Aquaponics

How much fresh fish and vegetable produce can you expect from your backyard aquaponics system? What makes a successful adventure? What are your aspirations and concerns?

A small backyard aquaponic system supplying fish and vegetables sounds like a self-reliance dream, but it can quickly turn into a nightmare. Here is what to avoid to ensure it doesn’t become that nightmare.

Marron are about the best tasting freshwater crayfish there is, and their benefits don’t stop at your tastebuds.

It is an anxious time when you introduce new fish into an aquaponics system, and it pays to get them off to the best possible start. Here are tips for making the introduction less stressful for you and your fish. After all you’ve done most of the hard work, setting up and cycling your system,…

These tips will help you make sure you get the plants in your aquaponics system off to the best possible start.

Inviting your friends to a BBQ with home grown Barramundi will make an impression! Here are some ideas to ensure that barramundi is on the menu and not fast food instead. The success of your barramundi will be due to the least stressful environment you can create. Provided your system has an established grow bed, you…

Barramundi is a fast growing fish that can be grown successfully in backyard aquaponics, however in temperate regions the growing season is short and barely gives you enough time to grow them to plate size. Here is a tip to jump start your barramundi season.

“The word hydroponics comes from the roots “hydro”, meaning water, and “ponos”, meaning labor.”

Marron are about the best tasting freshwater crayfish there is, and their benefits don’t stop at your tastebuds.