Category Archives: Gardening

Aquaponics Growbed is ready for rocks

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

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 →

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Betrayed by De®vaes Family

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

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 →

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Aquaponics Growbed Drain

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

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 →

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Aquaponics Growbed Frame

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

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 →

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Aquaponics Project – Design

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

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 →

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Water Infrastructure Upgraded

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

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 →

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Trench for the Future

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

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 →

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Garden Update – January 27, 2011

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

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 →

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Your Grocery Bill Will Double in 2011

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

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 →

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Garden Slideshow – 2004 to 2010

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

I created this slideshow of the progress my garden has made over the years.

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