Episode 103: Preparing the Aquaponics System and Garden Beds for Winter

Today, we talk about what steps I will take to prepare the aquaponics system for winter, as well as go over what you can do now to get your garden beds ready for a great spring!

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

Phase 1 has been completed  Final canning events of the year (after Jack’s) Drying Mushrooms November: Meat rotation in the freezer Time to extract honey, or package it in tinfoil to avoid freezer burn Gluehwein season is here

What Mother Nature is providing

Ap: Swiss chard and not much else at the moment Time to winterize. More on that later Winterize the bees Mushrooms are exploding Firewood

Stump the Sauce

Oxtail: Part 2 with BRETTChef Elderberry Syrup Stability with John Moody of (http://abbyselderberry.com/)

Operation Independence

Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile on the rental that has taken forever. Tiling on a wavy wall (operation independence) One annoying thing season

Main topic of the show: Winterizing the Aquaponics System and garden beds

Four things to to to the ap:

Stock tank heater Bed hoops Insulation on the feeder hoses Bring in the frost sensitive plants

How to prepare your beds for winter

Clean them out Layers: manure, compost, forest dirt, leaves, straw or wood chips or another mulch. (My thoughts on local wood chips) What to do if you interplant like I do

A Final Winter checklist

Waters ready to be ice-free? Bees? Animal bedding sufficient? Goat hay needed Pump house filters changed Bring in the banana trees Try to overwinter a rosemary plant and the tabasco peppers

Make it a great week.

Song: Strange Child by Sauce

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