The excitement this month in our world of aquaponics was plumbing. Farmer John installed the plumbing hardware for one garden bed, fish tank & sump tank. He’s still working on getting the ph & bacteria levels correct before adding fish.
Slowly, but surely we are getting the greenhouse & aquaponics system ready. Many exciting things happened in March. The grow beds are all in place & the greenhouse is pretty much done.
One of the first things we needed to do to get our aquaponics system running was get the water correctly balanced. To do this I brought home goldfish & minnows and put them in an old 50 gallon aquarium we had. It can take up to 8 weeks to get the bacteria in your water …
We are trying something new this year – Aquaponics. It seems like such a great way to grow food. Not only do we get to grow veggies, but also fish!