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Aquaponics and Worms

By on Monday, June 11th, 2012 | No Comments

Aquaponics has four major living organisims- Fish, Plants, Bacteria  and Worms. In fact the humble worm is a key component of a thriving Aquaponics set up. Add a few handfulls to  each of your gravel grow beds for fast sucess. Worms play a key role in decomposing fish and plant waste that accumulates in the [...]

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The Neem Tree Leaves & Seed Useage

By on Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 | No Comments

Ever Heard Of the NEEM TREE? The earliest documentation of neem mentioned the fruit, seeds, oil, leaves, roots and bark for their advantageous medicinal properties. These benefits are listed in the ancient documents ‘Carak- Samhita’ and ‘Susruta-Samhita’, the books at the foundation of the Indian system of natural treatment, Ayurveda. Neem has a garlic-like odor, [...]

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Manures are not all the same…..

By on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 | No Comments

Vermicompost produced from manures has also been shown to be an outstanding growth medium for plants – generally outperforming most regular composts and other vermicomposts (created from different starting materials) in academic research trials. Let’s now take a look at some of the main types of livestock manure – Cattle Manure – These wastes generally [...]

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Worm Tea explained

By on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 | No Comments

Some one asked me last week to explain what worm tea is exactly and how to use it. “Is it the liquid coming out of the bottom of the bin, or is it made using the compost hanging in a bag in a bucket of water? Well, its a good question- The liquid coming out [...]

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International Permaculture Day

By on Sunday, May 6th, 2012 | No Comments

It was fantastic to see so many people visit my Aquaponics garden today for international Permaculture Day. I had approximatly 75 people come through the doors. It was non stop action. I talked for a soild 4 hours which was amazing discussing all aspects of my permaculture ideals, organic pest controls, ways to minimise predation [...]

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