Begonia invasion
Here’s what the wall looks like today. The begonias are taking over . . . and still no new gutter. There’s a philodendron crawling across the floor . . . and the palm at the top is doing okay. The...
View ArticleThe wall
This is so not a Pink Floyd thing . . . here’s the wall in all its glory. I’ve reorganized my sewing space and can’t back up any farther to get the trailing things in the picture.
View ArticleWhat fish?
The wall has really grown this summer. I mean REALLY grown. It’s now a struggle to see the fish. Somebody remind me . . . wasn’t this project for the fish? That’s a 50 gallon aquarium hiding back...
View ArticleMoving on
I’m the type of person who continually tweaks and adjusts. Some of the stuff I try is a bust and some is inspired. I have a rack hanging over the back of my kitchen sink with a drip tray under it...
View ArticleLooking at PH
When the new media is crushed and ph tested, it drops the ph of the water to 6.0. The system water hovers between 7.2 and 7.4.
View ArticleNew media with a twist
I noticed some chemical burning on the tomato plant leaves and tested the water. 8.0 ph when I need 7.3. Ouch. Burn baby burn. While all three tomato plants have blossoms, only one is producing...
View ArticleFlood and drain proven
My flood and drain bed for house plants which cleans the guppy tank has been working flawlessly for over six months. This is the system I will use this summer for tomato and zucchini plants in the sun...
View ArticleMoss!
Spagnum moss It’s aphid season again. I’m keeping a close eye on my wall as I’m already spraying it when I see aphids. Fortunately they gravitate to some plants more than others and I check those...
View ArticleSpreading moss
Spreading moss The two clinging vines are doing great, slowly spreading over the wall. Now that I’m inspecting the wall more closely I’m seeing more moss.
View ArticlePlant wall is out!
Wall hanging in the sun porch. I’ve moved the plant wall into the sun porch for the next two months. Terry wants to change his tank to a larger one and I need to solve my recurring aphid problem, so...
View ArticleCarlos is coming
Lorr (our son) has discovered wholesale rot under the window and into the floor and floor supports where his 60 gallon aquarium housing Carlos the turtle, two gigantic plecos and a couple really fat...
View ArticleTo sump or not to sump
I’m planning the changes I want to make to our aquaponic system when the wall comes back indoors. This time I want the water level in the aquarium to be fixed, so I’m planning to install a sump. In...
View ArticleThe larger traveling wall
Wadly on his beloved John Deere moving the plant wall In the last couple weeks we’ve made a number of changes to our aquarium/plant wall setup. We moved our plant wall outside for the summer and...
View ArticleNew aquarium
49 gallon aquarium The larger aquarium is all set up and connected to the wall. I’ve run 1½” black PVC pipe from the plant wall out in the sun porch through the wall to the left end of the aquarium....
View ArticleSump and reconnect
Pump out at the top, wall drain at the bottom. The sump sits in the corner under the plumbing. Plant wall draining back into aquarium. The drain is supported by a hanger on the wall. It just looks...
View ArticleLet there be light
I got a florescent fixture mounted for the grow wall this morning. It’s got daylight bulbs in it. That should help keep the wall growing and healthy. I had an epiphany. I’ve been fussing about what...
View ArticleMore babies
We seem to have a steady supply of babies in our aquarium lately. Right now we’ve got 4 adolescent guppies, at least two baby guppies hiding in the foliage and at least one, maybe two, baby catfish....
View ArticleMore blooming begonias
Begonia in the gutter ready to burst into bloom I haven’t done anything about a gutter yet, and I need to . . . desperately. I’m making that a priority for tomorrow. I’ve got two sewing machines to...
View ArticleVertical gardening
Open source window farm Every so often I do a search on plant walls and vertical gardening to see what’s new. This morning I ran into this. It’s pretty cool! But better than just the idea is the way...
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