I wanna do something comparable to this before fall:
I worked on an aquaponics farm for about a year at the end of college. It was a really cool experience, and one thing I learned was that the sun in Central Florida is very unforgiving, especially coupled with the sandy soil that drains so quickly and is fairly nutrient deficient. Time and time again I watched the hydro system flourish while the in ground stuff burned up.
If you don't know what aquaponics is, it's basically hydroponics coupled with raising fish. The fish are kept separate but the water is continually recirculating. The place I worked had 6 "ponds" about 4 ft wide and 100 ft + long. We used 2 inch styrofoam insulation boards with holes cut in them for the net pots, and they float on the water. There are air stones in the ponds to oxygenate the water and the fish "by-product" a.k.a poop provides the fertilizer. Not only did we harvest a TON of lettuce, basil, mint, swiss chard, and other water loving stuff....we harvested the tilapia once they hit their peak.
I'd really like to set up a small scale aquaponics set up one of these days.
I studied it long enough today. Put a wheel to it and measured it off. Gonna break ground on a new garden tomorrow. I had some great ideas for this spring, but just not gonna be enough sun for these smaller beds. They will work good for fall/winter crops, though
This way I can eventually eliminate my raised bed in the back yard that I have to fight on a daily basis to keep the chickens out of(and mow around
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Ended up being 16x36
Had to make about 4 passes with the tiller, and pull out some nasty roots. I moved about a ton of compost from the other side of the yard and tilled it in, plus about 10lbs of fertilizer. All this with a head cold and bronchitis. I may be on a respirator before morning
:crip 
Looks good!
you guys make my little 10x10 look puny. nice looking gardens you guys.
