Aquaponics Digest - Wed 12/08/99
Message 1: Re: garlic shoots
from Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta
Message 2: Seeding
from "Jay Myers"
Message 3: Spinach germination
from Ronald Polka
Message 4: Re: garlic shoots
from Vik Olliver
Message 5: Re: garlic shoots
from Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta
Message 6: fish feed
from Shyloah
Message 7: Re: fish feed
from dbenhart@essex1.com (David Benhart)
Message 8: RE: fish feed
from "Ronald W. Brooks"
Message 9: Re: Spinach germination
from PORTWOODGARDENS@cs.com
Message 10: Re: fish feed aloha
from "KevinLReed"
Message 11: Re: Copper - was Aloha
from "KevinLReed"
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Subject: Re: garlic shoots
From: Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 03:36:29 -0500
Thanks, Vik
Since I'm already the Queen of Aphids I'll consider myself warned. It's
interesting how different plants attract different aphids. My mustards
and arugula get green ones, yellow ones were attracted to the purslane
and I rarely see the black ones.
What type of garlic did you use for "seed"? I assume you started with
sets?
Would you share with us how you're growing your strawberries and what
type of yields you're getting?
Adriana
> I've tried growing garlic hydroponically in 4mm volcanic chip.
> Despite the heavy, young praying mantis population in the strawberries,
> black aphids are a serious pest to the young shoots.
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Subject: Seeding
From: "Jay Myers"
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 07:15:41 -0600
Paula
Do you seed crops like lettuce and basil directly into your pea gravel ?
Solved my pumping problems and gas water heaters being installed Thursday,
so I'm maybe a week away from fish.
Jay
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Subject: Spinach germination
From: Ronald Polka
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 09:11:22 -0700
I have recently tried to germinate spinach for a floating raft system but
have had dismal results regarding the germination rate. I switched to
distilled water but saw no improvement. I have read of spinach seed
treatments that work well but require chemicals that are not readily
available and are expensive. Does anyone have any suggestions for spinach
seed germination treatments that are relatively simple yet effective. TIA
for any suggestions.
Ron Polka
Southwest Technology Development Institute
New Mexico State University
Box 30001, Dept 3SOL
Las Cruces, NM 88003
rpolka@nmsu.edu
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Subject: Re: garlic shoots
From: Vik Olliver
Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 08:20:09 +1200
Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta wrote:
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> Thanks, Vik
>
> Since I'm already the Queen of Aphids I'll consider myself warned. It's
> interesting how different plants attract different aphids. My mustards
> and arugula get green ones, yellow ones were attracted to the purslane
> and I rarely see the black ones.
>
> What type of garlic did you use for "seed"? I assume you started with
> sets?
First off, I'm not a commercial grower; I'm experimenting with crops
suitable for use on the Earth's moon, believe it or not. Sanity rating
0.75 . I've been growing for less than a year and it's just a small
garden of about 100 large plants in total (see the website under
Launchpad). I think you ought to know that first.
Around here the garlic comes in two types, white and pink. Most of it is
grown by Chinese market gardeners, and I just bought a bag of the white
garlic and used that. Not very scientific but I'm at the
proof-of-concept stage.
> Would you share with us how you're growing your strawberries and what
> type of yields you're getting?
The strawberries have been deliberately grown in reduced light levels
and temperature, so they're not going to get a good yeild. Also they've
yet to finish their first season so it's too soon to tell (still more
green ones than red ones). I'm growing them in a chip bed to make
propogation easier; next year the main crop will be grown in NFT runs
and some ceramic containers which most would call decorative but which I
think may be able to be constructed from local lunar materials.
Vik :v)
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A member of The Olliver Family http://olliver.penguinpowered.com
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Subject: Re: garlic shoots
From: Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 16:54:49 -0500
So...in order to qualify for your project the plants have to be "out of
this world"? I assume you're familar with NASA's Controlled Ecological
Life Support Systems studies of various plants?
Adriana
The sanity rating is good...makes for good cocktail party
conversation...
I'm experimenting with crops
> suitable for use on the Earth's moon, believe it or not. Sanity rating
> 0.75 .
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Subject: fish feed
From: Shyloah
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 19:20:20 EST
I am interested in sources of "organic" fish food as well as how or what to
grow as fish feed.
Also could use info on sources for making or buying an indoor smaller
aquapoonics system.
Thank you
Lee
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Subject: Re: fish feed
From: dbenhart@essex1.com (David Benhart)
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 18:47:10 -0800
I have watercress that is still growing in northern Illinois My talpia
love it, they sort of graze on it and I give them much less ( food) . If any
one wants some let me know now I can still send some . E-mail me off list
and I can send some, when you put it in a pond or? it grows well.
Later
Shyloah wrote:
> I am interested in sources of "organic" fish food as well as how or what to
> grow as fish feed.
> Also could use info on sources for making or buying an indoor smaller
> aquapoonics system.
> Thank you
> Lee
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Subject: RE: fish feed
From: "Ronald W. Brooks"
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 20:15:52 -0500
Hmmm
Well my new wife was out helping me clean up the Koi pond a few weeks ago
and she pulled up and removed all traces of my watercress that grows around
the waterfall. Which has taught me not to let her near the garden :) or
heavens forbid in the greenhouse unattended.
Anyways whenever my Tilapia seem to be not feeding as well I give them a big
bunch of watercress and it stimulates their appetite.
Not sure what in the watercress is the factor that acts like a stimulant.
Ron
The One Who Walks Two Paths
ICQ 44271371
-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: aquaponics
-> [mailto:aquaponics]On Behalf Of David Benhart
-> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 9:47 PM
-> To: aquaponics@townsqr.com
-> Subject: Re: fish feed
->
->
-> I have watercress that is still growing in northern Illinois
-> My talpia
-> love it, they sort of graze on it and I give them much less
-> food) . If any
-> one wants some let me know now I can still send some .
-> E-mail me off list
-> and I can send some, when you put it in a pond or? it grows well.
-> Later
->
-> Shyloah wrote:
->
-> > I am interested in sources of "organic" fish food as well as
-> how or what to
-> > grow as fish feed.
-> > Also could use info on sources for making or buying an indoor smaller
-> > aquapoonics system.
-> > Thank you
-> > Lee
->
->
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Subject: Re: Spinach germination
From: PORTWOODGARDENS@cs.com
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 21:34:53 EST
Ron - You might try germinating spinach in cool location. Spinach is a
cooler weather crop. I have a friend who tried to grow spinach in his
rockwool NFT lettuce system but it was too warm in the greenhouse.
Marlan
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Subject: Re: fish feed aloha
From: "KevinLReed"
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 18:10:15 -1000
Aloha,
I saw mention of something else the talapia like to eat better then
watercress but I can't seem to remember what it was? Could someone repost
this? I am trying to find something I can grow to feed the fish instead of
importing feed.
Aloha,
Kevin
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From:
To:
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 2:20 PM
Subject: fish feed
> I am interested in sources of "organic" fish food as well as how or what
to
> grow as fish feed.
> Also could use info on sources for making or buying an indoor smaller
> aquapoonics system.
> Thank you
> Lee
>
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Subject: Re: Copper - was Aloha
From: "KevinLReed"
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 18:15:04 -1000
Good idea Brian and all others I will try flashing as I had no luck with RF
copper yet
Kevin
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From: "Brian Gracia"
To:
Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 3:47 PM
Subject: Copper - was Aloha
> At 06:27 PM 12/6/99 , you wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Aloha,
> >>Good ideas about the copper as these guys don't all seem to like the
beer
> >in
> >>the traps ... maybe I should try imported ...
> >>I will try to find some copper foil but I may have no luck finding it on
> >>this little island ... any by mail you know of?
> >
>
> Got a good building supply store or hardware store? Try calling around
for
> copper flashing! It is paper backed and comes in a roll.
>
> Brian Gracia
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