Godney Aquaponics


Godney Aquaponics
In the village of Godney, with the beautiful back drop of the Glastonbury Tor, Melv and Sal are embarking on a new venture. Fed up with the poor quality of veg in the shops, they have the ambition to set up an aquaponics system to provide fresh vegetables and salad crops for the village, and with a little help from their hens a supply of fresh free range eggs too.


What is Aquaponics??


What is Aquaponics??
Aquaponics is a sustainable method of producing quality food with minimal external inputs. It is a system that combines conventional aquaculture (e.g. fish in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. Water from the aquaculture system is fed to the hydroponic system where the by-products are broken down and are utilised by the plants as nutrients, and the water is then re-circulated back to the aquaculture system.


Saturday, 29 September 2018

Where do I start...

The last time I blogged was the end of April, why?

Well it has been a whirlwind summer and I am not too sure where to start!!

The salads:

From frilly baby leaf:



 
To unusual lettuce leaves:
 


 
 
To the exotic looking Khol Rabi, growing in netted shrouded tunnels:
 
 
 
 
Those perfect - purple  bulbs:


The size of Melvyn's hand - a beauty!!

 
 
To the more subtle purple cauli?!!:


Fennel:



Khol rabi and auberbine:

 
 
To the exotic Okra:


Chinese water melon radish:


Red veined sorrel:

 
Courgettes and flowers:
 

Fresno chilli peppers


Jalapeno chilli peppers

 
With the salads came watercress, which proved to be most popular:


 
 
Phew...

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