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)
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
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
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…]
High Density Planting Strategies And Specialized Techniques For All Greens Crops
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…]
Seeds For Your Aquaponics
Seeds For Your Aquaponics
If you choose to pursue organic certification, you MUST purchase organic seeds whenever they are available in the varieties you plan to grow. [Read more…]
Planting Trials Results
Planting Trials Results
Results of our system test plantings from Dec. 2007 – April 2012 are contained in the downloadable PDF file SuperchargedVegetables.pdf, which you can download by CLICKING HERE. We can’t really put it in the blog post here, because it’s 24 PAGES LONG! And full of color photos! (Get the idea?). [Read more…]
Water Pumps And Flow Rate In The Vegetable Troughs
Water Pumps And Flow Rate In The Vegetable Troughs
The Aquatic Eco Systems/Pentair Aquatics catalog gives a great example of a “cheap” $259 water pump that only uses $813 more of electricity per year than the “expensive” $479 pump. So, be on the lookout [Read more…]