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llama_police
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Coolgardie Safe for Oysters?
#18937740 - 10/05/13 08:19 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I've been trying to figure out ways to replicate ideal growing conditions for oysters without the need for a greenhouse. I grew up in the bush without electricity and in the very early days of living there, we used a Coolgardie Safe setup as a method of keeping such things as butter, bread and meat "refrigerated". I've come to the realisation that this may well be the ideal environment for an oyster grow. Plenty of fresh air but would maintain humidity, can be left outside in a shady spot but would still get plenty of ambient light, nice and cool (approaching summer here so days are getting up over 30c already). All I'd have to do is mist a couple of times a day.
Any thoughts? Has anyone done anything similar? Is there anything you can see that would cause issues?
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Forrester
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Re: Coolgardie Safe for Oysters? [Re: llama_police]
#18937764 - 10/05/13 08:24 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Seems like a good idea. Does it actually cool that much? Might work great with pinks.
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llama_police
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Re: Coolgardie Safe for Oysters? [Re: Forrester]
#18937873 - 10/05/13 08:47 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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We never had a thermometer but it kept things cool enough that the butter wouldn't melt or the meat wouldn't spoil quickly. I'd imagine low 20s would be quite achievable. I reckon I'll be giving it a crack and will report back with my findings in a couple of weeks. Currently pastuerising some straw so will have something to fruit in a couple of weeks. I'll need some time to get the materials together (hessian etc) to make it.
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barong
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Re: Coolgardie Safe for Oysters? [Re: llama_police]
#18938057 - 10/05/13 09:35 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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The old bush fridge ! This has the potential to be an excellent grow room in the summertime.
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llama_police
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Re: Coolgardie Safe for Oysters? [Re: barong]
#18938628 - 10/06/13 01:04 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Might try and build something like THIS, since I recently found a demolition yard not too far from home who sell all sorts of usable junk. It really seems like I might be onto something here...
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llama_police
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Re: Coolgardie Safe for Oysters? [Re: llama_police]
#18942466 - 10/06/13 09:40 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I found a guy selling a 10 pack of unused hessian/burlap sandbags on Gumtree (kinda like Australia's Craigslist, I guess) for $5. Had an old birdcage big enough for a cockatoo or parrot lying around. Covered the cage in the bags and wet them thoroughly, filled the base of the cage with water then took some measurements. 34c (93-94f)in the shade here today but inside the cage dropped to 22c (71-72f). Humidity rose to around 55% (dry as hell at the moment), so I'd probably have to add some perlite trays. I'll also have to work on a way of keeping a steady enough drip to keep the walls wet, but for a completely ghetto contraption, it's really quite promising.
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