Devonviolet Acres

[Devonviolet]

One can always hope!

 

[HomeOnTheRange]

When we were talking to the extension agent, we asked about aquaponics.

I saw this on another thread. We do a lot with Aquaponics. I would be glad to answer any questions or help get you started. Since you are in Texas, you can raise a much better selection of fish in your systems!

 

[Devonviolet]

I would be glad to answer any questions or help get you started.

Awesome! I still want to do aquaponics!

One of the things the Ext. Agent did give us good info on, was that the Water Treatment Plant had 275 gallon food grade water totes. So, I called & they had six of them. They were thrilled to get rid of them!

Our neighbor has a 16' trailer, and he went with us to get the totes & six 55 gallon food grade plastic barrels.

I think the Ext. Agent didn't want us to to take all of them. But the WTP wanted to get all of them.

We currently have 3 totes daisy chained together by the SW corner of our front porch, to collect rainwater runoff, from the roof.

One tote is at the NW corner of the house, and one at the NE corner & one sitting in the middle of the backyard. We have a transfer pump, that DH uses to move the water around, from tote to tote and to the backyard, for watering plants & filling the duck's pools.

We had to empty the tote at the NE corner of the house, because we could tell it was causing that corner, of the house, to settle.

We have a number of projects that we need to finish, before we can move forward with aquaponics. But, it excites me that you are willing and able to help us. It may not be until next Spring before we can do it, though.

We do have a plan to reinforce and cover our canvas garage with clear correlated plastic,

so it will be a big (10×17') greenhouse.

One thing that I want to grow is duckweed. If I can grow it in the greenhouse, that would be wonderful! I would also love to raise fish, of course! I know we have fish hatcheries here in East Texas, so I can get fish that do well in our climate.

 

[Baymule]

so glad you, baymule and your dh's had such a good visit. maybe someday she will decide to get a goat or two. ya never know what life has in store...

When we picked up pigs Sunday, a sweet Nubian cross followed me everywhere and almost jumped in the trailer!

 

[Baymule]

We went to the fish hatchery in Athens on day on a whim. It was a wonderful day trip and very informative. HUGE fish in their aquariums! And even a tram ride around the grounds. A good place to take a picnic lunch and just enjoy being there.

 

[Devonviolet]

We went to the fish hatchery in Athens on day on a whim. It was a wonderful day trip and very informative. HUGE fish in their aquariums! And even a tram ride around the grounds. A good place to take a picnic lunch and just enjoy being there.

Oooh! We have been talking about doing some "day trips", since we can't take vacations, due to lack of funds and not having anyone to care for the livestock.

Maybe the four of us can do a day trip some time, to the hatchery. That is if y'all would like to go again.

 

[Baymule]

Yes, that is one we would do again. There is an alligator farm in Grand Saline open 7 days a week. And a salt museum in Grand Saline too, Morton's Salt owns a huge salt mine there. We haven't done those yet. Let's see.....in Kilgore there is a cool oil museum. I've been there but it was a LOT of years ago.

 

[Devonviolet]

Ooooh! Those all sound wonderful! We will definitely have to do some day trips together!!!


That's the four of us. The ones that are running are you and I.The other two are our DH's

 

[Latestarter]

Do you think the water treatment plant will have any more of those containers? Both sizes? I'd be very interested in contacting them and getting some if they have any for free.

 

[Baymule]

DV, go have a look at our pigs!

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/baymules-pigs-2017-2018.36803/#post-521527