Getting Started
We can help you put together a great Fish House Garden with everything you need -- greenhouse, water system and planting systems. But first, you will want to think about your answers to a few questions:
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How many people do you want to feed? This is really a question about what size Fish House Garden you want.
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Where will you put your Fish House Garden? Walk around your yard and think about it. It could go in your backyard, the side of your house, or even a driveway. Or a basement or porch.
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What's your climate like? Because we are on San Juan Island and you are probably in the Pacific Northwest, we have a general idea about your climate, but anything extra you can tell us will help us figure out the perfect system for you.
Your turnkey system includes: Tilapia fingerlings (your first batch), insulated fish tank, heater, bubbler, settling tank, growing trays all plumbed with gravel and you get it all up and running with water. - Call us at 360 378-6462 and ask any questions you have. We would be delighted to answer.
- And set up a site visit on San Juan Island to see a Fish House Garden in operation.
Family Sized Fish House Gardens
6 x 8 Fish House GardenOur most popular size of Fish House Garden is this small Family size greenhouse/garden combo. You can grow 400 "short" vegetables that produce greens each year, including lettuce, kale, basil, onions, mustard greens, parsley, cilantro, many varieties of peppers, chamomile, chives, mint, sage, catnip, lavender, marjoram, oregano, thyme, lemon balm, etc. And, you can also grow 100 pounds of fish per year.
10' x 20' Fish House Garden
have more growing space and sunlight, and you can grow 1,100 vegetables a year. In this size Portable Farm Aquaponics System, you also have the ability to grow far more varieties of vegetables such as cabbages, a wide variety of squash, eggplants, zucchini, kale, Brussels sprouts, all varieties of peppers, broccoli, spinach, cauliflower, Swiss chard, and even green beans. You can also grow a large variety of flowering plants such as tomatoes, all types of berries and any herb you enjoy eating. And, you can also grow 400 pounds of fish per year in the 10' x 20' Portable Farms™ Aquaponics System.
Institutional Fish House Gardens
The 20' x 30' and the 100' x 100' Fish House Gardens. Do you have a Homeowners Association, School, Vocational Center, Church Group, or any other kind of large group interested in becoming more self sufficient with healthy food? Are you a farmer and want to add year around growing to your business? Do you have a specialty crop that you want to bring to market year round-like basil for pesto (a very lucrative business) or other cash crops? We can build 90 x 120 foot systems or larger in commercial greenhouses or hoop houses, depending on your location. Please contact us for a price quote for a larger system to fill your particular needs.
These systems provide all the room you need to grow vegetables, flowering plants, berries, and herbs because you have the grow space and the sunlight to grow a wider variety of vine vegetables such as many types of beans, peas, tomatoes, cucumbers, black-eyed peas, a wide variety of squashes, melons, cantaloupe, berries, and zucchini. You also have room to grow papaya, fig, passion fruit, banana, pomegranate trees in the ground, and even small tropical fruit trees within the structure.
In the 20' x 30' , you can grow 3,600 vegetables and 1,400 pounds of fish per year. We're currently planting banana trees in our 20' x 30' farm.
The 100' x 100' Fish House Garden produces 60,000 vegetables and 23,000 pounds of fish per year.
We don't recommend growing root vegetables such as carrots, turnips, potatoes, or field crops such as corn, soybeans, dry beans, or wheat in Fish House Gardens.