Welcoming in 2011
Last night we had our own quiet little celebration at home as we held Ayla close during the fireworks barrage of the neighborhood. The war zone of last year was not quite met (I guess a lot of people spent more on their Christmas budgets instead of their fireworks...
Beginner’s Guide to Preparing Your Garden for the Fall
Plant and Soil Care When you’ve worked hard all spring and summer to cultivate a beautiful flower or vegetable garden, it can be tough to see the growing season winding down—especially if you’re a beginner outdoor gardener who’s been enjoying their...Thinking about our garden
So you’ve probably noticed the massive shortage of gardening posts these days when we should be ankle deep in produce. Our aquaponics system is doing ok but our tomatoes still have a ways to go before they turn red. I really hope they start turning soon because...What we’re up to this week
I mentioned a while back that we were thinking about digging up a bunch of the pavers in our courtyard and putting in some new growing beds. Although I haven’t mentioned much more about, we have been thinking about how to realize this plan and finally found the...Filling & trimming our aquaponics grow bed
I talked a little bit yesterday about the different types of aquaponics growing media that are available for consideration. As I mentioned, we went with expanded clay pebbles (4-16mm big) which were actually made exactly for this purpose. The exact pebbles we got are...ABOUT NOH
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