What are those holes? Are those from pests?
No, it's expanded clay marks. Turns out that if you naively pack the expanded clay balls in a planting cup for #aquaponics #hydroponics or #aeroponics, the plant can suffocate and die. This is how it looks like when it happens. That's why my book recommended adding some coco fibers or other soft filler material to the cups. I ignored it.
In my first year of #aquaponics, I'm wasting too much of the vegetables. My note to self and the advice to others starting their journey:
Switch the mindset to #abundance. Eat what's growing without waiting too much. Don't worry, there will be even more.
#solarpunk #verticalFarming #ponics
I'm making kale chips again :)
I came to feed the fish in #aquaponics and noticed they behave so weirdly. They were swimming on the surface, with mouth above the water. I tossed the feed in and they didn't even noticed. I panicked, realizing something is wrong. Turned out its an air stone that fell off in the #fish tank.
Two or three minutes after tying the air pipe the fish started to calm down. Still acting weird, slow, but at least not on the surface. 10 minutes later they were eating their dinner. Oof.
Okay I didn't expect THIS MUCH 🥬 in #aquaponics.
Now, as #drought hits hard, the point of #aquaponics becomes very apparent. Every single traditionally ground-planted #plant requires more #water daily than the entire #aquaponics garden plus the #fish, and the ground plants still suffer from the drought. Meanwhile the #VerticalGarden just consumes the sunbeams to grow more and more, the #beans are #blooming, the cabbages start to round up and the lettuces are vibrantly green and pithy.
Hi, I'm #designer, #illustrator and #coder from #Europe.
Was tinkering Mastodon in 2019, but it didn't really worked out. So, this is my second take.
Some of my interests are #hydroponics, any other #ponics, #reading and other pretty boring stuff like watching movies and breathing just to stay alive.
Licho
MF