Catfish in a Barrel Tomatoes

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Catfish in a Barrel Tomatoes

If you do a Google search for "catfish in a barrel" you will likely find an article from a 1973 issue of Organic Gardening and Farming about a farmer from Alabama who raised catfish in a barrel doing frequent water changes to keep them alive.

I recently ran across a modern version of this concept on You Tube. The first video shows the system shortly after it was set up.

The second video shows the growth on the tomato plant after two weeks.

You can read more about this project / experiment at Clark's Homestead on the web.

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Amateur Hydroponic Tips for Deep Water Culture

1. Wash your hydroton before using it. I didn't do that in my first project and ended up with a film of clay dust throughout the water chamber in my deep water culture bins.

2. Adjust your lighting before planting. It's very difficult to make adjustments after you've planted when using deep water culture.

3. Use a commercially produced nutrient. DIY is great for most things, but why not take advantage of professional research and development to flatten the initial hydroponic learning curve?

4. Shop around for the best prices. Some hydroponic shops are "friendlier" than others and it follows that some have lower prices than the competition.

5. DIY is cheaper than paying full retail for a "kit" system. You can look around on the Internet and find several examples at inexpensive, but effective hydroponic growing systems you can assemble yourself.

6. Buy a commercial quality air pump for aerating your deep water culture beds.

7. Kick start your basement hydroponics by maintaining temperatures at optimal levels for the vegetables you're growing.