Aquaponic Updates. Harvesting some Fish & Cleaning the Beds

Have managed to knock off a few jobs to do with the aquaponics over the past week or so and Thought Id share them with you all. 

Harvesting the Fish 

I was asked if I could film a clip the next time I harvested some Jade perch from the aquaponics so folks could see how we do it here.  I know it can be a bit daunting for new comers to aquaponics so I hope this helps you folks out. Have added in a quick look at some meals we make with the perch at the end of the clip for those that are curious.

Hopefully we'll have some free time next weekend to separate the silver perch between the 2 tanks. Am looking forward to trying them to see how they compare to the Jade perch. 

Cleaning Out some Grow Beds

A few of the plants in the grow beds have gotten a bit unruly lately, so I decided they needed to be cut  back a bit. All didn't go to plan but am happy with the results. Also planted out some seedlings to fill in some of the gaps the clean out created. 

Was hoping to sow out a few seeds this week but that wasn't to be. Will pop in a few Asian Greens as well as a few other seedlings through the week I think. 


I hope you found how we harvest and process the fish interesting and enjoyed the look at some of the maintenance that was done. 

Feel free to share the clips if you found them helpful and you can also check out our YouTube home page for other useful Aquaponic and Backyard Farming playlists. 

Thanks for stopping by folks and I hope all your gardens are booming,
Rob.

Insect Netting Hoop House For Fruit Fly & Cabbage Butterflies

Hi Folks. Have rebuilt the insect netting hoop house to keep the Queensland fruit flies and cabbage butterflies from a few tomato plants and the remaining cauliflowers we have on the go in the backyard wicking beds. Was just in time as I found two Queensland fruit flies buzzing around while I was setting up the netting. 
They're an easy little build that really doesn’t cost a lot to make if you shop around and use recycled materials.

If you're interested in seeing one get knocked together let me know in the comment section below and I'll pull the camera out when we make up the next one.
Hope you're having fun in the patch and your plants are booming.

Rob.

Harvesting Purple Congo Potatoes and Turmeric from the Poly culture Wick...

Hi Folks. I set about harvesting the volunteer Purple Congo Potatoes and turmeric from one of our polyculture wicking beds. What makes this harvest a bit of a bonus is that both plants are volunteers that have grown fairly well with little to no attention from us.

Have included a look inside the cooked spuds at the end & how some were used to make a potato salad.







Thanks for stopping by to check out our small harvest & feel free to share the clip with folks you think might be interested. 👍😊

Hope you're all well & your gardens are booming,

Rob.

Homemade Chicken Soup With Home Grown Veggies

Hi folks. Here's a look at our Homemade Asian style chicken soup using homegrown veggies & spice. Its a great recipe as you can adapt it to fit whatever veggies or flavourings you have on hand. It's very popular with the family & is made quite regularly here. We also use a similar base to make up our "Short Soup" with homemade wontons. Feel free to share it along if you think others might like to have a crack at cooking some up.
Cheers.

Front yard, Backyard & aquaponic Winter Update 2016

Hi folks. Had a few people on Patreon ask for more update clips on the yard so here you go. 👍😊

This one is an overview on how the patch and aquaponics is going now we’re almost in the middle of winter here in subtropical SE Queensland Australia.

I think doing these video updates will help to keep me focused on the larger picture so am looking forward to getting back into them. Will be keeping future update clips a bit shorter but wanted to give an over view to kick things off.

New Duds and pH meter

Received a beauty of a pH meter from Bluelab and an AWESOME "Aquaponic, Grow Different" T Shirt from Root and Ramble and thought I'd give you folks a bit of a look.   

As you may have noticed I normally only wear plain shirts but will happily wear this "Aquaponics, Grow Different" shirt around town, as I'm sure it will start a few conversations about aquaponics and backyard farming. 👍 

Just a quick heads up, Root and Ramble were kind enough to offer a 15% discount code to our YouTube and social media audience which will be valid until August 1st 2016.  It's not just on this T but on all goods.
www.rootnramble.com   Discount code  GROWBOSS15   You'll need to enter promo code at the checkout. 👍

Hope all your gardens are booming along and I'll catch you later.
Cheers all.
Rob.