I went to the doctor today for my annual physical. When we got talking about whats going on in my life, I talked about my 3x5 aquaponics venture. Of course.
"Dont plant lettuce - plant cruciferous vegetables!" The doctor went on to extol the benefits of kale, Swiss chard, bok choi, gai lon - all of which the doctor grows at home.
Id been thinking cruciferous vegetables were necessarily varsity-level plants, ones Id want to attempt after thoroughly cutting my teeth on easy plants. But kale and chard and spinach seem pretty easy. Now to find a source for seeds this late in the year...
Update
The water is pretty clear now - you can actually see the fish swimming around all the time, now. The bell siphon goes off like clockwork. Now to start thinking about starting seeds - Ill blog about that tomorrow.
PS - Theres a nice list of Aquaponic Gardening Rules of Thumb over at Sylvia Bernsteins Aquaponics Community website - highly recommended!
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
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