Hello all,
As I stated in my last entry my posts will be few and far between. I have to comment on a few things especially my tomatoes. Tomatoes are one of those plants that have been one of the most difficult for me to perfect as a conventional gardener (planting them in the soil). I have always had ok fruit but they can be very finicky when it comes to water requirements, sun, pests, etc. Therefore, I continually each year try something new to continue my quest towards tomato nirvana.
But..... it seems that things are about to change due to my aquaponics system. As most of you read in my earlier posts I had trouble with the first planting of my tomatoes. They had a bunch of brown spots on them and then they withered and died. I was bummed because I thought my new system would give me the best tomatoes ever. I tried again late in the summer and things are looking really well. It is, December two weeks from Christmas, and I am about to harvest, what appear to be, the best looking tomatoes and tomato plants I have ever grown. This plant has taken over the end of my trough and there is no end in sight. I am very excited for my Christmas salsa I will have with my tomatoes.
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| Green Leaf and Red Leaf Lettuce (pictured above) |
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| Tomatoes, almost there (Pictured above) |
Citrus Hill High School AquaHawks Update
The Citrus Hill HS AquaHawks project is in full swing. We recently went down to San Diego to visit Tilapia Mama to obtain a breeding colony of Tilapia (three females, five males) so we can begin the process of breeding our own fish. The students are also in the process of germinating and growing lettuce, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and beans. Lastly, the team has broken into three groups for our end of the year AquaHawks competition extravaganza. The groups have been given criteria and are designing there own aquaponics system to be judged. They are also inspiring students at the lower grade levels like Gelyca Arce who has embarked upon her own aquaponics journey. Here is her blogsite: http://www.gelyca4greenenergy.webs.com
Good luck teams. Remember, finals first!!!
Here is the Citrus Hill High School AquaHawks Website
http://www.valverde.edu/chhs/pages/academics/ah/index.asp
Last Shout Out...I just want to say thank you to Tim from Friendly Aquaponics. He has been a great source of help for our Citrus Hill High School team and for my self personally. They, Tim and Susanne, are very helpful and have a heart and passion for helping others. The system I have at my home is their design and I am extremely thankful for their help. I look forward to the future relationship with them as we carry this vision into the future. Thank you. http://www.friendlyaquaponics.com/
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| Lettuce, Swiss Chard, Green Onions (Pictured Above) |
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| The Tomato plant taking over (pictured above) |
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| Green Onion, look at the size of that baby (pictured above) |
