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If you're planning on growing your own seedlings, the seedling bench is a crucial element of your greenhouse design.

What is a greenhouse seedling bench?

We recommend that hydroponic growers flush their systems every month to every few months, depending on the type of system they’re running

A pilot vertical farm is a small scale version of your future farm

Fish response to colder temperatures in aquaponic systems.

Good ventilation = good air circulation  means better temperature regulation and gas exchange.

SLOs or Solids Lifting Overflows are a wonderful resource for aquaponic and hydroponic growers.

Don't add fish too soon into a new aquaponic system.

Lower density means fewer headaches for an aquaponic system.

You can use wood to heat a greenhouse and here is how to do it.

There are some great tricks to make installing a greenhouse covering easier.

There is a very simple way to tell the sex of tilapia which is important for breeding purposes.

There are several ways to make aquaponics systems more heat tolerant.

The farm revolution is happening everywhere!

Yes! We used a wood burning boiler to heat our hoop house greenhouse. Wood may not be the cheapest option, however.

City zones allow and disallow certain activities and facility types. If you can't choose a facility in the proper zone, follow this example.

One! Double pumps just increase the risk of failure. Instead, have one pump and keep an extra on hand.