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George Economides posted a discussion

Areoponic vs. Hydroponic Gardening?

4 minutes ago

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John Jay commented on Sylvia Bernstein's page Buy / Sell Marketplace

"frances if you like I can ship some "

4 minutes ago

Matt Miskinnis commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics

"Hey Sheri, you were mentioning that you wrapped up your fruit with socks or something like that to repel pests if I remember correctly? I still have those damn flying bugs that like to hang on my tomatoes, and was wondering if putting ziploc…"

7 minutes ago

Matt Miskinnis commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics

"LOL, spousal abuse!"

9 minutes ago

Doug Franklin commented on Sylvia Bernstein's page Buy / Sell Marketplace

"If anyone is interested, I have several IBC tanks I'm selling for $75 a piece. If need be, I can cut one for you to use as a grow bed for an extra $10.................I'm in Springfield, Mo. I can deliver within 50 miles for a little…"

14 minutes ago

ModeratorVlad Jovanovic commented on Rob Nash's photo

pulling this many eggplant every two or three weeks!

"Holy cow! Those sure did produce well Rob! Nice going."

24 minutes ago

Scott Mooney commented on K Schreiber's group New England Aquaponics

"Hi Jon Still Actively growing here."

26 minutes ago

ModeratorVlad Jovanovic replied to Vlad Jovanovic's discussion GMO's may have led to increased pesticide/herbicide usage

"Liberal or Conservative it all amounts to the same thing Jim...Besides wasn't it King George I (Bush Sr.) who got the ball rolling for Monsanto in the first place. And didn't Monsanto get the gist of their people positioned in US…"

26 minutes ago

Jim Fisk replied to Vlad Jovanovic's discussion GMO's may have led to increased pesticide/herbicide usage

""while the rest of us seem to be fast asleep" My point exactly and why I will not give up on ringing the alarm(s). The liberals here in the states are about to have their bell(s) rung. Mark my words, this will go down in history as the…"

47 minutes ago

Vic Costello joined Sylvia Bernstein's group

Tilapia Growers

Aquaponists who are growing their plants with tilapia

54 minutes ago

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ModeratorTCLynx replied to Pat James's discussion Tilapia as 'graisers' in the group Tilapia Growers

"If you feed the tilapia enough to get them to grow fairly fast so you can eat them later, they probably won't be all that interested in scraping the walls of the tank but tilapia can filter feed once they grow up so they will eat floating aglae…"

1 hour ago

ModeratorVlad Jovanovic replied to Vlad Jovanovic's discussion GMO's may have led to increased pesticide/herbicide usage

"Wow, thanks for the link Bob. Chalk yet another one up for the Evil 'M'-pire...Got to hand it to 'em, they sure know how to play (and rig) the Game...while the rest of us seem to be fast asleep. What ever happened to good old…"

1 hour ago

Larry Alesi replied to Scott Hair's discussion What fish would you recommend for a beginner?

"It looks like if you could get the temperature up in Dec and Jan just a bit that it would be perfect for Blue Tilapia. Either by insulation or heater(elec/or Solar). I'm on the east coast of Florida and that's what I plan on doing. Also…"

1 hour ago

Pat James replied to Pat James's discussion Tilapia as 'graisers' in the group Tilapia Growers

"Thanks TC, I just want to take advantage of the algae and phyto-plankton in my pool. I'm not real interested in keeping the sides particularly clean. I have fat-head minnows, but I'm looking for something that I eat later."

2 hours ago

Conrad Chin-Yee commented on Michael Hasey's photo

Michael Hasey sorting breeding stock Tilapia

"That is a beautiful variety"

2 hours ago

Conrad Chin-Yee replied to Scott Hair's discussion What fish would you recommend for a beginner?

"For me Hawaii Gold don't survive very well especially when raised with blue tilapia. The Blues seem to be more aggressive and the Golds are more passive. Golds seem to be less hardy. But it may be that I am doing something wrong. "

2 hours ago

ModeratorVlad Jovanovic replied to Vlad Jovanovic's discussion Dual Root Zone (possible for AP) in the group Fish-less Systems

" This second pic is the pot that had the struvite that I made and zeolite mixed in, it seems to be doing among the best (though none of them are doing poorly :) Might just be a coincidence, but either way...I'll take it..."

5 hours ago

ModeratorVlad Jovanovic replied to Vlad Jovanovic's discussion Choosing an appropriate variety among cultivars

5 hours ago

ModeratorVlad Jovanovic posted photos