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Future wicking beds.. Now all I need is gravel, and either burlap, or maybe rylon mop strings..

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Looking into NFT systems..

In aquaponics, NFT is known as nutrient flow systems.

In all honesty, this way of gardening both fascinates and baffles me. Stay tuned as I blunder my way through this complicated mix of filtration, pipes, sumps and pumps. I only hope my roomies do not consider me insane after this..
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Taaa-daaa! A mini green house!!!!

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The fish in all their lazy glory..!

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Found this in the junk pile back here, and I think it will make a nice top to a mini green house.

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Much the same as previous posting.

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The fish are still alive, and not eating all that much--likely due to the temperature of the water. I feed them about once a week now.

The sprouting tray..

Eh. I'm on a budget here. We'll see how it does in the coming weeks.

The best of the paperwhites:)

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These are the defunct grow beds from the biggish pond.. I do believe that they'll make some rather nice wick beds now. There's a gray water drainage pipe right below them, and I will be working on this project as soon as spring arrives.

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upcoming experiment

I think I will be trying out kitty litter as a growing medium. It's certainly cheap, and if it doesn't have the additives that usually go into it, and as it's composed of clay, it should work out fine. Apparently, it's something that the hydroponics folks have been using for such a purpose for years.Since I have 2 trays awaiting gravel when I have enough money to fill them, I think that this new experiment shall go on in the biggish pond area. I hope that the ph level in the water does not move much with it's use. I'm getting might fond of the koi I put in there.

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Hmm. Not matter what I seem to add, this pond still looks like a pile of junk.

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Redoing some things-- including the pond liner. Chickenwire is meant to keep the dang coons out. I'm going to restock with butterfly koi.

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And no update is ever complete without a pic of the fish responsible for the fertilizer:)
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The herbals.. Just got the chives and dill in yesterday. I have never had much luck with dill.
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This bed has yet to recover from it move from the front. I have yet to decide what to put in there anyhow.
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Still haven't gotten the gravel for those empty beds.
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I was going to pull this vine along with the others, then noticed that there was an actual cucumber on it.
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The remaining butterfly koi.. Is veeeery camera shy, but pretty.
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The middle plant is a severely trimmed hydranea-- and I don't know how to spell it. There are also 2 paperwhite bulbs in the gravel.
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End of one season, and onto the next. Up here, I've decided to focus on flowers rather than edibles.
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Growbeds up top. Yeah, I know. Not that impressive. We have a stray cat that likes laying in them for some odd reason.
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If I get my way, this here pallet will be a chicken tractor by springtime.
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Dang coons..!

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Working on it..
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This morning's harvest..

And a lot more are green on the vines
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Har! I had thought this one gave up the ghost, but nooooo....
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The 'mater chomping culprit..

Found at last. Definitely not horn worms.
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Koi..
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