Getting some expert advice So yesterday we visited the local pet store to get some fish-friendly pH Down…you know, the one for aquariums and not for hydroponic systems (sulphuric vs phosphoric). OK, so we have not identified that dosing the system with phosphoric was a contributing factor to the ongoing malaise of the Barramundi, but … Continue reading
plus a fabo cake (for those who LOVE cake) I am very blessed to have friendships that have stood the test of time, and last night we shared a special ‘significant’ birthday with a gorgeous man named Frank, his amazing wife, and their family…brothers, sisters, niece and nephew, son and in-laws, many of whom had … Continue reading
…OK, some people call them fruit… Today is Day 21 from planting the grow beds, and what changes there have been! We have seen good growth with everything pretty much, but especially with the tomatoes, the capsicums and the beans. All of these now have flowers, and fruit has set on the tomatoes and the … Continue reading
…and that’s a sad fact 😦 To date we have farewelled 24 fingerlings. Of course I have kept a chart (number, date and from which tank): Tank 1 (Jades)—7, Tank 2 (Jades)—5 and Tank 3 (Barras)—12. As I have no doubt mentioned before, it’s a bit of a balancing act, and out of 150+ fish … Continue reading
things are coming up corny! (Note: you may think these titles are a lot crazy…try living with this stuff inside your head 24/7!) The soil garden (AKA the primary veggie garden) is ticking away nicely. In our first year we didn’t get a lot out of it, but it was a time of experimentation and … Continue reading
lay a little egg for me We have been keeping chickens for just over two years now. Our first set of girls came from Heritage Poultry and Produce in Richlands (a south-western Brisbane suburb). Of course I wanted the pretty ones…but there were no guarantees with the special breeds that they would be girls (and … Continue reading
…and hope for balance and harmony Everything seems to be going OK with the aquaponics system. I think we have hit the aphids on the head, although I do have a rather awesome batch of Tomato Nightshade Tea ready and waiting if new troops arrive (faint echoes of evil laughing…). We have been happily watching … Continue reading
…a very precious resource It’s Sunday and we are having a scorcher. It is 32˚C (which is just under 90˚F). Yes, we have had worse—it was in the 40s during the first week in January, which, in the old money, we would have called ‘over the ton’ and I thought I was going to become … Continue reading
…try not to panic! It’s another hot and humid morning here, and, over a second cup of tea (which most mornings makes me feel almost human) we have tested the chemical levels in the fish tanks, fed the fish, ogled at the fish, commented on the fish, visited with the Salmon Brothers (also fish) and … Continue reading
Documenting the early days OK…so it is an obsession, and I admit it. But in the words of my lovely man and co-creator of our backyard experiment: “You can’t manage what you can’t measure”. And so measure we do…and photograph…and document…and…well…you get the picture! (At this juncture I may as well admit to running a … Continue reading
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