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Your list looks similar to mine. We planted pencil-thick mesquites in the first year after moving here and most have trunks about 12" in diameter now. I planted the pomegranates in the shade of two mesquites and they seem to be doing well there, judging by the crop last year. We have two...

I like the last version! I was going to make something just like this to remove solids from my AP system. I saw a guy using a filter like this with his system and it looked like it worked very well. Ended up I didn't need it, but I sure was intrigued. I have a couple of questions, is the...

Your space sounds perfect for aquaponics! I can just imagine how hot it got before the roof. Even in the winter my greenhouse might get that hot if I didn't have vents and fans to control the temperature. I can only imagine how hot it would get in the summer with the poly on, I don't think...

Yeah, it is very similar to Hügelkultur, like an inverse Hügelkultur without the big logs. The concept is the same though, with maximizing the amount of organic material in the soil. In fact, I first read tangentially about Hügelkultur when I was researching how the original gardeners here...

Awwww...Thanks guys, you're so kind. Yeah, just about any fresh water fish can be used. Blue gill and catfish are very popular as are koi. Lots of people here use koi and goldfish so they don't have to worry about the low winter temps. My very first thought with my upper tank was raising...

Thanks! Well, we ended up using it as fish tank too. Most of the fish are down there. Ultimately, I plan to breed in aquariums and raise fry to sellable size in the above ground tank. Yes, there is a fair amount lost from transpiration by the plants, but overall, it uses less water than does...

Thanks! Sure I can post pics, all of the following were posted to other threads. Well, nearly half of the garden (12' X 20') is now covered with a greenhouse and the larger portion we used to plant fruit trees. We have Minneola tangelo, lime, moringa and two kinds each of nectarine and...

I've enjoyed this thread and figured I should contribute. As an avid gardener in the desert southwest of the US, I have to consider water conservation in everything I do in the yard. Water is expensive here in Tucson and anything I can do to lower that bill is money in our pockets. When we...

That is an amazing feat of plumbing niqueie! I can just imagine the symphony of those bell siphons going off. It must be mesmerizing.

I'm loving this thread Deb!