Took a trip out to Kalgoorlie over the easter weekend and built this system for my sister and hopefully Kazz can grow some veggies in the Kalgoorlie heat. in a week the veggies have grown, broccoli cabbage cauliflower lettuce carrots capsicum, all going well.

So over the weekend i have been busy making garden beds and tidying up the whole backyard and mowing, the trees and shrubs are growing and the veggies are going good, the heat is taking a toll on the lawn but i haven't watered it at all so im hapoy with how it is.

Just a quick video to update you on the growth and how its setup, i put new nutrients in the hydroponics and just a couple days later the veggies have taken off, the Aquaponics have grown about an inch since planting them a week ago.

Update on the koi fish slowly growing and they love their feed, they are happy to come up and do bog laps when they see the food. They have a special food that brings out their colours.

I got some fresh produce from our garden, in the chilli container there is, black pearl which is hot, twilight rainbow which is mild to hot and birdseye chillis which are mildish. The chilli in the grow bed is the trinidad scorpion butch which is rated 15/10 for heat so im excited to see it grow and to try it. The corn wasnt as sweet as i would like but still ate the whole thing.

After a week of heat and wind my trinidad scorpion butch chilli plant has been hanging in trying to survive as we went away for a few days camping and although I had setup a shaded area for it it still had a lot of heat and sun etc, so i planted it into the grow bed and will see how it takes.

So today i put together a Aquaponics system with the assistance of Joe from Joeponics, it has proven to work well now to wait till the final pipes to dry and finish testing tomorrow, the system will allow me to grow 16 plants in the pipe system and about another 10 or so in the grow bed, this will feed off the amonia of the fish once they have been put in in the next couple of weeks.

So i have found that the lettuces are really liking the system and the roots have taken nicely, i put new nutrients and water in today to keep the ph an ec levels at the right level for these veggies.

I have taken a video to update you on the progress of the veggies and can see they are loving it, the corn is outrageous, sunflowers going great guns, so all is good here for the little fellas.

In the beginning we had to pull out tree roots and make a garden area so we could grow some things, we added soil and potting mix, put 1000 worm eggs in the compost bin and added live worms to the worked area. With a boost of nutrients monthly they have proven to grow.

The hydroponic system is all setup and is working, its on a timer and fruit and veggies are in. With nutrients that get pumped through the water system the veggies grow in clay balls which the root system grows through which doesn't require any soil or potting mix. It uses 20% less water than your garden. Joe from Joeponics has assisted me with the build.

As you see in the video the corn has grown a lot and has new shoots stemming off, im hoping they all grow and not slow the plant down. The last 2 weeks i have gave it a dose of nutrients and can clearly see the results.

So I bought this small hydroponic system off ebay and today i set it up and planted some seeds in the cups so we will see how it will grow, i will add some nutrients in it anf then they should be getting all they need to start growing.

Here is an update of the garden area, good to see the plants and veggies looking good, lawn is nice and green to, getting the backyard looking neat, fish loving their new home,

So today we put 9 fish in the pond, we have named them all, they are: Connie, Bundy, Matilda, Michael, Mick, Tarzan, Jane, Kennedy and Malloy. Most of them are comet fish and I got the silver birch, all seem to be happy and liking the new home.

I fixed up the pump filter as it had a minor leak, it was leaking through the sealant i put on, i redid the sealant and let it dry fir 24 hours before reassembling it. Works great now, fish will be going in the weekend so all happy with it now.

The sun was out and the pump has been working great, a cheaper pump i got off ebay has proven its worth and is going great. It pumps 1000 litres per hour so the pond is cycling itself so the water should be a lot cleaner after a few days.

So you can see now the viggies have grown a lot, i have given them a dose of nutrient booster and now in another week should see a big growth spurt. Good to see the sunflowers up and growing.

Installed the new fish pond, set it up with a filter and solar power, should keep the water cleaner and keep the fish to come happy. It is not battery backed up so only works when the sun is shining.

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