Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes.

Today’s episode was originally, Episode-1976- Why I Switched to Aquaponics and was first published on April 4th, 2017.

Here are some resources mentioned in today’s new introduction. The video playlist of the new aquaponics project is here and the Gerber EAB Lite Item of the Day his here.

You can also find the video for I Won’t Be Home for Christmas by Blink182 here and the LED Lights I am trialing here.

The following are the original show notes from that episode.

Right out of the gate “switched” may not be the best word here, but it certainly applies to my growing of annual vegetables. It may have been a better title to have said, “Why I Changed My Mind About Aquaponics. Today I want to take a new look at aquaponics and try to demystify it a bit so that it is a bit more approachable at the small end of the scale to anyone.

The reality though is until recently I always looked at aquaponics this way, “what a great thing, for other people to do”. I wasn’t opposed to it, I just had my own ways and well they worked. Well until I moved to this limestone ledge we call a farm.

I met a good friend named David and he told me how much food they were producing on their small property and together we designed the systems I now run on my property. Today I will talk about them and give you some simple ways to get started for a few hundred dollars with 100% off the shelf prices.

Join Me Today to Discuss….

What is aquaponics in a nut shell

The three main grow beds and what they are best for Ebb and Flow (aka flood and drain) Deep Water Raft Wicking Beds

Additional components Choosing a Pump What makes a bulkhead a good bulkhead The basics of a bell siphon

A simple flood and drain system and a few options on building it 100 Gallon Stock Tank with 4 Ebb and Flow Beds $310.00 150 Gallon Stock Tank with 6 or more Ebb and Flow Beds $460.00 3 x 100 Gallon Stock Tanks with 6 or more Ebb and Flow Beds $560.00 300 Gallon Stock Tank with 6 or more Ebb and Flow Beds $570.00 Add $90.00 to the above prices for the larger pump Incorporating deep water or wicking into these designs

The value of shade cloth or eastern sun and western shade

Some additional ideas and thoughts Adding a duck weed biofilter bed How to make an “aquarium siphon” Protecting your pump with a bucket or a bag When IBCs make a lot of sense Lava Rock, Expanded Shale and Expanded Clay Pebbles Plant propagation with ebb and flow Replanting produce with ebb and flow

Final thoughts

Resources for today’s show…

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