It is really difficult for me to post anything lately. I have had wanted to post many things but when I log on all I can do is ................................ yes, just BLANK!! Nothing seems to enter my mind, sometimes after just keying in a few words and it is just BLANK again! Hmmm .................. don't ask me why because I have no idea myself why this BLANK is happening.
Right now I am fighting with this BLANK thingie so that I continue with my blog. I am going to post this even though it is a BLANK and if I can do it, I guess I might just overcome this BLANK period. A post is a post right?
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Aquaponics - Planting ... I'm Happy :)
Today I added more seedlings to the aquaponics system. These new seedlings are specifically grown to be planted in the system.
Mini-Bok
These are min-bok-choi or "nai-pai" in Chinese which is Milky White directly translated. One of our fellow member had planted this before but I cannot recall who.
Cleaning the roots.
After carefully removing the seedling from the growth media, the seedling is gently put in water to remove as much as possible whatever is stuck to the roots.
Planting the seedling.
A couple of the pebbles is removed to make a cavity so that the seedling can be inserted.
Planted
After inserting the seedling, the pebbles were carefully replaced and it is planted.
It's done!
I decided to go on a 3X3in grid and I managed to get a total of 15 plants in a bed. Isn't that a pleasant sight?
Brassica and a single lettuce.
A check on the first bed and I am please to say that they are doing well including the lone lettuce on the far right. I bought a packet of fresh lettuce seeds today and had sowed some seeds to be planted in the system next. Keeping my fingers crossed that they will germinate.
Happiness!!!
Mini-Bok
These are min-bok-choi or "nai-pai" in Chinese which is Milky White directly translated. One of our fellow member had planted this before but I cannot recall who.
Cleaning the roots.
After carefully removing the seedling from the growth media, the seedling is gently put in water to remove as much as possible whatever is stuck to the roots.
Planting the seedling.
A couple of the pebbles is removed to make a cavity so that the seedling can be inserted.
Planted
After inserting the seedling, the pebbles were carefully replaced and it is planted.
It's done!
I decided to go on a 3X3in grid and I managed to get a total of 15 plants in a bed. Isn't that a pleasant sight?
Brassica and a single lettuce.
A check on the first bed and I am please to say that they are doing well including the lone lettuce on the far right. I bought a packet of fresh lettuce seeds today and had sowed some seeds to be planted in the system next. Keeping my fingers crossed that they will germinate.
Happiness!!!
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Aquaponics - Let The Planting Begin!!!
Got the tilapias in on March 23rd and they were only about an inch. They got down to work immediately, easy job eat and poo.
Tilapias
These fellas are growing real fast, more than four times the size when I got them. I feed them with commercial fish pellets and lettuce leaf once in a while. Still looking for duck weeds inactively anyway they are keeping the tank real clean from algae.
First Batch
These are the first batch of seedlings which is what some people would refer to as "Orphans Plants" except for the one on the far right corner which is a lettuce. I wanted to start with lettuce but I only got a single seedling from the 20 seeds that I germinated.
I hate waiting, don't you? As a matter of fact from what I had read, I am suppose to wait like 2 or 3 months to let the bacteria grow to produce the necessary nutrients but I couldn't wait. Now is to watch how this first batch of veggies is going to grow. I have four more beds ...... maybe I'll start more seeds tomorrow!!!
Tilapias
These fellas are growing real fast, more than four times the size when I got them. I feed them with commercial fish pellets and lettuce leaf once in a while. Still looking for duck weeds inactively anyway they are keeping the tank real clean from algae.
First Batch
These are the first batch of seedlings which is what some people would refer to as "Orphans Plants" except for the one on the far right corner which is a lettuce. I wanted to start with lettuce but I only got a single seedling from the 20 seeds that I germinated.
I hate waiting, don't you? As a matter of fact from what I had read, I am suppose to wait like 2 or 3 months to let the bacteria grow to produce the necessary nutrients but I couldn't wait. Now is to watch how this first batch of veggies is going to grow. I have four more beds ...... maybe I'll start more seeds tomorrow!!!
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