How To Win The War On Bugs, Part 1 (or Aquaponic Pest Control)
When we first started our aquaponics system, I was utterly amazed by the fact there were simply no bugs! I had always heard about how hard it was for organic farmers to fight pests, [Read more…]
How To Win The War On Bugs, Part 3 (or Aquaponic Pest Control)
Insects have lived on the planet Earth for about 350 million years, and have adapted to live just about everywhere, [Read more…]
How To Win The War On Bugs, Part 2 (or Aquaponic Pest Control)
When we first started our aquaponics system, I was utterly amazed by the fact there were simply no bugs! I had always heard about how hard it was for organic farmers to fight pests, [Read more…]
Value-Added Processing
This is the way to make the most money from your vegetable produce. In most states, you are allowed to cut once in the field then cut again and package in a certified processing facility, sometimes referred to as a “certified kitchen”. [Read more…]
Harvesting Tips And Tricks
This kind of harvesting and packing is called “one cut in the field” because your state laws only allow you to cut the vegetable and remove bad leaves before putting it in a box or bag; no cutting of leaves, mixing vegetables, or washing them is allowed without a certified processing facility to do it in. [Read more…]
Planting Strategies And Specialized Techniques For Greens Crops
It took us an embarrassingly long time to notice that tiny seedlings have completely different space requirements than fully-grown plants, and to figure out how to make this fact useful [Read more…]
What Doesn’t Work For Germination And Sprouting
1. First, you can accidentally kill your seeds with a strong enough application of cold, heat, moisture, or a combination of these three. This can happen at home if you leave the seeds [Read more…]
Sprouting Table System In Aquaponics’ Side Flow
For our smaller backyard systems, we use a waterproof 4-foot by 8-foot sprouting table for germinating and growing out the sprouts. A sprouting table is a simple [Read more…]
Germination And Seed Testing
Seeds don’t all germinate, and sometimes they don’t germinate at all. Let us explain: [Read more…]
Pots, Potting Mix, And Seeding
Good aquaponics sprouting methods involve putting the seeds into a slit pot holding potting media. Right from the beginning, we always used [Read more…]