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.


Monday, 29 October 2018

Autumn survivors

Frosty mornings in October can be a testing time for growing, but we have had a few surprises. Before the frost our latest veg box was made up of quite a wide selection of goodies.


The aubergenes have naturally come to an end, and the tomatoes will soon follow, but we thought that the frosts would reduce our ability to offer berries - but the strawberries are still stunning, producing perfect fruits and still flowering!



 And the raspberries radiant, large crimson berries, plump and juicy


Another surprise has been the purple mangetout, which continues to flower and produce beautiful purple pods, regardless of the freezing overnight temperatures

 
However talking of radiant the Swiss chard is still a major contender
 
 
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