jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Feb 12, 2013 5:35:38 GMT -5
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n8hounder
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Post by n8hounder on Feb 12, 2013 9:59:12 GMT -5
fascinating...is this your farms main product? I'm the farm gardener and love to learn as much as I can about gardening.
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Post by Pat on Feb 12, 2013 10:14:39 GMT -5
Neat! I'd like a similar baffle to discourage the squirrels that ravage our fruits.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 12, 2013 13:24:00 GMT -5
Yes n8.i have been an aquatic plant farmer for 20 years supplying the Atlanta market.Wife,me and one worker.All that is potted up in Georgia red clay from the farm here;aquatics thrive in it.Business is on a decline and i am happy to slow down a bit.I feel like i have been in every swamp and river for 400 mile radius.
A little pellet rifle will dissuade those rascals Pat.Bet you would have to be there 24 hours a day.Animals can be persist.
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Post by orrum on Feb 12, 2013 15:29:21 GMT -5
Way cool James!
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Post by Toad on Feb 12, 2013 15:54:02 GMT -5
Nice set up
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Post by jamesp on Feb 12, 2013 16:48:22 GMT -5
The concrete was done to increase work flow efficiency and sterility.And it did just that.It was roofing panels i got for free and set them on gravel w/a crane.What was not expected was the heat storage.Lowering the water so the walkways are exposed shoots the temperature up like a rocket,and stays warm till morning.A better than greenhouse 'climate' without the greenhouse.
A shallow pond had been there a while.It was filled with gravel.Raked down to the water level (level within 1/8 inch!)The crane came and set the 20 x 4 foot concrete panels(22 of them).Then poured concrete between them.The borders,gutter and 8 inch drain were more work than the panels.It drains in 6 minutes(7000 gallons) and can be filled in 40 minutes from the pond above.A diverted creek keeps it full and can fill it in 10-20 hours depending on wet/dry season.It always has 4,284 snakes in it,give or take:>
Thanks for the compliments
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Post by n8hounder on Feb 12, 2013 17:38:50 GMT -5
hmmm that set up sounds like I could possibly be adaptable to work for the aquaculture project I was considering giving a shot someday... We had to sell off most of our land and cows so we need to brain storm how to make a living on less land. We only have one irrigated field now (24 acres). I read a article about raising catfish and fresh water prawns. It sounded promising.. But I bet those panels are not cheap or easy to come by for free. Still got to throw you some more complements , you sir are interesting ,intelligent and very helpful ..thank you for being good people.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 12, 2013 18:40:44 GMT -5
Thanks n8.My wife always watches 'Deadly Women'.I'm thinking she is going to off me one day.Is this a safe habitat?
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Post by n8hounder on Feb 12, 2013 19:33:59 GMT -5
Haha hmm well between that and 4,284 snakes most I'm sure are those silent deadly swamp snakes.... I'd have to say.. it's your call in the end ...LOL
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Post by n8hounder on Feb 12, 2013 22:38:54 GMT -5
Hope your not serious though... keep one eye open while you sleep man.
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Post by helens on Feb 14, 2013 2:13:46 GMT -5
That is SOOOO neat, James:)!!
You got my mind heading back to water gardens lately... it's been decades since I thought about water plants. But they are so easy to grow, so stunningly beautiful, so soothing to look at, but mostly so easy to grow. As long as I stay the heck away from trying to breed koi, I'd really enjoy having one again:).
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Post by jamesp on Feb 14, 2013 7:32:18 GMT -5
Funny you mention that about easy to grow Helen.Timing the planting for the next years sales
is about the only proprietary info I keep secret-they grow out of the pot or get pot bound and become unsellable if timing is off.
Fast growing habit is my biggest curse-go figure.Orlando has a great climate for tropical water lilies.They are incredible.
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Post by gingerkid on Feb 14, 2013 11:55:36 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Feb 14, 2013 14:58:06 GMT -5
Only 3-4............................................thousand
I'm crazy about your new user name.How could that have come about?Uh,let me think.....
A big rebel yell and a broken rib from laughing!!!!!!!!!Your the one
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Post by beefjello on Feb 15, 2013 21:53:21 GMT -5
This is really cool Jim! Between your lilys, bamboo, carnivorous plants and killer coral you lead quite the interesting life! It's always been Christa's dream to open a nursery.. tho the plants and trees we grow out here are just a lil different. I guess it's the dry heat thing  |
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Post by jamesp on Feb 16, 2013 5:58:20 GMT -5
All i can say is grow something exotic,expensive and in demand.There are plants in demand in every territory.Oh,and enjoy a lot of physical work.My business is half what it was 10 years ago and my 56 year old body has appreciated the slow down.
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Do water moccasins hang out around them? 
