The Balloon Boat (video)
Build a fun balloon-powered boat for your pond or pool.
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Aquaponic
“The Plant Washer” by Kennie DeLoatch (Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu4uFjOmDUE “The plant washer” is a video from Kennie D’s “How to do it Yourself” series of video’s. These videos are produced in the hopes of promoting and enhancing our understanding of the intimate relationship, between us and the environment. The projects are beneficial to plants and fun to do. The road between us and
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Urban Survival Machines
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhDYn0ITx5A A Pagan Chant: “Earth My Body, Water My Blood, Air My Breath, and Fire My Spirit” Imagine there will come a time when you experience a sense of harmony with these elements every day of your life. Harmony with the earth, the water, the air and the fire that burns within. Imagine in this
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Aphid Infestation Management (Video) by Kennie D.
http://youtu.be/rYdTJjS_gQ8 Plant health is a major concern for any plant lover. Growing and maintaining a healthy plant is a gardeners number one objective. There are many pests that will oppose your efforts to reach this objective . But there is one pest that you will find is a unyielding adversary, “The Aphid”. You can not
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Under the Microscope: Aphids & How to Get Rid of Them Organically
An organic way to get rid of aphids
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Aquaponic Growing Systems Updated
Aquaponic Growing Systems Updated
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Vorticella: Under The Microscope
See a Vorticella, a Ciliated Paramecium used as a bio-indicator for levels of water pollution, eat bacteria.
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Aquaponic low nitrogen level solutions
Aquaponic low nitrogen level solution. (Add more fish). As your plants mature they need more nitrogen. My test is to add more fish. Test Formula (More fish) = (more poop) = (more ammonia). (More ammonia passing through the biofilter) = (increased nitrogen levels).
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Aquaponics Biofilter
Kennie D’s homemade biofilter for the Aquaponics system described in this post. Two videos here, one biofilter without aeration tube and one with aeration. Also, very cool explanation about the chemistry involved in turning ammonia (from fish excretions) to nitrites and then to nitrates for the plants. This one has no aeration. This one has
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