the back as well with the heads sticking out a window each looking at everything going by. must have been quite a site.

so much for keeping things cheap. altho i have to say for a couple hundred bucks i actually think its money well spent. GB is around 3.5M x 1.8M x 1/2M. gonna really make for some nice growing space, simple plumbing and easy to build some sort of greenhouse type thing around/over it.

now i have to make a stand for it somehow, get it plumbed up.......... and wash a HEAP more scoria. anyone got some spare time? ill give you "a" beer if you come and wash my scoria for me

need to get some trout soon, is tooperang fish farm about the only place in SA to get em? anyone have any idea how much they want for 50 fingerlings?

Nothin like a good ol delica to bring the grow bed home. I too got funny looks with ibc strapped to the roof of my deli which stands 2400 tall.

was $70 for 100 when I checked 2 weeks ago for 4" ones but they hike it up $10 every now and then as they get larger.... they are closed during May too apparently so you'll need to get em before then..

hahaha Madcap, your more game (or mad?) than i am. i was worried enough about the height of this. i roped in a mate with a ute to pick up my 4 IBC's for me

Amph, cheers for the info will give em a call this week some time and organise a run up there when ill have time after

glad it made it home Dan,

what did the cops say at the RBT? my partner saw you there and recognised the tank.

HAHAHA yea i sheet myself when they pulled me up. thought oh no here we go. alco tested then drug swabbed so i had to hang around for 5 mins while the test completed. copper asked me what it was for and told him abalone beds, he joked about being lucky it wasnt raining today or it would have filled up, gave all 3 of the dogs a good pat and sent me on my way. i was most relieved.