Comments on: Fishy Tomatoes http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2008/05/14/fishy-tomatoes/ preparing for off-grid living Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:24:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tropical Plant Nursery http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2008/05/14/fishy-tomatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-18607 Tropical Plant Nursery Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:41:09 +0000 http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2008/05/14/fishy-tomatoes/#comment-18607 Good luck on your Tomato plants! Once they are grown, they're so useful to have in your garden! Good luck on your Tomato plants! Once they are grown, they’re so useful to have in your garden!

]]> By: Nico http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2008/05/14/fishy-tomatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Nico Sun, 18 May 2008 17:07:28 +0000 http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2008/05/14/fishy-tomatoes/#comment-86 I used to dose some iron additive into my aquarium for better plant growth, but I'm not sure how food-save that stuff is. I'll let the system age for a bit and then test the water to see what trace elements are missing. I used to dose some iron additive into my aquarium for better plant growth, but I’m not sure how food-save that stuff is. I’ll let the system age for a bit and then test the water to see what trace elements are missing.

]]> By: Red Icculus http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2008/05/14/fishy-tomatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Red Icculus Sun, 18 May 2008 17:00:14 +0000 http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2008/05/14/fishy-tomatoes/#comment-85 The only additive I have heard of using in an aquaponics system is iron, because the pH fish like locks out iron for the plants. I hope your barrelponics unit is a success. The only additive I have heard of using in an aquaponics system is iron, because the pH fish like locks out iron for the plants. I hope your barrelponics unit is a success.

]]> By: Nico http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2008/05/14/fishy-tomatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Nico Sat, 17 May 2008 12:12:09 +0000 http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2008/05/14/fishy-tomatoes/#comment-82 Yeah, I'm not really sure what to expect. The soil has been well fertilized with cow manure and the aquaponics setup only has 7 little goldfish that don't eat too much yet because of their size. The aquaponics tomatoes however have the benefit of having access to more water. We'll just have to wait and see how things develop. Yeah, I’m not really sure what to expect. The soil has been well fertilized with cow manure and the aquaponics setup only has 7 little goldfish that don’t eat too much yet because of their size. The aquaponics tomatoes however have the benefit of having access to more water. We’ll just have to wait and see how things develop.

]]> By: Steve http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2008/05/14/fishy-tomatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Steve Sat, 17 May 2008 03:32:02 +0000 http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2008/05/14/fishy-tomatoes/#comment-81 Good to see a side by side comparison, Nico! if the aquaponic tomato doesn't perform as well as the soil one then you may want to repeat the exact same experiment in 12 months. You'll be surprised. siphons certainly take a bit of tweaking but when you get them right they're great! Good to see a side by side comparison, Nico!

if the aquaponic tomato doesn’t perform as well as the soil one then you may want to repeat the exact same experiment in 12 months. You’ll be surprised.

siphons certainly take a bit of tweaking but when you get them right they’re great!

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