Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Since you cannot use any type of insecticide in your aquaponics system, you must protect
your plants and fish from predators of any kind. NO, NOT EVEN NEEM OIL. We recom-
mend that anyone who touches the gravel or the plants
wear clean gloves, every time they
enter the farm
. We also recommend that
NO SMOKING AND NO SMOKERS AND
NO E-CIGERETTE VAPOR SMOKERS EVER
be allowed to handle the gravel or
handle the plants for fear of introducing the tobacco mosaic virus into the farm. This NO
SMOKING warning goes for those who use smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, etc).
We also recommend all plants are grown from seed because small plants brought in from
nurseries hold a high possibility for having been handled by smokers and are susceptible
to the Tobacco Mosaic Virus and they may also contain aphids and other pests. GROW
FROM SEEDS ONLY. This virus attacks tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers and produces
bumps on the leaves, uneven coloring and stunted and distorted fruit.
For more information about the tobacco mosaic virus we recommend further reading:
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Adjusting pH Levels Aquaponics System
[The letters pH abbreviation for
pondus hydrogenii
translated as potential hydrogen]
