Quick update:
The Verbena and Sweet Potato plants have really taken off. Each day I see up to 6 inches of growth. The house palm that was nearly dea has shot out 6 new leaves and forced me to raise my lighting twice now. Early on I had an issue with low iron levels, it didn't seem to affect the house plants nearly as much as the outdoor plants. I did get it addressed with chelated iron though now i am doing a weekly dosing of a product called Thrive from Zamzows. It is marketed as a micro and macro supplement to feed your plants. I've used it many time one outdoor plantings and they all were very healthy afterward. This is semi experimental as they have never tested it in aquaponics though it is organic and non toxic.
Here is them shortly after planting.
The fish seem to be doing great, they've grown faster than any fish I've owned. Several have crept past the 4 inch mark and are growing fast.. funny enough i still have one or 2 that seem to not grow at all.
I do believe i need a much denser planting. some plants are doing great, others, not so much. The Lemon Balm initially took off then suffered from a lack of iron, I chopped it back and it has started to grow back but the leaves don't seem healthy as they show similar issues as when they died. The 2 Philodendroms have grown decently enough, Im sure its due to growing a root structure before developing leaves. I planted cress from seeds and its growing fantastic, I could harvest a full salad right now. Lastly, the Alyssum is hit and miss. 1 died, 3 are healthy and slowly growing, 2 are alive and thats about all I can say for them. The sweet potato has basically shaded the green onions, if any survive I'll be surprised.
The Verbena and Sweet Potato plants have really taken off. Each day I see up to 6 inches of growth. The house palm that was nearly dea has shot out 6 new leaves and forced me to raise my lighting twice now. Early on I had an issue with low iron levels, it didn't seem to affect the house plants nearly as much as the outdoor plants. I did get it addressed with chelated iron though now i am doing a weekly dosing of a product called Thrive from Zamzows. It is marketed as a micro and macro supplement to feed your plants. I've used it many time one outdoor plantings and they all were very healthy afterward. This is semi experimental as they have never tested it in aquaponics though it is organic and non toxic.
Here is them shortly after planting.
The fish seem to be doing great, they've grown faster than any fish I've owned. Several have crept past the 4 inch mark and are growing fast.. funny enough i still have one or 2 that seem to not grow at all.
I do believe i need a much denser planting. some plants are doing great, others, not so much. The Lemon Balm initially took off then suffered from a lack of iron, I chopped it back and it has started to grow back but the leaves don't seem healthy as they show similar issues as when they died. The 2 Philodendroms have grown decently enough, Im sure its due to growing a root structure before developing leaves. I planted cress from seeds and its growing fantastic, I could harvest a full salad right now. Lastly, the Alyssum is hit and miss. 1 died, 3 are healthy and slowly growing, 2 are alive and thats about all I can say for them. The sweet potato has basically shaded the green onions, if any survive I'll be surprised.
