Aquaponics Digest - Tue 07/10/01



Message   1: Re: Archive
             from "Pete and Diana Scholtens"


Message   2: unsubscribe
             from "Arlos"


Message   3: Re: unsubscribe
             from dreadlox 'at' cwjamaica.com

Message   4: Re: unsubscribe
             from Al Thompson


Message   5: Re: alellopathy
             from "gutierrez-lagatta"


Message   6: Re: alellopathy
             from "gutierrez-lagatta"


Message   7: Re: unsubscribe
             from "gutierrez-lagatta"


Message   8: Re: unsubscribe
             from "TGTX" 

Message   9: Re: Continued off topic messages
             from Jim


Message  10: A bit of education .             from "Pat Arbuthnot"


Message  11: Commerical facility available .             from "Pat Arbuthnot"


Message  12: RE: unsubscribe
             from "Mark Allen Wells"


Message  13: RE: Dill yields

.alellopathy
             from "billevans" 

Message  14: WHAT??? Re: Dill
yields

.alellopathy
             from "bennett" 

Message  15: RE: WHAT??? Re: Dill
yields

.alellopathy
             from "billevans" 

Message  16: List problems and concerns
             from S & S Aqua Farm


Message  17: RE: dealing with solids
             from "Ron Brooks" 

Message  18: Re: unsubscribe
             from kris book 

Message  19: Isolite -porous ceramic
             from "Mark Allen Wells"


Message  20: RE: Dill yields

.alellopathy
             from "Chris Jeppesen" 

Message  21: RE: Dill yields

             from "billevans" 

Message  22: Re: unsubscribe
             from "Lloyd R. Prentice" 

Message  23: RE: Isolite -porous ceramic
             from "billevans" 

Message  24: Re: Dill yields

.alellopathy
             from "gutierrez-lagatta"


Message  25: Re: Isolite -porous ceramic
             from "gutierrez-lagatta"


Message  26: Re: I built a solar liquid piston pump!
             from Carolyn Hoagland


Message  27: RE: Dill yields

.alellopathy
             from "billevans" 

Message  28: Re: Isolite -porous ceramic
             from kris book 

Message  29: RE: Isolite -porous ceramic
             from "Mark Allen Wells"


Message  30: Re: Commerical facility available .             from Lamar Zabielski 

Message  31: Space age fertilizer
             from kris book 

Message  32: Re: Commercial facility available .             from Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com

Message  33: RE: Commercial facility available .             from "Richard & Faye"


Message  34: RE: Commercial facility available .             from Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com

Message  35: RE: Commercial facility available .             from "Richard & Faye"


Message  36: Greenhouse source
             from "Pat Arbuthnot"


Message  37: Re: Greenhouse source
             from Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com

Message  38: Re: Greenhouse source
             from Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com

Message  39: List of greenhouse structures with
comments
             from Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com

Message  40: $100 Greenhouse?
             from Sandman198 'at' aol.com

Message  41: Re: $100 Greenhouse?
             from Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com

Message  42: RE: List of greenhouse structures with
comments
             from "Richard & Faye"


Message  43: Re: $100 Greenhouse?
             from Mike Davey 

Message  44: RE: List of greenhouse structures with
comments
             from Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com

Message  45: Re: A bit of education .             from "Steven Medlock" 

Message  46: Re: Heartwood Farms Greenhouse Info
             from "Pat Arbuthnot"


Message  47: Re: unsubscribe
             from "Steven Medlock" 

Message  48: Re: Shark Attack
             from fishmanbruce 'at' webtv.net (Bruce
Schreiber)

Message  49: Re: unsubscribe
             from fishmanbruce 'at' webtv.net (Bruce
Schreiber)

Message  50: RE: Dill yields

.alellopathy
             from "billevans" 

Message  51: Re: List of greenhouse structures with
comments
             from "gutierrez-lagatta"


Message  52: Re: Space age fertilizer
             from fishmanbruce 'at' webtv.net (Bruce
Schreiber)

Message  53: 
             from "J. R." 

Message  54: used greenhouses
             from "Robert Rogers"


Message  55: RE: Space age fertilizer
             from "billevans" 

Message  56: Re:
             from "TGTX" 

Message  57: Re: Isolite -porous ceramic
             from kris book 

Message  58: Re: Dill yields

.alellopathy
             from "TGTX" 

Message  59: Re: unsubscribe
             from marc 'at' aculink.net

Message  60: Re: Space age fertilizer
             from kris book 

Message  61: Re: unsubscribe
             from marc 'at' aculink.net

Message  62: Re:
             from marc 'at' aculink.net

Message  63: Re: Space age fertilizer
             from marc 'at' aculink.net

Message  64: Re: Dill yields

.alellopathy
             from marc 'at' aculink.net

Message  65: Re: WHAT??? Re: Dill
yields

.alellopathy
             from marc 'at' aculink.net

Message  66: RE: Space age fertilizer
             from "billevans" 

Message  67: RE: Dill yields

.alellopathy
             from "billevans" 

Message  68: Unsubscribe
             from "Robby Richards"


Message  69: Fwd. Introduction and  Thanks
             from S & S Aqua Farm


Message  70: Several ideas for managing the list size
             from "Ada Erickson"


Message  71: Re: Unsubscribe
             from marc 'at' aculink.net

Message  72: Re: Several ideas for managing the list
size
             from S & S Aqua Farm


Message  73: Hang on a minute, Robby
             from kris book 

Message  74: RE: Fwd. Introduction and  Thanks
             from "Mark Allen Wells"


| Message 1

Subject: Re: Archive
From:    "Pete and Diana Scholtens"

Date:    Mon, 9 Jul 2001 22:57:17 -0700

Thanks for the note, Paula. I'll ask my questions one
at a time. And about
posting etiquette, I don't mind the off topic posts
since I find them
interesting, being a man of eclectic (my wife would
say eccentric) tastes.
It would be really great, though, for those of us on
digest format if you
all could trim off the excess verbage tacked on to the
end of your posts.
All you have to do is hit Ctrl-Shift-End and then
Delete. I'd really
appreciate it.

Here's the first question.
How do you deal with solids in the water that is sent
on to the plants?

Thanks.
Pete Scholtens
Langley, BC

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Subject: unsubscribe
From:    "Arlos" 
Date:    Mon, 9 Jul 2001 23:01:30 -0700

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=_NextPart_000_0010_01C108CB.1720E6A0-- | Message 3 Subject: Re: unsubscribe From: dreadlox 'at' cwjamaica.com Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 01:36:14 -0700 Arlos, Arlos, Arlos please reconsider this. No need to let someone's view derail you. As someone said . I think this group runs 90 odd per cent efficient from what I have seen from other groups. Tolerance is needed. You are a welcome addition to the group, and I welcome your technical input. The older ones here have all had our warm socks rattled at some point, for asking things that seemed important to us, but not to others. I could feel bad for having asked the question re fish injuries in the first place, but hey. No need to delist, just acknowledgement, acceptance, ADJUSTMENT. Never said delist ma bro!! Youd be surprised that even some of the vets on this list have unsubbed at some time or other. I have found your post MOST interesting, and those which werent down my street I simply deleted, but thats not to say it didnt meet someone elses need!! Please those of you who would just love to fill your mailbox with 100% unadulterated AQUAPONIC stuff, why not consider jumping in with your questions and comments as well as HELP to build a repertoire of posts here worthy of archiving for future use? It is in diversity of interests that we would stimulate TOLERANCE. Funny that the folks who seem to make a lot of flak are folks who in my humble opinion, are seemingly quiet on the list MOST of the time ANYWAYS. This list doesnt belong to anyone person, and Id hate to think we need to start to lose members because we are HUMAN, and as such have different interests. As said before, please reconsider. Sincerely. Mike JAMAICA. Arlos wrote: > > please delist me due to the recent flak over off topic posts, thanks | Message 4 Subject: Re: unsubscribe From: Al Thompson Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 23:56:55 -0700 First, to all, my apologies to all for being Off-Topic: Please don't go off list, Arlos. While coming home to 30+ odd messages in my mailbox some nights makes for more work, you have me considering growing Abalone in my future Aquaponics project. You know I have requested off-list to see your setup in Monterey, especially since I am just a couple of hours north in San Francisco. I also have a lot of respect for your work. I would want to see your project if I lived on the East Coast. I didn't want to drive such valuable input as your art of Abalone farming off the list, only to ask folks for a little restraint in posting so much off-topic on the alias _each day_. As a mostly silent lurker, I apologize to you and others about dishing out "flak." I just wanted to get slightly fewer off-topic emails per week. I hope you re-consider. Regards, Al Arlos wrote: > please delist me due to the recent flak over off topic posts, thanks | Message 5 Subject: Re: alellopathy From: "gutierrez-lagatta" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 04:50:04 -0500 Emmett, I never grew tomatoes on a large scale in Florida - just for home use. I did have Red Giant Mustard in my home system in combination with the tomatoes with no apparent problems. I believe I recall Jim R. mentioning the use of mint and marigolds in combination with tomatoes for favorable results (what is the opposite of allelopathy?). > Are we having a good time or what? Adriana Tedzo .comments? > Emmett About growing tomatoes in a shade house in summer - I think that Florida's mid 90's heat in the summers makes tomato production a problem due to flowering and pollenation difficulties. Even in a shade house which will drop temperatures into the mid to high 80's I would think this is not great. You might give the Agriculture Extension Office in Palmetto a call and ask about this specific thing. They are nice people and very knowledgeable about tomatoes. Given the huge tomato production in and around Ruskin I would think that this has been studied at some point. There is a market in that area for greens and herbs but I think there is a resistance to very high prices which make the business attractive. Salad greens are so competitive coming out of California (under $3/# for fairly decent quality) that only the very picky chef will pay $6 or more a pound for them. Herbs at market prices get a good return but the trick is to get a high enough $ volume per delivery to make it worth your while. There is a company in Tampa which currently has approximately 60,000 sq ft of greenhouses and has large plans to supply herbs and greens to all of the five star restaurants and hotels in Florida. I believe they are having serious difficulties but some times these "competitors" can cause great harm to the market while they thrash around trying to survive. Adriana | Message 6 Subject: Re: alellopathy From: "gutierrez-lagatta" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 05:11:10 -0500 OH NO! Should I tear out my 14' tray of dill? :>) It is growing on a common nutrient tank with at least 12 other varieties and just about everything is doing great .Seriously, if allelopathy is a problem, aquaponic and hydroponic operations are more vulnerable due the circulation of nutrients throughout the growing operation and across a variety of crops. I haven't seem any resarch on this specifically directed to water-culture. > I have read that you shouldn't grow dill next to anything. This whole > companion planting thing seems to indicate that plant roots can exude > certain biochemicals which inhibit or support other, very different kinds of > plants if that is the case, then doesn't it lend credence to the notion > that endomycorhizzae and bacteria etc are actively exchanging all kinds of > organics with the plant for perhaps mutual benefit? Eh? Adriana | Message 7 Subject: Re: unsubscribe From: "gutierrez-lagatta" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 05:31:35 -0500 Arlos, Let me agree with Mike on this, please stay. Just because a couple of people were annoyed over the lengthy shark thread is no reason for you to feel rejected by the list. There are 450 members I suspect that your contributions and presence have been highly valued by the great majority of us. We all digress occaionally and the majority tolerate this in exchange for a greater value received. I recall a great discussion a while back that degenerated onto the subject of sod yurts. Now THAT was totally off-topic and a lot of fun. > Arlos, Arlos, Arlos please reconsider this. > No need to let someone's view derail you. As someone said . I think > this group runs 90 odd per cent efficient from what I have seen from > other groups. Tolerance is needed. > > You are a welcome addition to the group, and I welcome your technical > input. Adriana | Message 8 Subject: Re: unsubscribe From: "TGTX" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 07:14:38 -0500 Arlos, Like that old doo-wop song goes Oh won't you stay, just a little bit longer Please say you will say you will Gee, that was pretty good singing there Ted Seriously, tho, man, just hang with us for a while . ----- Original Message ----- From: gutierrez-lagatta To: Cc: Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 5:31 AM Subject: Re: unsubscribe > Arlos, > Let me agree with Mike on this, please stay. Just because a couple of > people were annoyed over the lengthy shark thread is no reason for you > to feel rejected by the list. There are 450 members I suspect that > your contributions and presence have been highly valued by the great > majority of us. We all digress occaionally and the majority tolerate > this in exchange for a greater value received. I recall a great > discussion a while back that degenerated onto the subject of sod > yurts. Now THAT was totally off-topic and a lot of fun. > > > > Arlos, Arlos, Arlos please reconsider this. > > No need to let someone's view derail you. As someone said . I think > > this group runs 90 odd per cent efficient from what I have seen from > > other groups. Tolerance is needed. > > > You are a welcome addition to the group, and I welcome your > technical > > input. > > Adriana > > | Message 9 Subject: Re: Continued off topic messages From: Jim Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 07:20:37 -0500 Hi Arlos, Don't let one or two people's comments run you out of here Although I've been busier than I ever want to be again for most of the last year and have been almost in hibernation email wise, I try to follow the group messages and it's always good to hear of other's experiences and interests I subscribe to the coffeeshop view of this group It's a good place for a bunch of aqua folks to get together, talk some biz, a little BS, answer a few questions from the beginners, and sometimes help unravel tangled lines with the other vets Closest thing to a shark I've seen around here is my brothers pet 80 lb silver carp in the big catfish pond, but diving is right up there on my list of enjoyable topics, ecoextremism is at the bottom and fish farming is somewhere in the middle depending on how the day has been, what the water temps are running, and how many poachers I've run off that week.(What you mean, you don't let anybody fish in your ponds?!?! ! 'at' ^%#^%#^ poachers) Putting on my dusty 'Archivist' hat: I do hope to get them up to date soon. Also, I would (and do) appreciate folks not using html, and prefacing the subject line with Yak: or Off topic: when they drift too far away from the central themes Jim "Arlos" Wrote: > > Robby, I can't remember ever having read that this was a strictly > technical board. I for one mix personal as well as technical as > aquaponics is as much vocation as avocation. As for BS? I'll leave my > personal comment for you on a private email.Arlos > In Reply to: Robby Richards who wrote: > Since the subject has been brought up, I completely agree > that there is way too much personal ranting going on. It is > great if friends keep in touch by emailing each other, but it > is best served via a private message so that other people's > time is not wasted sorting through messages trying to sort out > the BS from informative messages on the topic of the > list-Aquaponics. Please post personal messages elsewhere for > the good of the entire group. Thank you, Robby Richards | Message 10 Subject: A bit of education .From: "Pat Arbuthnot" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 07:35:12 -0500 Yes . a bit of education goes a long way in my book. I'm a "newbie" in aquaponics, with a plan of putting up a greenhouse and beginning my venture in the next few months. Yes, at times the amount of posts seem overwhelming (especially to my 17 year old son who is waiting for his turn at the computer!). BUT, I have learned so much from so many of you. I am not a technical wiz, so I surely have to absorb the info that you provide us with . including Arlos! I do hope that he stays in the group. Hey, I even learned about the plain text/html and the RTF button on the computer (Thanks guys!) We live in Northern Illinois, plan on a trip to Missouri, Michigan, and down to Florida on horse business and at the same time to take in what ever we can in aquaponics. If you know of any places for us to visit, please post the info as I'm sure many people have no idea where to find the going farms. Next, I intend on growing herbs and specialty items to supply restaurants. Do you know of anyone currently doing so and what are your suggestions on "hot items" to consider? If we could have a listing of "Bios" on some of our list contributors is also a good idea . then we would have an idea WHO is actually giving us all the info, where they are located, and their experience etc. Sorry for the long post . hope to meet some of you in North Carolina in November. My son and I will be there! | Message 11 Subject: Commerical facility available .From: "Pat Arbuthnot" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 08:06:47 -0500 For information to the group . should you know of anyone that may be interested . FOR Sale or Lease A 2 year old Crop King Greenhouse, 4 bay, 88'x128', 11,264 sq. ft, located in Dyersville, Iowa (a few miles from the "Field of Dreams" movie site .tourist stop) about 20 minutes west of Dubuque, Iowa. This was purchased by a company that was thinking of using the gases from a hog farm to heat the facility. They had grown tomatoes and simply sold them to a wholesaler . just hydro not aquaponics. They know that they will take a great loss on the sale. It can be bought and removed or they are willing to lease the facility for $1500 or so per month. It's much too large a facility for this "newbie". If anyone is interested email me for the info. Or if there is anyone interested in a joint venture, let me know. Have a great day! Pat | Message 12 Subject: RE: unsubscribe From: "Mark Allen Wells" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 09:08:41 -0500 >First, to all, my apologies to all for being Off-Topic: This showed a lot of humility, Al. That's not always an easy thing to do. I respect you for it. I also respect Arlos. We need his energy, his fighting spirit and his knowledge. I sent him a note sharing a thought or two .I hope he stays. Few take the time to go in depth on subjects the way he does .be it abalone or sharks. I enjoy reading the experiences of others. Yes the list generates lots of mail. If I see something that I don't need or want, I delete without reading all of it .I skim a lot. The time that is saved from a much shortened learning curve more than makes up for extra mail. This is a tremendous resource. Having worked in municipal water and wastewater treatment as well as playing with plants and fish for years, I find aquaponics enjoyable and fascinating.and the diverse group of people involved in it to be intelligent and intersting. I hope we can learn something from this recent little ripple. Temperance and tolerance go a long way. get your ass back here, Arlos! peace.Mark | Message 13 Subject: RE: Dill yields .alellopathy From: "billevans" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 07:27:05 -0700 Just out of curiosity what is the most amount of dill picked off of one plant at one picking Ive got a rogue plant( actually two) that are about 9 feet high . one of the seed heads measured 12 inches across the first and second picking from these two plants has yielded a total of 17 ounces of dill. bille >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>OH NO! Should I tear out my 14' tray of dill? :>) It is growing on a common nutrient tank with at least 12 other varieties and just about everything is doing great. | Message 14 Subject: WHAT??? Re: Dill yields .alellopathy From: "bennett" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 10:37:24 -0400 > Just out of curiosity what is the most amount of dill picked off of one >plant at one picking > Excuse me, but are you purposely trying to keeps problems going here?!?! Hasn't there been enough trouble about off topic posts already, without asking leading questions such as this? D. | Message 15 Subject: RE: WHAT??? Re: Dill yields .alellopathy From: "billevans" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 07:50:01 -0700 What? you don't beleive in 9 foot tall dill? Anybody who wants a picture, just send me a two stamps to cover mailing and developing charges. Tallest plant is pictured next to an 8 foot builder's straightedge. bille >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuse me, but are you purposely trying to keeps problems going here?!?! HOW?????????? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Hasn't there been enough trouble about off topic posts already, without asking leading questions such as this? how's it leading? bille | Message 16 Subject: List problems and concerns From: S & S Aqua Farm Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 09:53:57 -0500 If there are concerns about the list and its contents, subject matter, or other administrative problems, please address them to me at This is not a moderated list -- and I wouldn't want it to become one. As has always been the case, I don't see any need to regulate the discussions. Those that are important will continue, and those that are not .will not. And as I suggested yesterday: >My suggestion is that you post any specific questions you have, preferably >one topic at a time, and let's see what the list members have to contribute. The quickest way to keep the conversations on what you want to discuss is to open the discussions yourself. Paula S&S Aqua Farm, 8386 County Road 8820, West Plains, MO 65775 417-256-5124 Web page http://www.townsqr.com/snsaqua/ | Message 17 Subject: RE: dealing with solids From: "Ron Brooks" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 10:56:55 -0400 Pete I personally use a 3 sump setup with the water splashing into the first sump then flowing into the next two gently with a up flow action , which by the time it gets to the beds there is no discernable solids to be seen , then every 3 days or so I drain and clean the sumps , Which are 30 gallons each, works for how I set up my system. Now on another note I set up a system like S&S describes for my Koi pond , Well after a week the water went from pea soup to crystal but now I know where it all went , in the grow beds talk about green Ron The One Who Walks Two Paths -> -> -> Here's the first question. -> How do you deal with solids in the water that is sent on to the plants? -> -> Thanks. -> Pete Scholtens -> Langley, BC -> -> | Message 18 Subject: Re: unsubscribe From: kris book Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 08:56:22 -0600 This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ----__JNP_000_7587.5603.212b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Arlos, IMHO, you have earned your place on this list. And I suggest you listen to the folks that have asked you to stay. These friends are the main contributors and the heart and soul that make this thing so special. Like I said last night, every list has few people that think they have the right to criticize somebody elses views that bothers them. Your posts have added a great deal of information and I for one don't expect perfection out of anyone, except myself. Last thing to remember, always listen to what Ted has to say! kris ----__JNP_000_7587.5603.212b Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Arlos,
 
IMHO, you have earned your place on this list. And I suggest you = listen to=20 the folks that have asked you to stay. These friends are the main = contributors=20 and the heart and soul that make this thing so special.
 
Like I said last night, every list has few people that think they have= the=20 right to criticize somebody elses views that bothers them. Your posts have = added=20 a great deal of information and I for one don't expect perfection out of = anyone,=20 except myself. Last thing to remember, always listen to what Ted has to=20 say!
 
kris
 
 
 
 
 
----__JNP_000_7587.5603.212b-- | Message 19 Subject: Isolite -porous ceramic From: "Mark Allen Wells" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 10:11:29 -0500 Has anyone tried this medium? http://www.gardenweb.com/isolite/ Mark | Message 20 Subject: RE: Dill yields .alellopathy From: "Chris Jeppesen" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 08:12:24 -0700 are these plants in an aquaponics grow bed or right in the compost pile. They certainly best any dill I've ever grown. Chris > Just out of curiosity what is the most amount of dill picked off of one >plant at one picking Ive got a rogue plant( actually two) that are >about 9 feet high . one of the seed heads measured 12 inches across | Message 21 Subject: RE: Dill yields From: "billevans" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 08:43:58 -0700 THey're growing in "soil", hehe a gravel pathway that has a "french drain" three feet below it( them). THe plants just kinda sprouted- lots of things self sow here. country "soil" here 'bouts is granite more towards the acidic/silicic side of . took forever to dig the drain in the rock,, bille, zone 10 sandiego county,calif. imagining the AP equivalent ---- - Subject: RE: Dill yields .alellopathy are these plants in an aquaponics grow bed or right in the compost pile. They certainly best any dill I've ever grown. Chris | Message 22 Subject: Re: unsubscribe From: "Lloyd R. Prentice" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 11:43:19 -0400 dreadlox 'at' cwjamaica.com wrote: > Arlos, Arlos, Arlos please reconsider this. Yes. Please stay. This list will be much empoverished if you leave. I concur with Mike 100%. Best wishes, Lloyd | Message 23 Subject: RE: Isolite -porous ceramic From: "billevans" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 08:47:48 -0700 32 pounds /ft^3 density looks heavy man what $$$$ are they asking for breaking our back? bille -- http://www.gardenweb.com/isolite/ Mark | Message 24 Subject: Re: Dill yields .alellopathy From: "gutierrez-lagatta" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 11:52:06 -0500 Bill, I'm new to growing dill so you will find me at the bottom of the learning curve. I seeded my plants on the assumption that in our Southern Alabama heat they will not do well. My plan is to grow them for a single harvest of the whole plant at the "baby dill" stage after about 28 days. This will reduce harvest labor. I may allow a couple of plants to grow to full size to see how they do I will keep you posted. Adriana > Just out of curiosity what is the most amount of dill picked off of one > plant at one picking Ive got a rogue plant( actually two) that are > about 9 feet high . one of the seed heads measured 12 inches across > the first and second picking from these two plants has yielded a total of > 17 ounces of dill. | Message 25 Subject: Re: Isolite -porous ceramic From: "gutierrez-lagatta" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 11:59:20 -0500 At first glance I thought it was another brand of expanded clay which I love as a growing media, but I see that it is made from extruded Diatomeceous earth. Interesting .Do you have any idea of pricing? Adriana > Has anyone tried this medium? > > http://www.gardenweb.com/isolite/ | Message 26 Subject: Re: I built a solar liquid piston pump! From: Carolyn Hoagland Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:17:17 -0500 Bill Patrick asked: > > 1. What did you use for your check valves (or "ball valves" as called in > the diagram)? 3/4" pvc check valves(spring loaded) > 2. What size PVC did you use? 3/4 inch http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Lab/1135/stirling.htm But today it's not working. I can't think of anything I've changed, but yesterday it pumped, and today it doesn't. My first suspicion is that I have lost a seal somewhere and I've probably got an air leak. By the way, I did a calculation on how much air tank space I would need to make this a useful pump, and I came up with a volume similar to a semi-trailer. So it's back to the drawing board. My next step is to look at a different gas/liquid combo, or methods to increase temperature differential. Carolyn | Message 27 Subject: RE: Dill yields .alellopathy From: "billevans" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 10:17:03 -0700 So you are selling "dill weed" , so to speak, and not the almost mature seedheads? My use is for making dill pickles. I guess the foliage imparts the same taste enhancement. Im new to growing dill as well, as I said ,the plants were volunteer. :> bille who guesses that dill is taprooted, likes the "K " gravel they're n( usually lava- "rhyolite" based) and likes the air that the gravel drain holds .and all the goodies I've thrown at them. ---- Bill, My plan is to grow them for a single harvest of the whole plant at the "baby dill" Adriana | Message 28 Subject: Re: Isolite -porous ceramic From: kris book Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 11:58:11 -0600 I just got off the phone with Linda at Sundine enterprises in Denver. She is sending me commercial pricing and any tech info that she has. I'll pass it on so she doesn't get 300 phone calls today. kris | Message 29 Subject: RE: Isolite -porous ceramic From: "Mark Allen Wells" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 13:05:01 -0500 LOL .thanks Kris, I emailed them -- I just got off the phone with Linda at Sundine enterprises in Denver. She is sending me commercial pricing and any tech info that she has. I'll pass it on so she doesn't get 300 phone calls today. kris | Message 30 Subject: Re: Commerical facility available .From: Lamar Zabielski Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:05:17 -0600 Hello Pat, More info please. I'd want to move it to Colorado. Lamar Tuesday, July 10, 2001, 7:06:47 AM, you wrote: > For information to the group . should you know of anyone that may be > interested . FOR Sale or Lease > A 2 year old Crop King Greenhouse, 4 bay, 88'x128', 11,264 sq. ft, located > in Dyersville, Iowa (a few miles from the "Field of Dreams" movie site > .tourist stop) about 20 minutes west of Dubuque, Iowa. > This was purchased by a company that was thinking of using the gases from a > hog farm to heat the facility. They had grown tomatoes and simply sold them > to a wholesaler . just hydro not aquaponics. They know that they will take > a great loss on the sale. It can be bought and removed or they are willing > to lease the facility for $1500 or so per month. > It's much too large a facility for this "newbie". If anyone is interested > email me for the info. Or if there is anyone interested in a joint venture, > let me know. > Have a great day! > Pat > > -- Best regards, Lamar | Message 31 Subject: Space age fertilizer From: kris book Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:12:45 -0600 This is a product that was on the Isolite page. It's way over my head. Can any of you plant geniuses translate this stuff into English. http://www.zeoponix.com/ | Message 32 Subject: Re: Commercial facility available .From: Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 14:27:10 -0400 You would have to buy the greenhouse for a song to justify the cost of moving it to Colorado. You can get a better greenhouse than Crop King for about 7-8 grand a bay, brand new, with all new equipment. You should calculate how much it will cost you to fly there, disassemble it, pack it, truck it, re-assemble it, hunt for missing or damaged parts, finish the job. I bet that even paying minimum wage to everybody involved you would still end up with an extremely expensive crappy old setup. The price you pay for the greenhouse is only a part of the total cost of such an endeavor. -_______________ Andrei D. Calciu (VA-4270) NEC America, Inc. 14040 Park Center Dr. Herndon, VA 20171-3227 Voice: 703-834-4273 Fax: 703-787-6613 This message and any attachment are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. zeb 'at' utalk.org Sent by: To: aquaponics 'at' townsqr.com aquaponics-request 'at' t cc: ownsqr.com Subject: Re: Commerical facility available . 07/10/01 02:05 PM Please respond to aquaponics Hello Pat, More info please. I'd want to move it to Colorado. Lamar Tuesday, July 10, 2001, 7:06:47 AM, you wrote: > For information to the group . should you know of anyone that may be > interested . FOR Sale or Lease > A 2 year old Crop King Greenhouse, 4 bay, 88'x128', 11,264 sq. ft, located > in Dyersville, Iowa (a few miles from the "Field of Dreams" movie site > .tourist stop) about 20 minutes west of Dubuque, Iowa. > This was purchased by a company that was thinking of using the gases from a > hog farm to heat the facility. They had grown tomatoes and simply sold them > to a wholesaler . just hydro not aquaponics. They know that they will take > a great loss on the sale. It can be bought and removed or they are willing > to lease the facility for $1500 or so per month. > It's much too large a facility for this "newbie". If anyone is interested > email me for the info. Or if there is anyone interested in a joint venture, > let me know. > Have a great day! > Pat > > -- Best regards, Lamar | Message 33 Subject: RE: Commercial facility available .From: "Richard & Faye" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 13:40:12 -0500 Thanks for the info. O.K. where could I find a greenhouse with all new equipment for 7-8k? Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: aquaponics-request 'at' townsqr.com > [mailto:aquaponics-request 'at' townsqr.com]On Behalf Of > Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 1:27 PM > To: aquaponics 'at' townsqr.com > Subject: Re: Commercial facility available .> > > > You would have to buy the greenhouse for a song to justify the cost of > moving it to Colorado. You can get a better greenhouse than Crop King for > about 7-8 grand a bay, brand new, with all new equipment. You should > calculate how much it will cost you to fly there, disassemble it, pack it, > truck it, re-assemble it, hunt for missing or damaged parts, finish the > job. I bet that even paying minimum wage to everybody involved you would > still end up with an extremely expensive crappy old setup. > > The price you pay for the greenhouse is only a part of the total cost of > such an endeavor. > > -_______________ > Andrei D. Calciu (VA-4270) > NEC America, Inc. > 14040 Park Center Dr. > Herndon, VA 20171-3227 > > Voice: 703-834-4273 > Fax: 703-787-6613 > > This message and any attachment are confidential. If you are not the > intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete the > message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended > recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the > contents to any other person. > > > > > > zeb 'at' utalk.org > > Sent by: To: > aquaponics 'at' townsqr.com > aquaponics-request 'at' t cc: > > ownsqr.com Subject: Re: > Commerical facility available > .> > > > 07/10/01 02:05 PM > > Please respond to > > aquaponics > > > > > > > > > > Hello Pat, > > More info please. I'd want to move it to > Colorado. > Lamar > > Tuesday, July 10, 2001, 7:06:47 AM, you wrote: > > > For information to the group . should you know of anyone that may be > > interested . FOR Sale or Lease > > > A 2 year old Crop King Greenhouse, 4 bay, 88'x128', 11,264 sq. ft, > located > > in Dyersville, Iowa (a few miles from the "Field of Dreams" movie site > > .tourist stop) about 20 minutes west of Dubuque, Iowa. > > > This was purchased by a company that was thinking of using the > gases from > a > > hog farm to heat the facility. They had grown tomatoes and simply sold > them > > to a wholesaler . just hydro not aquaponics. They know that they will > take > > a great loss on the sale. It can be bought and removed or they are > willing > > to lease the facility for $1500 or so per month. > > > It's much too large a facility for this "newbie". If anyone is > interested > > email me for the info. Or if there is anyone interested in a joint > venture, > > let me know. > > > Have a great day! > > Pat > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Best regards, > Lamar > > > > > > > | Message 34 Subject: RE: Commercial facility available .From: Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 14:45:16 -0400 Atlas greenhouses has several packages for under 8 grand and that includes a gas heater and cooling fans. I believe their price was around 7200 last time I looked at their website (a few months ago). This price was for the model that could support high snow loads and was covered with inflated poly. -_______________ Andrei D. Calciu (VA-4270) NEC America, Inc. 14040 Park Center Dr. Herndon, VA 20171-3227 Voice: 703-834-4273 Fax: 703-787-6613 This message and any attachment are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. | Message 35 Subject: RE: Commercial facility available .From: "Richard & Faye" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 13:59:34 -0500 Thanks. I have been looking at crop king and the ones sold by hydro gardens. I will check Atlas. I'm actually in Missouri. Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: aquaponics-request 'at' townsqr.com > [mailto:aquaponics-request 'at' townsqr.com]On Behalf Of > Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 1:45 PM > To: aquaponics 'at' townsqr.com > Subject: RE: Commercial facility available .> > > > Atlas greenhouses has several packages for under 8 grand and that includes > a gas heater and cooling fans. I believe their price was around 7200 last > time I looked at their website (a few months ago). This price was for the > model that could support high snow loads and was covered with inflated > poly. > > -_______________ > Andrei D. Calciu (VA-4270) > NEC America, Inc. > 14040 Park Center Dr. > Herndon, VA 20171-3227 > > Voice: 703-834-4273 > Fax: 703-787-6613 > > This message and any attachment are confidential. If you are not the > intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete the > message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended > recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the > contents to any other person. > > > | Message 36 Subject: Greenhouse source From: "Pat Arbuthnot" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 14:11:11 -0500 Here is another source to check out .Steel framing .straight sidewalls . corrugated polycarbonate covering . etc. etc. www.heartwoodfarms.com Very good pricing for a solid structure . check them out. | Message 37 Subject: Re: Greenhouse source From: Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:10:48 -0400 Here is the Atlas greenhouse. Price is now 7500 bucks. Just click on the link. http://www.atlasgreenhouse.com/package.html#1 -_______________ Andrei D. Calciu (VA-4270) NEC America, Inc. 14040 Park Center Dr. Herndon, VA 20171-3227 Voice: 703-834-4273 Fax: 703-787-6613 This message and any attachment are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. | Message 38 Subject: Re: Greenhouse source From: Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:15:53 -0400 http://www.heartwoodfarms.com/ the site is down. do you have a phone number or an address? -_______________ Andrei D. Calciu (VA-4270) NEC America, Inc. 14040 Park Center Dr. Herndon, VA 20171-3227 Voice: 703-834-4273 Fax: 703-787-6613 This message and any attachment are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. | Message 39 Subject: List of greenhouse structures with comments From: Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:40:07 -0400 http://ovg.com/ great supplier on the US West Coast http://www.hoophouse.com/ Perfect for a hobby structure, or for a try-first-plunge-later http://premiergreenhouses.safeshopper.com/ pretty neat choices under $2000 http://www.solardome.co.uk/index.html absolutely fantastic. Must cost a fortune. http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/ high quality products. This site has a BTU calculator that will allow you to figure out how big a heater you need for YOUR greenhouse. http://www.solarbarns.com/ good outfit, site not fully functional, but you can call them. http://carefreegarden.com/ lots of products to offer http://www.igcusa.com/ long product list. Better for commercial than hobby. They charge for giving you a price quote!!! http://www.greenhousekit.com/ a kit for everyone http://www.growitgreenhouses.com/ last one on this list. I have a few more, but they start getting repetitious. Basically, if you want it, it is there for the getting. Just about each state you live in (or country) has a greenhouse supplier that will fit your budget. -_______________ Andrei D. Calciu (VA-4270) NEC America, Inc. 14040 Park Center Dr. Herndon, VA 20171-3227 Voice: 703-834-4273 Fax: 703-787-6613 This message and any attachment are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. | Message 40 Subject: $100 Greenhouse? From: Sandman198 'at' aol.com Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:50:17 EDT Hey does anyone know the link for the $100, greenhouse design, I remember seeing it on the list a while ago, but then lost it. anyone care to point me in the right direction. Thanks Roey | Message 41 Subject: Re: $100 Greenhouse? From: Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:47:43 -0400 For $100 greenhouse, you salvage some 2x4s get some nails, build the structure, then buy poly covering from any supplier you like. Make it a double layer if you live in cold climates. Of course, poly alone will cost a bit more than 100 bucks, the nails will cost you some 20-30 bucks, hauling the salvaged lumber will cost something, and your sweat and time building the darn thing is certainly worth at least minimum wage. So in reality there is no $100 dollar anything, but you can get darn close. I think Tom and Paula built their first greenhouse with salvaged materials for about 3 grand and some sweat equity. -_______________ Andrei D. Calciu (VA-4270) NEC America, Inc. 14040 Park Center Dr. Herndon, VA 20171-3227 Voice: 703-834-4273 Fax: 703-787-6613 This message and any attachment are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. Sandman198 'at' aol.com Sent by: To: aquaponics 'at' townsqr.com aquaponics-request 'at' t cc: ownsqr.com Subject: $100 Greenhouse? 07/10/01 03:50 PM Please respond to aquaponics Hey does anyone know the link for the $100, greenhouse design, I remember seeing it on the list a while ago, but then lost it. anyone care to point me in the right direction. Thanks Roey | Message 42 Subject: RE: List of greenhouse structures with comments From: "Richard & Faye" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 14:55:52 -0500 Thanks so Much for this great information! Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: aquaponics-request 'at' townsqr.com > [mailto:aquaponics-request 'at' townsqr.com]On Behalf Of > Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 2:40 PM > To: aquaponics 'at' townsqr.com > Subject: List of greenhouse structures with comments > > > > http://ovg.com/ great supplier on the US West Coast > http://www.hoophouse.com/ Perfect for a hobby structure, or for a > try-first-plunge-later > http://premiergreenhouses.safeshopper.com/ pretty neat choices > under $2000 > http://www.solardome.co.uk/index.html absolutely fantastic. > Must cost a fortune. > http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/ high quality products. This > site has a BTU calculator that will allow you to figure out how big a > heater you need for YOUR greenhouse. > http://www.solarbarns.com/ good outfit, site not fully functional, > but you can call them. > http://carefreegarden.com/ lots of products to offer > http://www.igcusa.com/ long product list. Better for > commercial > than hobby. They charge for giving you a price quote!!! > http://www.greenhousekit.com/ a kit for everyone > http://www.growitgreenhouses.com/ last one on this list. > > I have a few more, but they start getting repetitious. Basically, if you > want it, it is there for the getting. Just about each state you > live in (or > country) has a greenhouse supplier that will fit your budget. > > -_______________ > Andrei D. Calciu (VA-4270) > NEC America, Inc. > 14040 Park Center Dr. > Herndon, VA 20171-3227 > > Voice: 703-834-4273 > Fax: 703-787-6613 > > This message and any attachment are confidential. If you are not the > intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete the > message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended > recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the > contents to any other person. > > > | Message 43 Subject: Re: $100 Greenhouse? From: Mike Davey Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:25:03 -0500 Here is one link for what you want. http://www.sherrysgreenhouse.com/TomUhll.html The original plans are from North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. We built one last year and have been very happy with it. Can it be done for $100? Maybe it could, but $150 is closer to the real costs. Our is 12' x 16' and has made it though 90mph winds, a hail storm, and 8" of snow, though not all at the same time. Our is made with schedule 40 pipe and fittings as we couldn't find the schedule 80 stuff. All in all not a bad little house for the cost. Mike >Hey does anyone know the link for the $100, greenhouse design, I remember >seeing it on the list a while ago, but then lost it. anyone care to point me >in the right direction. Thanks >Roey -- Pisani Graphics Inc. Kimberly WI 54136 920-730-0014 | Message 44 Subject: RE: List of greenhouse structures with comments From: Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 16:55:09 -0400 I am glad I could contribute something valuable to this great list. In the mean time, I got a price quote from Atlas. A 30x130 foot house costs 5 grand. That is the price for the structure, the poly cover and the stuff to make it airtight, including an inflation system for double walls (for those of you near Canada). Heating and cooling equipment plus controls cost another 5500 bucks. Estimated shipping in the USA is 1000 bucks. -_______________ Andrei D. Calciu (VA-4270) NEC America, Inc. 14040 Park Center Dr. Herndon, VA 20171-3227 Voice: 703-834-4273 Fax: 703-787-6613 This message and any attachment are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. "Richard & Faye" m> cc: Sent by: Subject: RE: List of greenhouse structures aquaponics-request 'at' t with comments ownsqr.com 07/10/01 03:55 PM Please respond to aquaponics Thanks so Much for this great information! Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: aquaponics-request 'at' townsqr.com > [mailto:aquaponics-request 'at' townsqr.com]On Behalf Of > Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 2:40 PM > To: aquaponics 'at' townsqr.com > Subject: List of greenhouse structures with comments > > > > http://ovg.com/ great supplier on the US West Coast > http://www.hoophouse.com/ Perfect for a hobby structure, or for a > try-first-plunge-later > http://premiergreenhouses.safeshopper.com/ pretty neat choices > under $2000 > http://www.solardome.co.uk/index.html absolutely fantastic. > Must cost a fortune. > http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/ high quality products. This > site has a BTU calculator that will allow you to figure out how big a > heater you need for YOUR greenhouse. > http://www.solarbarns.com/ good outfit, site not fully functional, > but you can call them. > http://carefreegarden.com/ lots of products to offer > http://www.igcusa.com/ long product list. Better for > commercial > than hobby. They charge for giving you a price quote!!! > http://www.greenhousekit.com/ a kit for everyone > http://www.growitgreenhouses.com/ last one on this list. > > I have a few more, but they start getting repetitious. Basically, if you > want it, it is there for the getting. Just about each state you > live in (or > country) has a greenhouse supplier that will fit your budget. > > -_______________ > Andrei D. Calciu (VA-4270) > NEC America, Inc. > 14040 Park Center Dr. > Herndon, VA 20171-3227 > > Voice: 703-834-4273 > Fax: 703-787-6613 > > This message and any attachment are confidential. If you are not the > intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete the > message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended > recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the > contents to any other person. > > > | Message 45 Subject: Re: A bit of education .From: "Steven Medlock" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 17:06:48 -0500 Pat, I am fairly new at all this but I am up and running. If you are going to go an hour west of St. Louis your welcome to stop by here. Just let me know. As for what to grow that is what you can find a market for. I found mine in tomatoes. Steve Medlock (red) P.S We have horses as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Arbuthnot To: Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 7:35 AM Subject: A bit of education . > Yes . a bit of education goes a long way in my book. I'm a "newbie" in > aquaponics, with a plan of putting up a greenhouse and beginning my venture > in the next few months. Yes, at times the amount of posts seem overwhelming > (especially to my 17 year old son who is waiting for his turn at the > computer!). BUT, I have learned so much from so many of you. > I am not a technical wiz, so I surely have to absorb the info that you > provide us with . including Arlos! I do hope that he stays in the group. > > Hey, I even learned about the plain text/html and the RTF button on the > computer (Thanks guys!) > > We live in Northern Illinois, plan on a trip to Missouri, Michigan, and down > to Florida on horse business and at the same time to take in what ever we > can in aquaponics. If you know of any places for us to visit, please post > the info as I'm sure many people have no idea where to find the going farms. > > Next, I intend on growing herbs and specialty items to supply restaurants. > Do you know of anyone currently doing so and what are your suggestions on > "hot items" to consider? > > If we could have a listing of "Bios" on some of our list contributors is > also a good idea . then we would have an idea WHO is actually giving us > all the info, where they are located, and their experience etc. > > Sorry for the long post . hope to meet some of you in North Carolina in > November. My son and I will be there! > > > > | Message 46 Subject: Re: Heartwood Farms Greenhouse Info From: "Pat Arbuthnot" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 17:15:41 -0500 Heartwood Farms,Waltonville, Il. . email .cpound 'at' heartwoodfarms.com Phone # 618-279-7208 They are new distributors. I had been told by the party that referred me to them that this is one of the best structures for the money available. Solid steel framing, with corrugated polycarbonate . 7 1/2' straight sidewalls with 4' extensions available and a pitched roof. Check it out. I want something that I won't have to replace too soon. Guess I'm getting to old to handle change!! >From: Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com >Reply-To: aquaponics 'at' townsqr.com >To: aquaponics 'at' townsqr.com >Subject: Re: Greenhouse source >Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:15:53 -0400 > > >http://www.heartwoodfarms.com/ > >the site is down. do you have a phone number or an address? > >-_______________ >Andrei D. Calciu (VA-4270) >NEC America, Inc. >14040 Park Center Dr. >Herndon, VA 20171-3227 > >Voice: 703-834-4273 >Fax: 703-787-6613 > >This message and any attachment are confidential. If you are not the >intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete the >message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended >recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the >contents to any other person. > > | Message 47 Subject: Re: unsubscribe From: "Steven Medlock" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 17:34:04 -0500 Arlos, Hey from a beginner, Please stay I appreciate any topic that can help or educate me on this list. Red ----- Original Message ----- From: Lloyd R. Prentice To: Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 10:43 AM Subject: Re: unsubscribe > > > dreadlox 'at' cwjamaica.com wrote: > > > Arlos, Arlos, Arlos please reconsider this. > > Yes. Please stay. This list will be much empoverished if you leave. I concur > with Mike 100%. > > Best wishes, > > Lloyd > > > | Message 48 Subject: Re: Shark Attack From: fishmanbruce 'at' webtv.net (Bruce Schreiber) Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 17:39:44 -0500 (CDT) Maverick I think that on the Gulf coast the bull sharks have switched to eating the several Million big Nutria that are eating up our coastal salt marshes. They inhabit shallow water,are warm blooded, get to about 30 lbs.,are active year around both in cold times and in hot and have become a reliable food source for the coastal sharks. So if a person walks through the feeding area (beach in summer) He stands to get him self in too the same sort of toothy fix as our west coasters get when they swim near sea lion areas .Predators are all ways most numerous around prey species because they are drawn to them to exist .Before the return of the sea lions white sharks were I think much less numerous in California coastal waters and so were the shark attacks . OOPS slightly off topic again. Bruce | Message 49 Subject: Re: unsubscribe From: fishmanbruce 'at' webtv.net (Bruce Schreiber) Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 17:55:00 -0500 (CDT) Folks I am sure that Arlos is just kidding . I hope he is Guys and Gals like Arlos,Ted,Kris,Mike and Marc are what makes it worth being on this list. Bruce | Message 50 Subject: RE: Dill yields .alellopathy From: "billevans" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 16:00:15 -0700 http://www.frontierherb.com/BakingCooking/SpiceNotes/Dill.html I found the above to be interesting reading.have found dill to "hedge out" when terminal was cut( just like basil- keep the flowers away and the ferts plenty and there will be plenty of trimmings). resultant growth greatly outdistanced the"initial sprout" manyfold. be - Subject: Re: Dill yields .alellopathy Bill, I may allow a couple of plants to grow to full size to see how they do I will keep you posted. Adriana | Message 51 Subject: Re: List of greenhouse structures with comments From: "gutierrez-lagatta" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 18:08:30 -0500 How about side curtains and possibly ridge venting for passive ventilation? Also don't forget the cost of installation. If you do it yourself it will cost you in terms of opportunity cost. > I am glad I could contribute something valuable to this great list. In the > mean time, I got a price quote from Atlas. A 30x130 foot house costs 5 > grand. That is the price for the structure, the poly cover and the stuff to > make it airtight, including an inflation system for double walls (for those > of you near Canada). Heating and cooling equipment plus controls cost > another 5500 bucks. Estimated shipping in the USA is 1000 bucks. | Message 52 Subject: Re: Space age fertilizer From: fishmanbruce 'at' webtv.net (Bruce Schreiber) Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 18:39:38 -0500 (CDT) Kris kitty litter and oil dry are Zeolite a natural clay that you can load up with fertilizer by filtering a liquid loaded with fertilizer through like cat wiz. Than you can use it as a growing aid. I have been considering using it in one of my mud filters for a comparison. Gee maybe I should work at Nasa. Bruce | Message 53 From: "J. R." Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 16:43:20 -0700 (PDT) Hi -- how long will it take to get me unsubscribed? I'm still getting swamped . Thanks John 'at' rogers444 'at' yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ | Message 54 Subject: used greenhouses From: "Robert Rogers" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:49:39 -0400 you might want to try www.h2othouse.com scroll down on left side of screen to used green houses, just a site i've seen no affiliation. | Message 55 Subject: RE: Space age fertilizer From: "billevans" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 17:04:46 -0700 But they got the "super duper" zeolite! . and they "tested" it too! and even made up a new word> zat's gotta abe wurth sumthin. be - Kris kitty litter and oil dry are Zeolite a natural clay that you can | Message 56 Subject: Re: From: "TGTX" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:26:22 -0500 Dear J.R.: Do you often drive in a car? If so, do you often tailgate? Just curious. But on to the topic of your request and this very serious inquiry into matters most important Well, in today's progressive, chrome-plated, streamlined world, with Spandex Jackets for everyone Diligently holding high the Banner of Dung-Shopping Theory .(Recall that this was the former leader of Communist China he was in the market for fertilizer because he was "Dung Shopping" .) .uh, this is how it goes I think First you have to fill out an application form and wait for us to process it. If you are qualified, and if you fit certain selection criteria, and if you have submitted sufficient information in support of your request, then the Central Committee may or may not declare your application administratively complete and this may take some time .before the Central Committee begins the socioeconomic, technical, and cultural review of your unsubscription request. After the socioeconomic, technical, and cultural review phase, you may or may not be granted the request, based on it's socioeconomic, technical, and cultural merits, and also, the Central Committee must factor in the requests of others who may have made similar requests, in line, before you you will simply have to wait your turn. Assuming that we don't completely lose your application form to unsubscribe, then it could be some quite extraordinary length of time anyway .due to cadre staff workload, weather conditions, other vagaries of the various things, Party prerequisites, some handwaving about various things, etc., and so forth There may be other ways to do it, J.R I have been told, by errant capitalist roaders and hegemonists of various kinds, that just clicking on the S&S website may reveal these other ways, but I am not not authorized to discuss them. State secret. Yours Truely, Left-Tenant Tedzo, Senior Staff, Hotel California Heh, heh, heh ----- Original Message ----- From: J. R. To: Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 6:43 PM > > Hi -- how long will it take to get me unsubscribed? > > I'm still getting swamped . Thanks > > John 'at' rogers444 'at' yahoo.com > > __________________________________________________ > > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > | Message 57 Subject: Re: Isolite -porous ceramic From: kris book Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:48:17 -0600 I just received a post with about ten attachments. I will be glad to answer any questions but, it seems like we will have to wait until the price comes down a lot. A little math tells me that this stuff costs about $12,000 a truckload(10 tons), plus shipping from Japan. Pricing for ISOLITE (1mm, 2mm, 4mm, 6mm) 5-100 lbs. $1.20 per pound + shipping and handling 101-200 pounds $1.05 per pound + shipping and handling 201-1099 pounds $.95 per pound + common carrier charges 1100 pound Super Sacks $.85 per pound = common carrier charges Truckload Rate Approximately $.60 per pound + common carrier charges | Message 58 Subject: Re: Dill yields .alellopathy From: "TGTX" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 20:05:24 -0500 Howdy, folks . I just remember reading a report of dill's incompatibilty with other plants. .I have not seen this in action, so just take all that allleolopathy / companion plant stuff with a big grain of salt .if it works, it works .if it doesnt, then so be it. I like dill .it is a weird and wonderful plant/flavor/ ingredient to me I like to cook with it .it is great stuff a light dusting onto a fish filet or potato salad is one thing that makes me smile if it grows well with other plants, so be it. Apparently, some folks that have grown gardens of stuff don't think dill works well with other plants, for some reason. Let me dig into that a little and try to find or recall where I read it. There may be zero substance to the notion that one should keep dill isolated from everything else. Sorry. Ted | Message 59 Subject: Re: unsubscribe From: marc 'at' aculink.net Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:14:49 -0600 Fer sure ted. A friend is with you in bad times as well as good. Like a growbed - its always there in one form or another. Marc TGTX wrote: > > Arlos, > > Like that old doo-wop song goes > > Oh won't you stay, just a little bit longer > Please say you will say you will > | Message 60 Subject: Re: Space age fertilizer From: kris book Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:20:30 -0600 Bruce, I am sure that your translation skills are in great demand down at NASA. Now, since you speak nasanese, will you help me find the world's most efficient greenhouse. Seriously, I was going over the garden.com forum archives and on March 8, 2001 there was a post that was titled "the world's most efficient greenhouse". The message gave detailed instructions on how to follow links on the NASA web site. Well, I started following those instructions and I never could find the first link so I spent a total of about 8 or 9 hours reading web pages that never did take where I wanted to go. Three days later I went back to gardenweb.com to see if anyone had found the elusive greenhouse. My luck was no better that day, you see gardenweb.com had lost their server a short time after I posted, so I still don't have anything to share. I am not finished, one tid bit in the article mentioned the Ames Research Center in Alaska and Antarctica. kris On Tue, 10 Jul 2001 18:39:38 -0500 (CDT) fishmanbruce 'at' webtv.net (Bruce Schreiber) writes: > Kris kitty litter and oil dry are Zeolite a natural clay that you > can > load up with fertilizer by filtering a liquid loaded with > fertilizer > through like cat wiz. Than you can use it as a growing aid. > I have been considering using it in one of my mud filters for a > comparison. > Gee maybe I should work at Nasa. > Bruce > > | Message 61 Subject: Re: unsubscribe From: marc 'at' aculink.net Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:29:46 -0600 Now about Marc and Marc - the other two?? Bruce Schreiber wrote: > > Folks I am sure that Arlos is just kidding . > I hope he is Guys and Gals like Arlos,Ted,Kris,Mike and Marc are what > makes it worth being on this list. > > Bruce | Message 62 Subject: Re: From: marc 'at' aculink.net Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:41:00 -0600 Well gosh. Seems off topic is bad list netiquette. Last time I checked not following or losing the instructions for delisting is bad list netiquette too. If one wants to push good list manners then ALL the manners seem to be applicable - not just the ones we pick and choose. Nothing personal - it just seems . Marc > Hi -- how long will it take to get me unsubscribed? > > I'm still getting swamped . Thanks | Message 63 Subject: Re: Space age fertilizer From: marc 'at' aculink.net Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:41:58 -0600 Is it magnetic? Marc billevans wrote: > > But they got the "super duper" zeolite! . and they "tested" it too! > and even made up a new word> zat's gotta abe wurth sumthin. > be > > - > Kris kitty litter and oil dry are Zeolite a natural clay that you can | Message 64 Subject: Re: Dill yields .alellopathy From: marc 'at' aculink.net Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:44:57 -0600 OK!!!!! What will DILL DO TO THE WATER IN A AQUAPONICS SYSTEM!!! (this is one question) There. I feel better. Ahh Marc TGTX wrote: > > Howdy, folks .> > I just remember reading a report of dill's incompatibilty with other > plants.> .I have not seen this in action, so just take all that allleolopathy / > companion plant stuff with a big grain of salt .if it works, it works .if > it doesnt, then so be it.. | Message 65 Subject: Re: WHAT??? Re: Dill yields .alellopathy From: marc 'at' aculink.net Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:48:59 -0600 .well "it" is OK but "leading" can be shrunk into lead which can lead to a topic about the Romans that got lead poisoning due to fermenting wine in lead vats. While the vats may have some relationship to fish tanks no one in their right mind would want to raise food fish in a lead fish tank. It seems the word "leading" should be banned. Seems we can keep "it" though. Marc 1> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Hasn't there been enough trouble about off topic > posts already, without > asking leading questions such as this? > > how's it leading? > bille | Message 66 Subject: RE: Space age fertilizer From: "billevans" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:22:32 -0700 Nah ,i think they tradmarked "zeoponic". .Is it magnetic? > and even made up a new word> zat's gotta abe wurth sumthin. > | Message 67 Subject: RE: Dill yields .alellopathy From: "billevans" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:24:22 -0700 Clog it up w/ it's taproot, beyond that ida no . why not grow dill in a trashcan( trial setup)or a piece o drain line stood on end, and see the growth results ya get when the root can go DOWN! vs a shallow growbed. be OK!!!!! What will DILL DO TO THE WATER IN A AQUAPONICS SYSTEM!!! (this is one question) There. I feel better. Ahh . | Message 68 Subject: Unsubscribe From: "Robby Richards" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 20:23:23 -0700 =_NextPart_001_0000_01C1097E.2B45AB80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey Mr. Arlos, it seems that from the recent posts that the majority of t= he group thinks differently than I, and enjoy the many off topic chats. A= half dozen or so people seem to think like me and have requested to unsu= bscribe over the last week. I am a firm believer in democracy in action s= o it makes more sense for me to unsubscribe than for you to leave it. =20 I subscribed to the group a couple of weeks ago in an attempt to learn mo= re about the technical aspects of setting up and running a commercial aqu= aponics operation. I have 137 acres and 60,000 square feet of greenhouse,= aquaculture tanks, etc. to set up in the coming months, and I just don't= have the time to sort through so many messages that are not applicable t= o what I am looking for, i.e. technical details on aquaponics. I checked = my mail on Sunday evening and I had 185 messages to read! Few from the gr= oup had much to do with the technical aspects of aquaponics systems. If anyone in the group knows of other aquaponic related groups and info s= ources aimed at commercial scale operations, I would appreciate knowing a= bout them. Please send me a private message to let me know of any sites. Thanks, Robby =_NextPart_001_0000_01C1097E.2B45AB80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hey Mr. Arlos,= it seems that from the recent posts that the majority of the group think= s differently than I, and enjoy the many off topic chats. A half dozen or= so people seem to think like me and have requested to unsubscribe over t= he last week. I am a firm believer in democracy in action so it makes mor= e sense for me to unsubscribe than for you to leave it.
 = ;
I subscribed to the group a couple of weeks ago in an attemp= t to learn more about the technical aspects of setting up and running a c= ommercial aquaponics operation. I have 137 acres and 60,000 square feet o= f greenhouse, aquaculture tanks, etc. to set up in the coming months, and= I just don't have the time to sort through so many messages that are not= applicable to what I am looking for, i.e. technical details on aquaponic= s. I checked my mail on Sunday evening and I had 185 messages to read! Fe= w from the group had much to do with the technical aspects of aquaponics = systems.
 
If anyone in the group knows of oth= er aquaponic related groups and info sources aimed at commercial scale op= erations, I would appreciate knowing about them. Please send me a private= message to let me know of any sites.
 
Thanks= ,
 
Robby

=_NextPart_001_0000_01C1097E.2B45AB80-- | Message 69 Subject: Fwd. Introduction and Thanks From: S & S Aqua Farm Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:30:03 -0500 From: "Hiromi Iwashige" To: Subject: Introduction and Thanks Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 21:36:37 -0500 I am a new subscriber (two weeks ago) and appreciate very much the variety of topics I've seen addressed on this list. My sons (12, 14, & 18) loved the couger and shark stories, and our oldest son who is very interested in alternative energy was thrilled with the news about the pending federal legislation. Thanks to all of you who write. I am an Amish Mennonite homemaker-teacher-writer-flower grower with a deep interest in sustainable, family friendly, productive enterprises. We live on the 80 acre farm where I grew up in south central Kansas. I mourn how changes in the farm economy and in our ways of doing things have resulted in this farm, where my parents raised 12 children, now not being able to support a family raising only field crops and traditional farm animals. But I believe that alternatives such as aquaponics have the potential to restore to struggling farm families much of what was precious to me as I was growing up. It seems to me that we must relearn how to diversify our endeavors and how to market value-added crops if we are to be able again to make a living on small acreages. We also need to rethink our concept of waste and learn to treat it as a resource, as aquaponics does with fish "wastes". On our farm a vacant hog production facility with a 50' long east/west-oriented wing and a 16 foot wide south concrete deck seem to me to have potential as an aquaponics greenhouse setup. Although we can't afford an expensive set-up, I would like to start out small, growing food for ourselves, and add to the setup as we learn better how to be efficient. Since we expect someday to move back to our smaller property, erecting something that could be set up again elsewhere would be an advantage. I have worked at a greenhouse in the past and we put up a small greenhouse with salvaged materials on the three-acre property we lived on before we moved here. My husband has a background in electronics and is good at nearly everything he attempts. Still, getting started with aquaponics looks like a big job. I first read about the idea of raising fish and plants in a connected system perhaps ten years ago in "Furrow", a farm magazine. It was a report on the North Carolina (?) research project. I have searched unsuccessfully for further information for many years. Part of the problem was that I had never heard the term aquaponics and so always ended up reading only about aquaculture or hydroponics--never the combination. A few months ago, when I finally stumbled across the right term on the internet, I was very excited about all that has happened in this field. I add my vote for Arlos to rejoin this list. For me interacting with people different from myself has always been a very interesting part of life, and that's part of what I like about this list. My first question is this: What are the pros and cons of a 16' x 50' greenhouse with a block wall on the north as opposed to a wider structure? I'm thinking both of heating and cooling and making efficient use of the interior space for fish tanks and growing beds? Thanks. Miriam | Message 70 Subject: Several ideas for managing the list size From: "Ada Erickson" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 20:41:37 -0700 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. =_NextPart_000_00A2_01C10980.B6F5A3E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Would it be possible to spin off this very popular list, and have a very = strict technical aquaponics list, and a second list for more casual = discussions about other topics? That way, you can subscribe to both, and if you are running outlook or = outlook express, filter the messages into two separate folders (filter = by "from" address), and read or search one of the other for relevant = topics. Another nice thing would be to eliminate "thank you" messages, and "good = idea," "LOL," "I'm waiting for more info and will post it soon," "good = question" etc. If we just take one question, "Where are you located?" "Can you describe = this specific item?" "What did you use (on this one person's specific = system) for xyz purpose?" "Can you tell us more about this aspect of = your system?" and other questions directed to *one person*, and send = them PRIVATELY, and then the respondent can post to the list, that would = eliminate SO MANY messages. Perhaps Thank you and other personal messages can be sent privately, and = pending info messages can be incorporated into a larger post. Perhaps = we can all ask ourselves, "Do 450 people really need to read this?" I would say that observing these courtesies would cut the daily messages = in half. I too have been overwhelmed with the messages. I left my = hotmail account unsupervised for a week or so while I moved and = reestablished my connection, and when I returned I was over the limit = and I lost many personal messages I had been saving because of the = abundance of the list. Now that I have outlook and a t-1 connection, = it doesn't bother me as much, but I have honestly stopped reading most = of it because there is SO much that is personal and doesn't interest me. Despite this rant: all your sharing on the topic aquaponics is very much = appreciated! Ada Erickson www.primadonnasrevenge.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Robby Richards=20 To: aquaponics 'at' townsqr.com ; arlos 'at' bluelotusaquatics.com=20 Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 8:23 PM Subject: Unsubscribe Hey Mr. Arlos, it seems that from the recent posts that the majority = of the group thinks differently than I, and enjoy the many off topic = chats. A half dozen or so people seem to think like me and have = requested to unsubscribe over the last week. I am a firm believer in = democracy in action so it makes more sense for me to unsubscribe than = for you to leave it.=20 I subscribed to the group a couple of weeks ago in an attempt to learn = more about the technical aspects of setting up and running a commercial = aquaponics operation. I have 137 acres and 60,000 square feet of = greenhouse, aquaculture tanks, etc. to set up in the coming months, and = I just don't have the time to sort through so many messages that are not = applicable to what I am looking for, i.e. technical details on = aquaponics. I checked my mail on Sunday evening and I had 185 messages = to read! Few from the group had much to do with the technical aspects of = aquaponics systems. If anyone in the group knows of other aquaponic related groups and = info sources aimed at commercial scale operations, I would appreciate = knowing about them. Please send me a private message to let me know of = any sites. Thanks, Robby =_NextPart_000_00A2_01C10980.B6F5A3E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Would it be possible to spin off this very = popular list,=20 and have a very strict technical aquaponics list, and a second list for = more=20 casual discussions about other topics?
 
That way, you can subscribe to both, and if you = are=20 running outlook or outlook express, filter the messages into two = separate=20 folders (filter by "from" address), and read or search one of the other = for=20 relevant topics.
 
Another nice thing would be to eliminate "thank = you"=20 messages, and "good idea," "LOL," "I'm waiting for more info and will = post it=20 soon," "good question" etc.
 
If we just take one question, "Where are you = located?"=20 "Can you describe this specific item?" "What did you use (on this one = person's=20 specific system) for xyz purpose?" "Can you tell us more about this = aspect of=20 your system?" and other questions directed to *one person*, and send = them=20 PRIVATELY, and then the respondent can post to the list, that would = eliminate SO=20 MANY messages.
 
Perhaps Thank you and other personal messages = can be sent=20 privately, and pending info messages can be incorporated into a larger=20 post.  Perhaps we can all ask ourselves, "Do 450 people really need = to read=20 this?"
 
I would say that observing these courtesies = would cut the=20 daily messages in half.  I too have been overwhelmed with the=20 messages.  I left my hotmail account unsupervised for a week or so = while I=20 moved and reestablished my connection, and when I returned I was over = the limit=20 and I lost many personal messages I had been saving because of the = abundance of=20 the list.  Now that I have outlook and a  t-1 connection, it = doesn't=20 bother me as much, but I have honestly stopped reading most of it = because there=20 is SO much that is personal and doesn't interest me.
 
Despite this rant: all your sharing on the=20 topic aquaponics is very much appreciated!
 
 
Ada Erickson
www.primadonnasrevenge.com=
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Robby=20 Richards
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 = 8:23=20 PM
Subject: Unsubscribe

Hey Mr. Arlos, it seems that from the recent posts that the = majority of=20 the group thinks differently than I, and enjoy the many off topic = chats. A=20 half dozen or so people seem to think like me and have requested to=20 unsubscribe over the last week. I am a firm believer in democracy in = action so=20 it makes more sense for me to unsubscribe than for you to leave it. =
 
I subscribed to the group a couple of weeks ago in an attempt to = learn=20 more about the technical aspects of setting up and running a = commercial=20 aquaponics operation. I have 137 acres and 60,000 square feet of = greenhouse,=20 aquaculture tanks, etc. to set up in the coming months, and I just = don't have=20 the time to sort through so many messages that are not applicable to = what I am=20 looking for, i.e. technical details on aquaponics. I checked my mail = on Sunday=20 evening and I had 185 messages to read! Few from the group had much to = do with=20 the technical aspects of aquaponics systems.
 
If anyone in the group knows of other aquaponic related groups = and info=20 sources aimed at commercial scale operations, I would appreciate = knowing about=20 them. Please send me a private message to let me know of any = sites.
 
Thanks,
 
Robby

=_NextPart_000_00A2_01C10980.B6F5A3E0-- | Message 71 Subject: Re: Unsubscribe From: marc 'at' aculink.net Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 21:58:02 -0600 Seems like you are under the gun. I would suggest a less passive approach. 1. Have you considered a mainstream and credible structured aquaponics course from an entity of higher education designed to give you life-long success. 2. Have you asked any questions?? Some of the people you seem frustrated with are world class aquaponics practitioners with pHD's and years of experience. The same answer to Ick or finrot is not all that interesting to people who have discussed it 500 time before - hence sod yurts do pop up periodically. 3. Do you know the people on this group who can help you? Relationships that will nurture and support??? Who can you contact off list and for what?? 4. The practice of Aquaponics is a dependable and conservative way to farming IF a proven pathway is taken. There is no ONE right answer though. YOUR questions determine the MANY right answers an expert will ponder to offer the one or several MOST CORRECT answer. This implies the structure must start with you. This is a friendly group. After years on this group the most expertest nd experiencedsted foks are also quite friendly or at least nice. Ask away Robby. Be prepared to have your mind filled with a bounty of concepts that will last a lifetime of success. Be prepared to be fascinated with a thousand years of experience. It's also a FREEBIE!! I subscribed to the group a couple of weeks ago in an attempt to learn more about the technical aspects of setting up and running a commercial aquaponics operation. I have 137 acres and 60,000 square feet of greenhouse, aquaculture tanks, etc. to set up in the coming months, and I just don't have the time to sort through so many messages that are not applicable to what I am looking for, i.e. technical details on aquaponics | Message 72 Subject: Re: Several ideas for managing the list size From: S & S Aqua Farm Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 23:04:00 -0500 At 08:41 PM 07/10/2001 -0700, Ada Erickson wrote: >Would it be possible to spin off this very popular list, and have a very strict technical aquaponics list, and a second list for more casual discussions about other topics? Ada, there is, of course, no regulation that would prevent you from starting your own list to discuss whatever topics you choose. The current debate, however, is not much different from those found on other lists; and should eventually run its course. I think I've stated pretty clearly what we intend for this list as the hosts/sponsors/whatever, and how I try to "manage" it. We've been running for several years at a fairly successful rate, with a great deal of good information passed along. For now, as has always been the case, no one will be dropped unless they request it (or their mail bounces back too many times :>) There are lots of good tips for a "properly managed" list, and I appreciate your thoughts. One of the problems I've seen encounted on a very "technical only" list seem to be that those with no experience don't always get answers. I think I'd like to keep this list as open as possible. I'm sorry that the volume has caused you problems. It actually isn't this voluminous every day. You also wrote: >Another nice thing would be to eliminate "thank you" messages, and "good idea," "LOL," "I'm waiting for more info and will post it soon," "good question" etc. > >If we just take one question, "Where are you located?" "Can you describe this specific item?" "What >did you use (on this one person's specific system) for xyz purpose?" "Can you tell us more about >this aspect of your system?" and other questions directed to *one person*, and send them PRIVATELY, >and then the respondent can post to the list, that would eliminate SO MANY messages. Any topic can be taken to private email whenever the correspondents wish to. The problem with that is that then the topic is discussed without benefit to the group. I'd hate to lose the perspectives gained from this diverse group by turning this into a strictly regulated group -- and who of us is to say what benefits other members? Paula S&S Aqua Farm, 8386 County Road 8820, West Plains, MO 65775 417-256-5124 Web page http://www.townsqr.com/snsaqua/ PS: Please remember to turn off your HTML coding. Your last message left HTML coding not only for your message but for the entire message you replied to. THIS digest version is going to be in three parts, I'll bet! S&S Aqua Farm, 8386 County Road 8820, West Plains, MO 65775 417-256-5124 Web page http://www.townsqr.com/snsaqua/ | Message 73 Subject: Hang on a minute, Robby From: kris book Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:12:08 -0600 This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ----__JNP_000_5bb4.3b65.1804 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Robby, I think you misunderstand just how this list works. There are quite a few experts(my words, not theirs) that answer just about every question that gets asked and some of the answers are quite detailed, which takes up a lot of their valuable time and energy. And then sometimes there is a little horsing around. Personally, I find the kidding and few off topic posts are definitely worth the trade off for the horn of plenty of info that flows here. If you are starting your first commercial system, you can't afford to unsubcribe. Just ask what you need to know and then skim the posts looking on the subject line for the question you asked. If a full mailbox is a problem, try going to K-Mart and get a bluelight.com CD and open a free e-mail account. Yahoo(bluelight) e-mail offers the ability to delete 25 posts at one click. There are some members that are creating a bookmark site that may be to answer any question you might have without asking. Hang in there, in the 1+ year I have been around, I have heard at least 10 times, people say that this is the best mailing list anywhere. By the way where are you located, you never know, you may have a neighbor who would be willing to give hands on help. kris P.S. I think that most that unsubcribe are just going out of town for a while and don't want the 1500 posts that were in my mailbox after I spent a month away from home. ----__JNP_000_5bb4.3b65.1804 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Robby,
 
I think you misunderstand just how this list works. There are quite a = few=20 experts(my words, not theirs) that answer just about every question = that=20 gets asked and some of the answers are quite detailed, which takes up a lot= of=20 their valuable time and energy. And then sometimes there is a little = horsing=20 around.
 
Personally, I find the kidding and few off topic posts are definitely= =20 worth  the trade off for the horn of plenty of info that flows here. = If you=20 are starting your first commercial system, you can't afford to unsubcribe. = Just=20 ask what you need to know and then skim the posts looking on the subject = line=20 for the question you asked. If a full mailbox is a problem, try going to K-= Mart=20 and get a bluelight.com CD and open a free e-mail account. Yahoo(bluelight)= =20 e-mail offers the ability to delete 25 posts at one click. There are some=20 members that are creating a bookmark site that may be to answer any = question you=20 might have without asking.
 
Hang in there, in the 1+ year I have been around, I have heard at = least 10=20 times, people say that this is the best mailing list anywhere. By the way = where=20 are you located, you never know, you may have a neighbor who would be = willing to=20 give hands on help.
 
kris
 
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----__JNP_000_5bb4.3b65.1804-- | Message 74 Subject: RE: Fwd. Introduction and Thanks From: "Mark Allen Wells" Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 00:01:43 -0500 Miriam, If you have read "You Can Farm" by Joel Salatin you should. It isn't just the best book about farming that I have ever read, it is one of the best, period! (maybe because I'm passionate about the subject). You can tell that Joel loves farming with his heart and soul. It's motivational, inspirational and educational. http://www.chelseagreen.com/DP/Polyface/ his books are here http://wsare.usu.edu/sare2000/118.htm a short article about him. http://www.nutri-tech.com.au/Interviews/Interviews5.htm interview He isn't into aquaponics but his approach to agriculture and marketing are applicable. best wishes to you and your family .and welcome. Mark ---- I mourn how changes in the farm economy and in our ways of doing things have resulted in this farm, where my parents raised 12 children, now not being able to support a family raising only field crops and traditional farm animals. But I believe that alternatives such as aquaponics have the potential to restore to struggling farm families much of what was precious to me as I was growing up. It seems to me that we must relearn how to diversify our endeavors and how to market value-added crops if we are to be able again to make a living on small acreages. We also need to rethink our concept of waste and learn to treat it as a resource, as aquaponics does with fish "wastes".

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