DIY Aquaponics Magazine

CUCUMBERS … NOT JUST FOR EATING..!

Eleven11 — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:01:31 +0000

The lowly cucumber you say…not so. The cucumber has many uses other than for placement in fresh salads or canning to create pickles. Check out the list below:- 1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need Every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, [...]

LIST OF BASIL CULTIVARS

JCO — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:51:35 +0000

This list of basil cultivars is a comprehensive list of cultivated varieties (cultivars) of basil. They are used in a variety of ways: as culinary herbs, landscape plants, healing herbs, teas, and for worship. All true basils are species of genus Ocimum. The genus is particularly diverse, and includes annuals, non-woody perennials and shrubs native [...]

TILAPIA SEX CHANGE

JCO — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:31:42 +0000

This article, while short in length, is substantial in its content for those who are serious about raising Tilipia and the most fish for their time and money. This is the results I got from non-heat treated Nile Tilapia feeding floating Koi pellets twice daily with the fish being raised in algae rich green water [...]

BRUSSELS SPROUTS

JCO — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:31:12 +0000

The Brussels Sprout is a cultivar group of wild cabbage cultivated for its small, leafy green buds, which are typically 0.98–1.6 in in (2.5–4 cm) diameter and visually resemble miniature cabbages. The sprout is Brassica oleracea, in the “gemmifera” group of the family Brassicaceae. Cultivation Brussels sprouts grow in heat ranges of 45–75 °F (7–24 [...]

COMMON DISEASES OF PEPPER

izzy — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:51:31 +0000

Some Common Diseases of Pepper in Florida Ken Pernezny and Tom Kucharek Pepper is an important commercial vegetable crop in Florida. During the months of November through May, the country is dependent on Florida for its supply of fresh peppers. Sweet bell pepper is produced in the highest quantity; however, recent years have seen increased [...]

CANTELOPE MELON

JCO — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:19:31 +0000

Cantaloupe (also known as the cantaloup, mushmelon, cantalope, rockmelon in the family Cucurbitaceae which includes nearly all melons and Squash squashes. Originally, cantaloupe referred only to the non-netted orange-fleshed melons of Europe; however, in more recent usage it has come to mean any orange-fleshed melon. The European cantaloupe is lightly ribbed, with a gray-green skin [...]

FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN..!

JCO — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:50:54 +0000

OK folks, once again we have an article written and contributed by a member of our forum who shall remain anonymous and it states how he personally has fears of not being able to construct an Aquaponics system and keep it running properly. The issue here is “FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN” and I feel it is the [...]

PEPPERS…HOW HOT IS “HOT”..?

JCO — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:50:32 +0000

Pepper plants are picky about temperature. Their seeds germinate best in soil temperatures above 75°F, they prefer to be transplanted into garden soil that is at least 60°F, and they can’t abide frost at all. Optimal pepper-growing temperatures range between 65° and 85°F during the day and between 60° and 70°F at night. When daytime [...]

HOW I START A FLOOD & DRAIN SYSTEM

JCO — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:50:07 +0000

OK folks, the following article was written and contributed by a member of our forum who shall remain anonymous and it states how he personally does things. Whether he is doing it right or wrong isn’t the issue here. What is at hand is that he has done the very best he could with what [...]

FISH POO DOESN’T FLOAT…!

Ken Farley — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:49:19 +0000

I live in Central Florida and we have a nice year round weather for raising blue tilapia outdoors. I became interested in Aquaponics recently. I just started with Aquaponics in April 2011. I am using an IBC tote system of my own design. I am amazed at the plant growth and I am hooked. The [...]