How many of you garden?

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It's pretty great, no weeding, everything is at waist height, so no bending over, can grow anything, at the moment, I have a passionfruit in there, it's going great guns, has fruit all over it, just waiting for it to ripen.

Also, no chemicals involved at all, purely organic, I'm not a hippy or anything, but I have to say, I can't eat hydro tomato's anymore, mine taste about 500% better

Currently I have about 12 foot long tandanus catfish in there, I have to borrow a deep-fryer so I can cook em up properly

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Dude that is frickin awesome.  Both the wife and I are looking into this.

[steely07]

This could be the single greatest idea on the internet. wow  maybe add some rocks, crayfish, and snails

Not my idea, but certainly a good one, had crayfish in there for a while, but the last one (winner of all the territorial fighting) climbed out one night and disappeared

[steely07]

Hippy

hey Man, let's just keep it peaceful and groovy ok?

[Reaper90]

Dude that is frickin awesome.  Both the wife and I are looking into this.

Awesome, I started reading up on aquaponic systems about 2 months ago. I've been gardening in raised outside beds for about 10 years, 8 beds of various sizes in an approximately 20'x50' plot beside our house. I happened upon an article on aquaponics and thought "holy crap... that's great!" We (wife and I) had been talking about digging a small pond in the back yard (we've got a couple acres) to stock with fish, but now that we're onto the idea of aquaponic farming we're scrapping the pond idea and gonna quit the outside garden (or reduce the size of) in favor of a greenhouse, probably 16'x24', that we can grow in year round and set up several aquaponic systems.

Not hippy at all, just smart IMHO. Nothing better than getting as self sufficient as you can, and growing your own food, fishies and chickens included, is unbeatable.

[steely07]

Awesome, I started reading up on aquaponic systems about 2 months ago. I've been gardening in raised outside beds for about 10 years, 8 beds of various sizes in an approximately 20'x50' plot beside our house. I happened upon an article on aquaponics and thought "holy crap... that's great!" We (wife and I) had been talking about digging a small pond in the back yard (we've got a couple acres) to stock with fish, but now that we're onto the idea of aquaponic farming we're scrapping the pond idea and gonna quit the outside garden (or reduce the size of) in favor of a greenhouse, probably 16'x24', that we can grow in year round and set up several aquaponic systems.

Not hippy at all, just smart IMHO. Nothing better than getting as self sufficient as you can, and growing your own food, fishies and chickens included, is unbeatable.

I think I've hijacked the thread, my apologies, I just gotta spread the idea, as you mention Reaper, it's just a smart idea, I think your greenhouse should be built so it's easy to expand, because you will want to expand the system, trust me

[zack1234]

Gardening is awesome

I saw some japanese scientists growing plants only in water sidewards

[puller]

You were just complaining about winter ending and you're already tilling your garden?? 

Yeah, I feel sorry for you.


 

  when you live off the land weather effects you very differently than living in the city...I needed good weather to start getting ready spring planting season...I got several days of good weather I took advantage of it...I am by far wealthy so I rely on my garden and hunting and fishing to feed my family...so before you "feel sorry" for me maybe it should be me that "feels sorry" for you because most of the time I know exactly where my food comes from 

[TheBug]

Sorry, apparently living off the land makes ya a little sensitive.  Was just busting your chops. 


P.S.  I don't live in a city and it still would take dynamite to break up my garden.  

[MrGeezer]

I have had peppers live 8 to 10 years by bringing them inside when it gets cold in the fall and then again back out in the spring when it warms up.  The pepper plants take on an appearance of small trees after the first few years.

This is great MrGeezer, do they produce any fruit in the off season?

Absolutely!  I plucked off 3 hot thai and 5 sport peppers yesterday to make a hot & spicy Asian soup with.  During the holidays my father-in law looks at the green plants with red peppers and calls them "hot & spicy Christmas Trees".

[MrGeezer]

Does cultivating fungi in the underpants count? 

I believe, technically, that would be producing Fromunda Cheese.