Tom's Back Yard Addiction

[tem1160]

I started AP in June of last year with a small system built from IBC totes and a little pvc pipe. My system has evolved to a 12 by 24 shade house and practically taken over my back yard. Here are a few pics of what I have growing this spring. I have 3 plastic water troughs from TSC, a large GB built from lumber and a pond liner, and a small RAFT system made with super tubs from Lowes. The fish reside in two totes with separate sumps and gb's to support them. Hers is a couple of Pics of the system.[attachment=1:3mp1z119]image2.jpeg[/attachment:3mp1z119]

[urbanfarmer]

Need... more... pictures... can you take a far away shot to give an idea of the setup as a whole... or maybe a few far away shots... and then more close ups!

[tem1160]

A few more pictures

[tem1160]

I started with Goldies so when I expanded and bought tilapia I needed a home for the goldies so I dug a pond and put in another grow bed.

[tem1160]

The farmer in me still like planting things in dirt...I'll post some more later on as things progress.

[JCO]

Don't stop now....KEEP ON TRUCKIN' and soon you'll have a truck farm.

[rfeiller]

have you considered using the veggies in the soil as a control group to compare with the same type of veggi grown in AP? i can see that to provide folks that are starving a system that produces anything is a step in the right direction and this is what a basic AP system was aimed at.
it would be so beneficial to have some idea as to how to help these folks produce even more and better fish and crops with the same investment. to be able to identify what can be done to a basic system to help it achieve super results with minimum tech.

[tem1160]

have you considered using the veggies in the soil as a control group to compare with the same type of veggi grown in AP? i can see that to provide folks that are starving a system that produces anything is a step in the right direction and this is what a basic AP system was aimed at.
it would be so beneficial to have some idea as to how to help these folks produce even more and better fish and crops with the same investment. to be able to identify what can be done to a basic system to help it achieve super results with minimum tech.

Its funny you say that. I was just noticing that the squash in the dirt actually set fruit earlier than the ones in the AP. The plants in the AP are much bigger but have not set fruit yet. Time will tell which ones produce more.

[rfeiller]

by the way really nice setup.

it will be interesting to see the final results. any problems with mildew or wilt in AP?

[tem1160]

by the way really nice setup.

it will be interesting to see the final results. any problems with mildew or wilt in AP?

So far no mildew or wilt. had a major problem with leaf miner last year. I'm trying blue and yellow sticky traps to try and keep them under control. So far so good.