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    Re: Floating Rafts

    I use my raft system for crops like lettuce, spinach, kale, swiss chard ... you get the picture. As a matter of fact we ate the lettuce we grew for our Christmas Eve dinner with the family. We only grow for personal consumption but really enjoy the process.

    It's nice to know where your food comes from. Raft growing is fairly easy, however aeration is the key to success. I use a small solar pump to circulate the water which is not necessary but I wanted to anyway. I also replenish my water from my tote system to make use of those rich nutrients in the water from my fish.

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    Re: Floating Rafts

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    Re: Floating Rafts

    I am setting up a raft system this year (actually working on it today).
    I am opting for the floating raft simply because of the speed in which you can grow leaf vegetables like lettuce, kale, spinach etc. The ability to have harvest after 21 - 30 days from seed has me sold on the process.

    I am also interested in collecting the solids from my fish to sell to those dirt farmers in my area, so putting in the swirl filter for collection in the garden seems just kind of silly if I don't bother putting in a raft system to go with it.

    I have some video of the build update from this weekend here: http://youtu.be/GsxnELGfH1s
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    Re: Floating Rafts

    Nice Video Alberta Aquaponics. Please let us know how your raft system is working as/when you set it up, THX
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    Re: Floating Rafts

    I have read where some people are planting rooting crops in raft systems and are saying the root (potato, onion, turnip, etc.) actually forms on top of the raft, not under it as one would suspect. They are saying only the roots are growing out the bottom of the raft into the water. I am looking forward to experimenting with some of these to see for myself.
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