I will take a swing at this if Travis doesn't mind. While some environments can a support pasture type environment, grasses are not a preferred plant for green...
... Henry Flagler's company the 'Florida East Coast Railway' reached Biscayne Bay about 1895. The railroad helped make Miami what is is today. The railway was...
I have seen them grown in vertical tube systems and they produce a commercial stacking pot system made of styrofoam that works well. The fertilizer difference...
We built a system for my dad. The pictures are under the Anderson project in the photo section. He is not online looking at what others are doing so no one...
The second system I helped Paul build we used recycled drill stem pipe. We cut and welded all the frames together and then welded metal straps to hold all the...
I'll contact you at the address posted. Trav. ... crazy busy with all our self-reliance projects, I have not taken time to post before. We are getting a lot...
Hey Diana, Thanks for the link. Ialso have a very large library of documents on small animal husbandry (poultry included) at my website which can be found at:...
how much fish do you really need? my setup has 2 midsize Orandas (5 in) and about 15 fingerling rocket goldfish. the plants are not that happy, being stunted...
A friend of mine was featured in Growing Edge back a few years ago using his design of "Hydrotubes" for strawberries in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have...
I have a tiny little growbed (8" of gravel, 22½x17½) and 4 fairly big goldies (~6"). My tomato plants have tomatoes but my peppers have done nothing (same...
When I first heard about these roofs it was because of a new type of grass that someone in Japan had developed just for these roofs. My comment at the time...
I thought you may find this article on desert lobster interesting. http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-desert- lobster2-2009jul02,0,4527764.story?track=ntothtml ...
I have several friends who have living roofs. One uses it as a herb garden, another just laid 4' thick of hay, and let nature takes it course. Survival of the...
Thanks Elf...Glad to hear its just not me. i watched utube and postings and all i hear are how their growbeds are working so perfectly. i seen plants die on...
So true. You should see the amazing shade of brown/purple my tomato leaves turned when the ph was off the scale. ElfN ... From: "jotoc ty" <jotocs3@...> ...
Has anyone tried raising Pot Worms (Enchytraeids doerjesi) for fish food? _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™:...
When feeding cat or dog food, check the ingredients for corn. The corn going into it is probably (?, anyone know for sure?) feed corn, which is what they also...
i am experimenting now just putting mulch potted plants on the grow bed to see if this will solve the nurtrient deficiency that i see on my bokchoy. the ones...
Iron? Phosphorus? There's been discussion about this, I just don't remember exactly what it was. Trav will have the answer. I remember (brain leaks so can't...
i try to simulate being somewhere where there are none of these artificial fertilizers...J ________________________________ From: ElfNori <elf@...> ...
Elf.... For a real eye-opener, go to North American Kelp's site and look up the analysis for sea kelp. I was so impressed by what is in it, I began taking kelp...
for a while there. i was hoping that the set-up was all that was needed for a bountiful harvest...could this be practical/doable really in a third world...
Joseph......Info I read from SRAC Publication #454 on Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems. You need to feed 60-100 grams of commercial...
see i just need more fish!!!...my orandas and fingerlings just won't cut it haha. my pH is about 7.2 and my nitrates have finally gone to 0 ppm but the nitrite...