Saturday, January 28, 2012
Start a Tree
If you want to really give a seedling tree a jumpstart ,
do this :
Start the seed in a net pot filled with coconut fiber and vermiculite.
Once the seed germinates put the net pot in the aquaponic system and
leave it there until the tree is about 12 inches tall.
Take the tree and net pot out of the aquaponic system
and plant it wherever you want it to grow. Do not try to remove the plant from the net pot.
Just pant the whole thing in the ground . Be sure to water it
a lot when you plant it and for the next two weeks.
Stand back and watch it grow ! You will be amazed.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Sexy Vicious Fish
Tilapia like privacy when they breed , usually. We have a special tank just for 'breeders'.
That is where they are suppose to have sex and make little fish. The two big tanks are where they grow and turn into fish fillets.
Last week we noticed something was eating the roots of the plants and the tiny mosquito fish in the plant troughs were disappearing. So we did a test. Dropped a few pieces of fish food in a plant trough and watched .
Several 6 inch Tilapia came in for a snack. We repeated it with a fish net in hand.
Several fish later we thought we had them all. Three days later we repeated the test and caught several two inch Tilapia.
So how did they get from the breeding tanks into the fillet tank and through the filters and into the plant troughs? Seems some of the fillet fish didn't mind having sightseers around when they made whoopee.
They created fry and when we washed the filters the tiny fry swam into the troughs . Then they ate
the mosquito fish and some of the plant roots . After a month or so they were doing some real damage to the system.
Guess we need to be faster when we wash filters.
That is where they are suppose to have sex and make little fish. The two big tanks are where they grow and turn into fish fillets.
Last week we noticed something was eating the roots of the plants and the tiny mosquito fish in the plant troughs were disappearing. So we did a test. Dropped a few pieces of fish food in a plant trough and watched .
Several 6 inch Tilapia came in for a snack. We repeated it with a fish net in hand.
Several fish later we thought we had them all. Three days later we repeated the test and caught several two inch Tilapia.
So how did they get from the breeding tanks into the fillet tank and through the filters and into the plant troughs? Seems some of the fillet fish didn't mind having sightseers around when they made whoopee.
They created fry and when we washed the filters the tiny fry swam into the troughs . Then they ate
the mosquito fish and some of the plant roots . After a month or so they were doing some real damage to the system.
Guess we need to be faster when we wash filters.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
If You are TIRED of pulling weeds then…….
If you are tired of pulling weeds then aquaponics is the way for you to go.
I have had a system for a year and half and can count the weeds I have pulled out of the system
on my fingers .
This is the ideal lazy way to grow vegetables . I feed the fish everyday
and stick seeds in net pots once a month. Then I sit back for 3 or 4 weeks
and wait for my crop .
Even if you are 80 + you can handle this !
I have had a system for a year and half and can count the weeds I have pulled out of the system
on my fingers .
This is the ideal lazy way to grow vegetables . I feed the fish everyday
and stick seeds in net pots once a month. Then I sit back for 3 or 4 weeks
and wait for my crop .
Even if you are 80 + you can handle this !
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)