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Category Archives: Gardening
Progress of Seedlings
Most of the seedlings are doing great. A handful of them are questionable from the last batch of pepper seeds. I was wondering if they were going to live in the freezing cold garage, but they did. Since today was … Continue reading
Aquaponics Growbed is ready for rocks
The growbed is ready to be moved into position and filled with rock. Tuesday night, I installed 1″ foam insulation board on the inside surfaces. This changed the dimensions to 36″ x 91″ x 12″. (area: 22.75 square feet or … Continue reading
Betrayed by De®vaes Family
I’m not going to spend a lot of time writing on this subject, because all the points have already been made and I’m not a very good writer. I was sad to hear that Jules Dervaes trademarked common names, namely ‘urban homestead’ and ‘urban … Continue reading
Aquaponics Growbed Drain
This little gizmo serves as two drains in one. The first drain is an adjustable ‘slow’ drain. It will need to slowly drain about 75 gallons of water over a 30 minute period. The second drain is an overflow, and … Continue reading
Aquaponics Growbed Frame
Here are some pictures of the growbed frame I built for my aquaponics system. I changed the dimensions on the fly because I wanted to minimize the number of cuts I had to do. The bed is bigger than I … Continue reading
Aquaponics Project – Design
I’ve been talking about hydroponics and aquaponics for years now. (and now that I understand the biology a little more, I’m not even considering hydroponics anymore) I think it is time I finally implement my first solution. I’ll use this … Continue reading
Water Infrastructure Upgraded
I managed to get the rest of the trench dug, 130′ of pipe and wire, a manual valve, a solenoid valve, and 2 hose bibs installed. I did a pressure test and found no leaks. Only thing I have to … Continue reading
Trench for the Future
All of last year, I carried 5 gallon buckets of water out to the end of the driveway where my asparagus is growing. I’m going high-tech and plumbing water right out to the bed this year. I’ll put a hose … Continue reading
Garden Update – January 27, 2011
The plan this year is to focus more on companion planting. I’m going to space my tomato plants out so that no two plants are touching or near each other. I’m surrounding each tomato plant with onions, and planting cucumber … Continue reading
Your Grocery Bill Will Double in 2011
Can you afford to spend double at the grocery store? I’m hearing news like this from multiple sources. The inflation number published by the US government is not realistic of real cost increases. (can’t afford to pay social security increases, … Continue reading
