What Is The Best Automated Greenhouse Irrigation System?
In this guide, we’ll explore both ancient and modern irrigation techniques to help you find the best automated greenhouse irrigation system for your needs.
Greenhouse Gardening Systems
A Beginners Guide to Greenhouse Aquaponics
Aquaponics is a growing method that combines aquaculture and hydroponics. Aquaculture is the process of raising fish and hydroponics is a soilless growing method. In short, aquaponics uses the wastewater created by fish in an aquaculture system as fertilizer for hydroponically grown produce in a recirculating system. This type of system allows you to reduce...
Floating Gardens: The Sustainable Food Production Secret of the Ancients
This innovative farming technique, the floating gardens of Xochimilco, has supported thriving civilizations for centuries.
Plug In or Power Up? Unveiling the Secrets of On-Grid and Off-Grid Greenhouse Options
Our company, Growing Spaces, began as a 100% off-grid greenhouse company with emphasis on helping people live a more sustainable, healthy lifestyle. While the driving force behind what we do has not changed, i.e. we are still here to help you take the steps to live a more sustainable and healthy life. We have realized...
The Best Floating Pond Planters
Floating Island Plants for Your Pond Maintaining a healthy above ground pond in our domes depends on numerous factors. One of the most common questions we are asked pertains to controlling the algae growth in the pond garden. Floating pond planters are a perfect way to keep the algae away and add beauty! Why do...
Milk and Honey Farm Part 2: Aquaponics in a Growing Dome Greenhouse
Butch Weaver discussed the custom aquaponics system in his Colorado Community Greenhouse
Growing Dome Greenhouse Temperature Monitoring
Just over a week ago, Pagosa Springs received some much needed snow. Overnight, more than a foot of wet snow blanketed trees and mountains surrounding our little town. It’s unusual for Colorado to receive such wet, heavy snow, and much of the town actually shut down for a snow day! Although county employees and teachers...
The Greenhouse Pond Gets a Makeover
This new 33′ Growing Dome owner in Cody, WY got very creative with her greenhouse pond that comes as a part of the Growing Dome kit. She had a local artist, Mike Kopriva, paint the tank with a gorgeous underwater scene. If you follow the painting from left to right, you see that it starts...
How to Make an Aquatic Plant Protector
Recently, our fish had grown so big that they began eating all of our aquatic plants in our water tanks! Rather than watch our plants dwindle to nothing, we got creative. Innovation is always happening here at Growing Spaces and we have so many brilliant members contributing. With some lovely input and guidance from Claudia...
Learning in Grand Traverse Academy’s Growing Dome
Grand Traverse Academy in Michigan has been using aquaponic and hydroponic techniques in their Growing Dome garden for 2 years with great success. They are learning a lot along the way and continuing to increase their yield. Their fish species of choice does well in cold water and provides them with fertilized water for their...
Experience with Growing Edible Fish in Tank?
Please share your input and/or experience with growing edible fish inside the Growing Dome water tank.
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