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Sharon_S

Looks good. I use a ppm meter to measure Conductivity Every formula tells you the recommended ppm to use for a particular plant whether seedling or mature plant.When you measure the ppm you just top up the formula instead of throwing it out. For example the formula I use for herbs says that for seed...

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So I finally finished my aquaponic system see video V7tTi-lv8iU Now I am looking for some tilapia fingerlings. a while back I saw a guy selling them for $2.00 in the newspapers but I am not seeing the ad again. I have already filled the grow beds with gravel and the auto siphons are working great. ...

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hustla_ambition101 wrote:Sharon, next time you want fingerlings check Sugarcane Feeds Centre

Thanks for the info.

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Managed to get the tilapia from a guy in Penal,if anybody else is interested here is the link https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trinidad ... 1737858066
I have them about a week now and all 100 plus tilapia are still alive.

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So I finally finished my aquaponic system see video V7tTi-lv8iU Now I am looking for some tilapia fingerlings. a while back I saw a guy selling them for $2.00 in the newspapers but I am not seeing the ad again. I have already filled the grow beds with gravel and the auto siphons are working great. A...

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i find the construction plastic from bhags is very very low quality though....i ordered greenhouse plastic on amazon..will have to wait and see the difference in strength will have to build something bigger and wider still, today i realized i didnt have some stuff i needed and all hardwares were cl...

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Sweet! Great job Sharon_S. Do u have an EC meter to check the nutrient concentration? Or you're using tracmac's directions for mixing nutes? For now I just changing out the nutrients after a week,but I ordered a meter so I should get that in about 2-3 weeks well at least the other trees in the yard...

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The lettuce has been 10 days in the system and are doing well. http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a405/Sharon1957/Hydroponics/1-1.jpg I transplanted the zucchini and 3 of the 6 got damaged so I dont expect those 3 to last much longer. http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a405/Sharon1957/Hydroponics/...

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ABA Trading LTD wrote:i bought some construction plastic in bhags today

the clear one is 14.95 a lb, a lb being 4 feet x 10 feet

starting my "sharon greenhouse" 7 in the morning lol

The plastic apparently is doubled on the roll so try opening it and you will get it to 8 feet instead of 4 feet.

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sharon how is that greenhouse standing up to high breeze tho? So far it holding out real good,it had a strong breeze about two days ago so that was a good test and it passed with flying colours. I have a foot of steel in the ground and two feet out under each pvc post that you see,the wood laths ar...

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banana plants? some agri-shops supply or have flyers with numbers to call. some useful information in this ched as well. viewtopic.php?f=4&t=360327&hilit=uwi+field+station Haven't seen any banana plants in the agri shops but then again I never asked for it so maybe they do have. Will check ...

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Last year I didn't take a single photo I can't believe the year went by so fast. Took these two in January of this year 2012. Both are hdr consisting of three shots each. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6771002625_eba51f9423.jpg Pirogues at Felicity (hdr) by Sharon_S , on Flickr http://farm8.stat...

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Just for clarification. My hydroponics experiments are geared towards developing cheaper alternatives to commercially available nutes and not the development of the systems per se. The use of the horse manure as the base component for hydro nutes is a further attempt to drastically reduce the start...

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nervewrecker wrote:how much one of these systems cost to set up btw? I hear the old man talking last night with my cuz & saying he wont mind taking a dabble in it.

$1,300.00 without formula.

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nice greenhouse....:| i might hadda copy that design and make one of my own tho :| :oops: :oops: No problem, I copied the design from here http://www.frugal-living-freedom.com/pv ... house.html only difference I made the end pieces 6 feet instead of 5 feet and I put the spacing of the legs four fee...

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great progress there. how much you paid for you greenhouse material? Yeah it kind of shaping up,still waiting on my hydroton that I ordered. http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a405/Sharon1957/Hydroponics/greenhouse.jpg The greenhouse measures 16 feet by 24 feet and we used 2 inch pvc and some 1x3 ...

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Yesterday we put together a system my nephews and I made,and planted some lettuce. http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a405/Sharon1957/Hydroponics/system.jpg The zucchini is doing quite well so far,nine days in the system. http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a405/Sharon1957/Hydroponics/zucchini.jpg ...

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http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a405/Sharon1957/Hydroponics/1.jpg thats the coco coir from peakes or coco chips? what you running in the rez?...why the need for feeding tubes if your using aero/dwc? Coco peat chips from Peakes. Using HydroVeg lettuce formula which I got from Tracmac Agricenter....

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still trying to figure out why some plants growing faster than others....were they all planted the same time? but all in all everything looking real good..I wonder if I have patience for this hydroponics thing jed The zucchini looking like it is a big breed plant I suppose that it is why it is so b...

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@Sharon_S, setup coming along nicely. the black colour may not be suitable as the solution temperature may get a bit high and cause nutrient lockout. if its shaded then you're ok. @ABA, tht's not me homie :lol: :lol: :lol: . u have to start your stuff soon man. 1 hour a day. i prefer to work at nig...

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An update regarding the hydroton. I checked probably the whole of Trinidad including a guy who brings it in he said he does not have any in stock and he has no idea what the price will be when he brings it in some time later in the month,so I guess that leaves one alternative,which is I will have t...

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An update regarding the hydroton. I checked probably the whole of Trinidad including a guy who brings it in he said he does not have any in stock and he has no idea what the price will be when he brings it in some time later in the month,so I guess that leaves one alternative,which is I will have to...

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Thanks for sure I will check Peakes tomorrow,since I have down to St,James to get some hose for the system I am building. Hi all, I am in the process of building a small hydroponic set up,but I also want to try the bato bucket system,does anyone know where I might get hydroton and the coconut fiber ...

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Thanks I will check them out tomorrow and let everyone know if I was successful in finding the hydroton. Hi all, I am in the process of building a small hydroponic set up,but I also want to try the bato bucket system,does anyone know where I might get hydroton and the coconut fiber used in hydroponi...

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Thanks for the reply,I already got a bag of the lettuce formula from Tracmac and the calcium nitrate. Tomorrow I am going and put together this system http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhAferKRXh4. First attempt would be lettuce it is supposed to be the easiest thing to grow. I am also going to try a t...

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Hi all,
I am in the process of building a small hydroponic set up,but I also want to try the bato bucket system,does anyone know where I might get hydroton and the coconut fiber used in hydroponics here in Trinidad.
Thanks
Sharon

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Thanks everyone,people it is actually on the way up to Toco.

Now I really confused about the name.

This was shot with the Canon 50d fitted with a Tamron 18-270 lens.

By the way thanks David,I got my camera repaired by the guy you recommended.

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This is an hdr of a Toco beach,three photos were taken and edited in Photomatix and then Photoshop. Can anyone tell me the name of this beach up Toco,thanks. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharon_/4188290520/" title="No bathing allowed.Toco hdr. by Sharon_S, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5....

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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharon_/4175725454/" title="Barbados,HDR by Sharon_S, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2649/4175725454_313e9d083e.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="Barbados,HDR" /></a> My flickr photo stream. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharon_/

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T <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharon_/4157070736/" title="Hdr of a beach in Barbados by Sharon_S, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2789/4157070736_944033a79a.jpg" width="500" height="330" alt="Hdr of a beach in Barbados" /></a> I LOVE this!!! Photography is something I ...