The dams The weirs the rivers the gutters the puddles

Theyre all full and now because they are so full the big shots are starting to let the water out over the spillways and that is going to flood parts of Brisbane. There are times my friends when you just cant win....After all the recent drought conditions and water shortages........Anyhow, back to the notes....

Here is something really different and as with potatoes maybe not worth the effort. RICE

But then when you think about it, a rice paddy is Aquaponic

Even INDISTRUCTABLES agree with us.

Meanwhile... Looking ahead to the future of sustainable food, lots of people are gaining faith in once off-the-wall growing methods like aquaponics

In Australia, where farmers have struggled with drought for the past decade, backyard aquaponic systems have.....

But now that I have a system coming, and itll need a sump tank immediately and...
  
Vertical growing just makes sense! It is a terrific use of space...

This unique one-of-a-kind course will be the longest and most in depth Aquaponics Training of it’s kind ever offered...

Approximatey 3,000 square feet of fine Italian basil grew on the east side of the Big Island last year.
Read more: Aquaponics businesses grow, but profits prove hard to reap - Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

My love of the bizarre and the romantic - and of vegetables - has led me...

FRISCO — It took nine people two hours to tear down a shed behind High Country Conservation Center in Frisco Saturday to.....

In the Lowlands of Scotland, an old fire station donated to the community of Moffat for a symbolic penny has been.....

No, I havent run out of places to visit. but the rain has started to bucket down again. So I think I had better go and check out the property. So till next time....
Take care of yourselves and each other,
Back Soon

Ozzie

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Want to use IBCs or Barrels

IBCs and 55-gallon drums from novabarrel.com

Though I personally love stock tanks for making an aquaponics system, I just wanted to show you reasonable prices/sources for IBCs and 55-gallon barrels.

Novabarrel is a source local to me here near Washington DC - I can get 55-gallon barrels for $35 or IBCs for $145 (he only has one in stock currently, but expects another dozen or so in the next month). An IBC system (3 IBCs (~$435) cut into a tank, three growbeds, and a sump) could fit in the 10 ft. x 10 ft. HomeDepot greenhouse ($250 delivered to your door). For those in the middle of the country, you can find used IBC containers via eBay, Craigs List, and web searches.

When I was considering a system using 55-gallon drums, I came across a guy in New Jersey who has thousands of the things - blue, green, and white.

One note of caution - the white/translucent barrels and IBCs break down in direct sunlight. Youll want to paint these, unless you need them to stay white/clear for some reason.

The reason I was researching novabarrel again is Im in search of a white 55-gallon drum so I can make a black soldier fly (BSF) composting system. You can see the 55-gallon drum design for BSF composting at GardenPool.org. BSF larvae power through food scraps, so you get compost faster than standard methods. Plus BSF larvae are good eating for the fishies.

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