Vegetable gardens at home.

[P.A.K.]

Nice composter available from Makro

https://www.makro.co.za/sports-and-outdoor/first-dutch-brands-220l-composter-221593EA 

[P.A.K.]

Last week I planted a few onion seeds from Mayford. Today I noticed this warning in red text at the back of the packet:

What gives??

[mulmi]

You can plant the seeds and eat the product. But not the seed thats on the packet as is.

[Guest notmyname]

I know it's not veggies but look what's flowering out of season at No5.

 

It's a first flower from this plant and the scape is stuck (that's why there's only 2 flowers)

Is this flower porn?

[Ed-Zulu]

Last week I planted a few onion seeds from Mayford. Today I noticed this warning in red text at the back of the packet:

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What gives??

Onions, now there's a game of patience!

[Pieter1]

 

Picked the tomatoes before the birds got to them, cauliflower is coming on. The aquaponics system is producing faster than my veg patch. My fish are growing slowly tho. Think it is the winter temps tho, they are feeding once a week.

Edited May 12, 2016 by Pieter1

[Ispeed_V]

Bought these for the kids. 

 

Nice little project for them   

[Guest notmyname]

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Picked the tomatoes before the birds got to them, cauliflower is coming on. The aquaponics system is producing faster than my veg patch. My fish are growing slowly tho. Think it is the winter temps tho, they are feeding once a week.

How many fish in there? Could be that the amonia levels are to high.

[fanievb]

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Picked the tomatoes before the birds got to them, cauliflower is coming on. The aquaponics system is producing faster than my veg patch. My fish are growing slowly tho. Think it is the winter temps tho, they are feeding once a week.

 

jis daai bloomkool lyk mooi.

 

Ek sukkel om die goed aan die groei te kry en die wat groei word opgevreet

[Pieter1]

How many fish in there? Could be that the amonia levels are to high.

More or less 30. But they are super tiney. Have two that are prob at like 6cm the rest are all way smaller. What makes you think the amonia is high? Wat eet jou blomkool Fanie?

[jimmycool]

Did any of you guys actually watch this? It was actually quite eye opening and very informative.

It is a bit long but if you increase the playback speed a bit it makes it a easier to get through the whole thing.

[Ed-Zulu]

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Picked the tomatoes before the birds got to them, cauliflower is coming on. The aquaponics system is producing faster than my veg patch. My fish are growing slowly tho. Think it is the winter temps tho, they are feeding once a week.

Hi Pieter, why do you feed only once a week? 

[Pieter1]

Hi Pieter, why do you feed only once a week?

I sort of gage by the amount of pellets left on the bottom. When they are finished I feed again, usually once a week. If there is to much uneaten food it causes a bit of an algea bloom.

[Ed-Zulu]

I sort of gage by the amount of pellets left on the bottom. When they are finished I feed again, usually once a week. If there is to much uneaten food it causes a bit of an algea bloom.

Just a thought...have you considered feeding them flakes (like one would gold fish) on a more regular basis (daily) to increase feed ingestion up to a nominal size of say 100g per fish. Then switch to the pellet feed. At what weight do you plan to harvest the fish?

 

Do you weigh your feed or is this project not that scientific? 

[Pieter1]

Just a thought...have you considered feeding them flakes (like one would gold fish) on a more regular basis (daily) to increase feed ingestion up to a nominal size of say 100g per fish. Then switch to the pellet feed. At what weight do you plan to harvest the fish?

 

Do you weigh your feed or is this project not that scientific?

That might not be a bad idea, I'll give it a go. No not scientific at all.

[Guest notmyname]

More or less 30. But they are super tiney. Have two that are prob at like 6cm the rest are all way smaller. What makes you think the amonia is high? Wat eet jou blomkool Fanie?

The population doesn't seem to insane at this point with you system. Unfortunately I can't find the study I read, but if yiu have time read this document.

http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&rct=j&q=does%20amonia%20negative%20fish%20growth&ved=0ahUKEwjx_-vez9fMAhXFVD4KHTdHCqIQFgglMAM&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ca.uky.edu%2Fwkrec%2FManagingAmmonia.pdf&usg=AFQjCNGUDDJp6qrfeeUP6QgOIHG6n45fkw

 

That cauli is looking great, just be sure to check for aphids.