"The smoker technique would not be my approach either but I do like the way he put the bees in the hive. Very gently with no shaking the bees out of the box. I don't know what plants flower at what times during the summer where you are but I…"
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The governor in Alabama just signed pro gun legislature into law that makes me happy. The new law extends the castle doctrine to cover a persons place of business. It also changes our carry permit laws to honor all other state's legally issued carry permits, so if you have a permit to carry in your home state, feel free to bring protection with you when visiting us. It changed our current "may" issue permit policy to a "shall" issue, which means that if you meet the requirements the sheriff…See More
Mark Massingill replied to Mark Massingill's discussion First time keeping bees in the group Bee Keeping"My problem is that I can't leave well enough alone and I keep doing research. Most of it makes top bar hives look really good, some of it not so much. Most of what I've found about langstroth hives that is supposed to…"
Eric Bosworth replied to Mark Massingill's discussion First time keeping bees in the group Bee Keeping"I would go with the top bar at this point just because you have it done already. I would use the approach of the dude that used his pipe as a smoker and be done with it but that's just me. I say that and my only experience is with…"
Mark Massingill replied to Mark Massingill's discussion First time keeping bees in the group Bee Keeping"Unfortunately there was a problem with the first package I'd ordered so I ended up going with a different apiary. I just got an email yesterday saying that the apiary is shipping out the packages on Fri. 5/24. I'm hoping that…"
Eric Bosworth replied to Mark Massingill's discussion First time keeping bees in the group Bee Keeping"Did you get your bees yet? I saw your video on the hive. Looks good."
Eric Bosworth replied to Eric Bosworth's discussion cycling the system"Close ups are one thing but these are small enough I would need a magnifying glass for you to see anything that looks like life..."
Mark Massingill replied to Eric Bosworth's discussion cycling the system"But I LIKE close ups....
Whenever you're ready man, I'm just screwing around. Heck, it took me 2 months before I got the first video up."
Eric Bosworth replied to Dan Porter's discussion Organic Hydroponics"Yeah I did add a couple worms to my grow bed. My wife wanted to put in a raised bed for a few things so I took soil from a pile that was created from brush when my pond was dug. By now all of the brush and stuff has decomposed leaving some nice soil…"
Eric Bosworth replied to Eric Bosworth's discussion cycling the system"Well my lettuce is just starting to sprout. I am really getting excited about it. I just want to let them get big enough that you could see it in a picture without a close up of the individual grow cups. They seem to be growing fairly…"
Mark Massingill replied to Eric Bosworth's discussion cycling the system"Lol, don't wanna show a "bare" system huh? No worries, wait until it's looking good. I put a ton of videos of my efforts up the past few days. I put them on my youtube channel and linked them on my page…"
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cycling the system
Started by Eric Bosworth in Aquaponics. Last reply by Eric Bosworth yesterday. 46 Replies 1 Like
I ordered everything I need for my system today. I should have everything on Saturday. That said I have a question about cycling the system. If I fill my system with pond water will I still need to cycle it? I would think the bacteria would already…Continue
High pH hard water. Need help lowering safely.
Started by Derek T. S. in Aquaponics. Last reply by Mark Massingill May 7. 7 Replies 0 Likes
I need some advice on my aquaponics system. I have a 900 gallon system w/tilapia fingerlings and lava rock in my growbeds. The tilapia are doing great but my pH is really high. I have hard water and my pH is 8.2 (not very good for plants to…Continue
Filtration and submersible pumps?
Started by Austin Gentry in Aquaponics. Last reply by Mark Massingill May 13. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I have alot more information on keeping koi and plan on doing so alongside some tilapia tanks. I have six IBC totes to start with and want to filter enough to keep about 60 tilapia in 2 totes and several koi as well. I want to use a settlement…Continue
Organic Hydroponics
Started by Dan Porter in Alternate Energy / Off Grid. Last reply by Eric Bosworth on Tuesday. 16 Replies 0 Likes
I wanted to share this, but didn't really know where. This blog post is about organic fertilizers and hydroponic nutrients. I hope you find it interesting!…Continue
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Signs at gun control rally.
Posted by Mark Massingill on April 19, 2013 at 7:30am 30 Comments 0 Likes
I saw a picture of a little girl holding a sign at some rally for gun control that said "the NRA is killing our children". I wonder how in the world they came up with that. The NRA doesn't hand out guns or ammunition, it offers training and lobbies for our second amendment rights. The NRA in no way condones arming criminals or the insane. The sign might as well have said "our country's founders are killing our children" since they wrote the 2nd amendment. A sick demented man commited…
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Growing vegetables with hydroponics? List of veggies with recommended PH-CF-PPM
Posted by Amanda Twomey on May 20, 2013 at 6:02pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
When growing with hydroponics there are many variable to take into consideration when growing different vegetables, and some require more or less of certain levels to be present in the water solution.These include PH, CF (Conductivity Factor) and PPH (parts per million) levels. These levels can be easily read with testing meters and adjusted according. Here is a list of common hydroponically grown vegetables with their… |
GO BAMA!
Posted by Mark Massingill on May 23, 2013 at 12:17am 0 Comments 0 Likes
The governor in Alabama just signed pro gun legislature into law that makes me happy. The new law extends the castle doctrine to cover a persons place of business. It also changes our carry permit laws to honor all other state's legally issued carry permits, so if you have a permit to carry in your home state, feel free to bring protection with you when visiting us. It changed our current "may" issue permit policy to a "shall" issue, which means that if you meet the requirements the…
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