Fighting aphids using cold water

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Ladybirds

A promiscuous cannibalistic insect loved by gardeners

Lately we have been finding several aphids on our plants in the greenhouse. One way to fight aphids is by spraying cold water over plants. However, aphids can also be fought in an organic way: by...

Image: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Xiang Yu Yeung

A humongous Swiss chard

Chard always seem to grow well in an aquaponic system, but when it gets a lot of sun it can get enormous
Image: Xiang Yu Yeung

Thijmen working on the Aquaponics at Biotoop…

Thijmen is watering the plants in the Aquaponics at Biotoop Dijksgracht
Image: Xiang Yu Yeung

New Zealand spinach falling from a growbed

Known as kōkihi in Māori, this plant produces all summer, and seems to be thriving in an aquaponic system
Image: Xiang Yu Yeung 19 Jun 2015

Eminent visitors in the aquaponics greenhouse

Eberhard van der Laan, mayor of Amsterdam, with stadsdeelvoorzitter Boudewijn Oranje during their inspection visit to Dijkspark. Here meeting Peter Oei, initiator of the GreenNest gallery, underneath...
Image: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Xiang Yu Yeung

Vegetables in the Aquaponics farm

Close up of the first sprouting plants in the Aquaponics farm.
Image: Ana Valls

Big fan in our greenhouse

The big fan in our greenhouse helps to strengthen our plants and to cool the greenhouse on a hot summer day.

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