Maintenance schedule

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Actions to carry out in your greenhouse

DAILY

• Check that the plants are healthy (deficiencies, diseases, crop pests)
• Check that the fish are healthy (behaviour, scale colour)
• Check irrigation for the vertical growing towers and pump operation
• Remove solid residues from the surface of the water in the fish tank (uneaten food, plant matter, algae)

WEEKLY

• Flush the submerged radial filter using the crank handle
• Check that the plants in the towers are not dripping onto each other
• Check myfoodhub and monitor the indicators (pH, temperature and humidity)
• Water the permaculture beds
• Irrigate sowings in the seed propagator
• Plant, prune and stake / trellis the plants
• Harvest fruit and vegetables
• Check the water level and adjust if needed (preferably with rainwater or reverse osmosis water)
• Carry out a strip test during cycling to check nitrate and nitrite levels
• Regulate temperature and humidity in summer (open/close the doors, deploy the shade cloth, install a mister)
• Fill the stove reservoir with pellets, empty the ash pan and clean the burner in winter
• Share your results with the Pioneers community

BI-MONTHLY to MONTHLY

• Fill the automatic fish feeder
• Flush the upper part of the irrigation system with a garden hose
• Add growing supplements according to the season (see Getting started in aquaponics and Getting started in bioponics)
• Carry out a strip test to check carbonate hardness KH
• Prepare sowings

EVERY 2 MONTHS

• Gently clean the probes with a microfibre cloth
• Clean the inside of the radial filter with a jet of water

EVERY YEAR

• Have the stove serviced by a professional
• Calibrate the pH probe using a buffer solution
• Clean the air extractor grille
• Check the tightness of all the greenhouse nuts
• Check the condition of the greenhouse anchors
• Clean the greenhouse's internal and external gutters
• Top up the demineralised water in first-generation solar batteries
• Remove the roof vent actuators before winter and put them back in spring
• Clean the inside of the pump and the air pumps / aerators
• Check the condition of the foams in the radial filter and the operation of the UV lamp