Aquaponic Lettuce In 5 Weeks?
http://www.BigelowBrook.com/donate I’ve had several people tell me that they’ve heard you can grow lettuce and have it ready in 5 weeks. I’ve been growing le…
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CONTROL FREAK!
Harold Schoob
July 21, 2013 at 3:42 pm
Nothing against cats, I’m a cat person myself. just seemed like you were selling the food. You should look into bamboo as a replacement to the carcinogenic Styrofoam that will leach into the leafy greens.. otherwise awesome setup.
Shawn Hyde
July 21, 2013 at 4:40 pm
I know it is not optimal but if you start the lettuce in rockwool (200 sheet) you can grow them very dense for the first 3-4 weeks and them transplant them into the grow pots. I did this in NFT channels in Ohio in the winter and that way you can rotate the spots every 5 weeks or so.
Joe Feser
July 21, 2013 at 5:22 pm
I don’t sell my food. Also, the cat is probably cleaner than most of the people that wander through here. Cats have been around for thousands of years with little illness coming from them. If they are dirty, it’s most likely the owner’s fault for not providing them with a clean litter box.
web4deb
July 21, 2013 at 5:28 pm
You should not have a cat near food you are selling for consumption, they carry lots of bacteria on their feet.
Shawn Hyde
July 21, 2013 at 5:57 pm
How about a 2 min video introducing us to your kitty cat.
acklan3
July 21, 2013 at 6:07 pm
Aloha, look up master cho from south korea natural farming and make some worm tea, and put worms in your bio filter give it a try grow grow grow aloha 🙂
YOU are a farmer , understand what you are growing and what you need *
Try moving your water with a air pump , cost less. Look up olomana gardens waimanalo hawaii, much aloha 🙂
bobby burns
July 21, 2013 at 6:24 pm
we don’t have this problem in Alabama it is generally 70 to 80 degrees year round a little colder in the winter thoghe
Ren Mcree
July 21, 2013 at 6:30 pm
nice cat dude…..love the color..lol
Edwin Terrero
July 21, 2013 at 7:08 pm
Is it healthy for them? After harvesting lettuce or the equivalent, could I feed the fish the root systems?
Daniel Brennan
July 21, 2013 at 7:28 pm
most fish will eat the roots.
web4deb
July 21, 2013 at 8:06 pm
Why don’t you put the fish underneath the lettuce?
Daniel Brennan
July 21, 2013 at 9:00 pm
Thank you for telling the truth. There are many rumors regarding the speed and heartiness of plants grown in aquaponics. The power is also a huge issue when growing in the winter. Between the power and the time it takes, it is not always so sustainable or efficient. I am growing arugula and cress in my system now and it is slow going. But lettuce growing in dirt in my indoor grow room is doing amazing. Sure plants grow in rocks, but I believe they prefer the earth.
StyleHigher
July 21, 2013 at 9:58 pm
what can grow best with very limited sun
davie78
July 21, 2013 at 10:41 pm
Using with the cat multiplication factor you can calculate to within + or -1 second the result,there are many cat growing blogs online with all the formulas needed
collegesynewave
July 21, 2013 at 11:15 pm
How many days to grow the cat?
prikasky
July 21, 2013 at 11:50 pm
Big Kitty !!!
Pipelyon
July 22, 2013 at 12:24 am
This may be an odd/stupid question, but as you’re using fish for the ammonia/nitrite/nitrate cycle in at least some of your setups (all?) to supplement the plants, do you think anyone with fish allergies would run into an issue? My assumption would be no given the breakdown of the organic compounds from their waste in regards to how the veggies are fed. Being able to do some hydro veggies would be great given winters and food costs here (that and a lack of pesticides) even with a slow growth.
Tim Earnshaw
July 22, 2013 at 12:48 am
Better than pesticides!
web4deb
July 22, 2013 at 1:46 am
ii think there cat fur in my salad
Johnnychi123
July 22, 2013 at 1:47 am
Carnival Folk, smell like Cabbage!
… got any cabbage?
Ryan Cook
July 22, 2013 at 2:25 am
it doesn’t get bitter, but it does have a slightly stronger taste. My guess it’s absorbing more nutrients over the longer time.
web4deb
July 22, 2013 at 3:10 am
Does your lettuce get bitter with that long growing.See Ya
1949RL
July 22, 2013 at 3:59 am