The Koi moved to tank 1/2 has 5 koi now,and they school so I can see em.Bet the first three from earlier have grown about 50%,the goldfish have doubled in size from first batch.Forget which folks advised Koi here without re-reading but thanks for the awesome suggestion!They are the neatest fish.
Its such a learning experience.For example,Kale while growing well doesnt justify the space for the return.If broccoli will grow 2 plants would probably be better than 12 Kale,so when Kale is gone will slip in brocc,will be nice if we can continually trim them.Thats been a key thing,plants that can be trimmed and keep growing sure seem to be huge winners,ie,lettuce for one,or the herbs.Still dont get why tomatoes arent growing like crazy,must still be too cold at night?50F and less is common right now.
Hit 122F in hoop house today,and lettuce didnt wilt,they like the cool water flushes I reckon,nor have they tried to bolt,so far,we shall see?
Wont have enough time this year to experiment fully with all different plants we need to try,want to get to hydro store and get rafts for bed 3 and maybe rockwool for the media for radishes and green onions?Hopefully they will have a knowledge base on that and will set me straight,so far I really trust them to sell me what works,not what is best profit for them,thats pretty nice indeed.
A little OT,my asparagus beds are producing,have 40 shoots already and we will harvest them this year,cool!Oh,I forgot to post pics of 2 large pots of onions in the Hoophouse that are really loving being warm and have started showing shoots,very nice.Not all will be aquaponics in there.
Also the HH held up fine to the big winds that just went thru,Im protected by a valley with trees and its half what it is for places without the wind blocks.So didnt faze it.