Bioponics; adding organic biomass directly to deep water grow beds.

[@Ceodayone]

Your system is constantly making a “compost tea” which naturally fertilized the plants. Genius !

[@dave-in-nj9393]

in nature the air is introduced in the soil the water is supplied to the roots in the soil there is no large farmable crops that grow on water man has to add external power with pumps fantastic that you are experimenting and testing what can work Kracky shows that you can have 6 inches or a foot of air, so on that front, you are providing for the plants needs. thanks for posting. this really helps to expand our knowledge.

[@dragonslayer6000]

What you are doing is divine. In a world of poisons and toxins, you are teaching people how to grow pure, untainted nutrition. Thanks so much for doing what you can to show people the way to creating the right mix of plant food and growing methods to replace chemical fertilizers in this process. Always wanted to know what fruits and vegetables tasted like hundreds of years ago.. I believe that food that comes from a system like this is as close as it gets lol

[@bioponics]

Thanks! You get it. This is how we clean the environment and produce organic food. With minimal effort.

[@dragonslayer6000]

David Epstein what's the best route to take for a newbie with a half acre back yard? I'd like to grow enough food to cover my general nutritional needs on a day to day basis. Any recommendations are helpful

[@bioponics]

Sure. That's plenty of space. You can do it with a single level 20' Biogarden. It's a 60SF foot grow bed and will support 100-200lbs of fish

[@bioponics]

@@dragonslayer6000 Set up a larger extraction system. Conical tanks are good so that you can collect liquid and solid. You won't need biofiltration unless the temporary odor is a nuisance to neighbors. Organics (anaerobic after leaching) are nourishment for plant microbes. Just be sure to dilute.

[@dragonslayer6000]

@@bioponics im going to try growing a handful of herbs known to disrupt the genetic material inside of the nuclear capsid of other coronaviruses Calendula Relora licorice root Forskolin *Alkaline Structured Silver* and birch bark can also disrupt vial infections m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5fPf3mlj92bpqc

[@Sorenzo]

Thank you for explaining this. I have dreams of getting enough land to build a system like this for personal use. I wonder how much food you can produce in a trough like that. How many do you need to feed a household without needing to buy greens from stores?

[@RoshanSingh-pg3ho]

Hi David, I am from Nepal ,Thankyou so much for the inspiration and education bioponics system,can you help me to do this system for Nepal.

[@danaharden6283]

Has this been applied to vertical farming? Glad to see someone going beyond Aquaponics. Though a Vegitarian, I did it with "hardy" bluegill to find it a pain in the ass, Fish and Game wants their inspection/license, and only delivers inadequate nutrients to heavy feeders.

[@reeper26]

So let me see if i understand this correctly. You use a biomass blend of amendments that sit in water for a week to 10 days or more that the fish eat. That then turn into nutrients more available to the plants that then go in to the tank as a tea? And the vortex "aerator" is to make it less carbon loaded?

[@bioponics]

Yes, vortex mixes, aerates and restructures - See Viktor Schaubergers videos. A biofilter adds surface area to support larger volume of microbes (aerobic or anaerobic).

[@larryrobertson3310]

how do you cap the corrugated pipe ends to hold water?

[@bioponics]

We create end plates and gaskets for this purpose. Bioponica.net or call...

[@BaconKongen]

How do you connect these split pipes into longer sections? are they welded together? and how are the blocked in the ends?

[@xyooj96]

where do yo get this pipe to cut as a trough?

[@bioponics]

Buy it and cut it. HDPE culverts. Drainage pipes.

[@lepidlover0557]

So, if I chop up plant waste or use dead leaves, then let them sit at the bottom of the water, will this have enough nutrients to keep the plants growing??? I'm really new to this....

[@bioponics]

Yes it will. But not brown leaves - nitrogen is lost. Anything green or fresh - like coffee grounds, tea leaves, grass clippings.

[@timjones1583]

How did you cap the ends?

[@andrewtummonds3349]

Can you help me understand your biofiltration bags?

[@bioponics]

These are polyester bags that have porosity that allows liquid to pass and only minimum of solids. We offer at bioponica.net

[@mynameisnotcory]

Yes! Ok so is this mostly microbial powered? Doesnt the duckweed root up a ton of the nutrients? Or do you just soak them and put the duckweed back? Super interesting

[@bioponics]

We definitely need to accommodate for the fact that duckweed extracts a ton of nutrients. Yet working this way nutrients are cheap, cheaper than the value of biomass taken from the system as duckweed. So we add a lot and focus on income producing biomasses.

[@mynameisnotcory]

David Epstein ever tried california blackworms?

[@bioponics]

No, but I looked them up. Sounds very intriguing. Could be used as part of a post extraction pre-worm casting phase.

[@timjones1583]

What was the cost to build this system?

[@bioponics]

Price depends on features. This is a set of 40' units with an underground tank outside of the greenhouse. Cost for 40' module without tank is 3-5000 - options are trays, extended frames for shading, aggregate, etc.

[@russsherwood5978]

how well would a set-up like this do in a mich. winter?have a blessed and safe day

[@bioponics]

It’ll survive the cold but will your plants?

[@elishamongerd.c.4974]

Oakland, OR !!! You are almost in my backyard, I'm in Roseburg. Do you give tours?

[@bioponics]

Sure! Our number is 678-245-6996

[@Kukkahja]

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[@PresidentofAntifa]

Price checked those n-12 pipes... its $11,400 per 100 feet. Plywood and aquarium safe sealant is 10% of that. Why spend so much??

[@NafisKhan-un3uy]

camera movement not professional, very annoying (should be more slowly )

[@bioponics]

Sorry. Yes I ramble too. Maybe you'll prefer to see my latest video.