Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

No doubt! I'd have to cut it 3 times a week!

You would need to put a small herd of cows on your front lawn to keep the grass at ankle height.

Hey there may be something to this! With how much the ultra wealthy spend on their lawns, an ap lawn would probably save money in the long run for them.. Lets start a new business model praying on the ultra wealthy!

I think we should have these 85 people in our sights:

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jan/20/oxfam-85-richest-people-half-of-the-world

Yeah, we become 86 & 87, then use the wealth to provide ap systems to hungry peeps everywhere and maybe bye a slightly newer car too

Lol. I like that, my car is 12 years old so any upgrade will be most welcome.

Yeah my truck is 20 this year. So I've learned that neem oil will burn the bejeebis out of wood sorrel ie "sour grass". geuss that's what I get for making my own blend rather than reading directions..

On related goofing about, it seems that the same process doesn't bother tomato as much, if at all!

Got a surprise this morning! anyone want a baby mantis?

Well maybe they will eat your pests?

That would be nice but I think the spider mites are too small for them. I am tempted to release a few of them in the system to see what happens though. I wonder if when their full size if I can train them to stay in my garden... here's a pic of their dearly departed mother May she rest in peace.

So here we are, basically a week into running the new FT system. The waste is piling up pretty deep now in the settler. The water is starting to get a bit of the golden tint to it so its probably time to suck out the waste pile. I haven't checked AN1N2 yet but there's no ammonia smell and no signs of nitrogen stress i.e. flashing and slow listing. I'm thinking of putting some peat moss into a bucket with the fish dung and bubbling it with an air stone to make a seed starting mix that can't be beat.

Dinner tonight was : stir fried veggies = carrot greens, Swiss chard, arugula, wood sorrel, garlic chives, burpee bipp lettuce, romaine lettuce and 1 green bell pepper served over pasta! Omg! Never had anything like it before. Cooked in virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar and red zinfandel... Mmmm.. ... All I can say is I wish I had made a larger batch!

Time for another guessing game! This one is worth 500 useless points! Question: what's causing my Tilapia to fight and has also caused all the waste in my settler to disappear?

Not sure but if I had to take a flyer there must be a woman involved, why else would there be fighting?