Intermediate iAVs Course

The core objective of this course is to provide the necessary knowledge and skills to optimise an iAVs sandgarden.

Orientation

Systemic Fine Tuning

• Component Ratio
• Irrigation Frequency and Volume
• Taming a Fast Drain.

Sand 2

Components 2

Fish 2

• Fish Species
• Fish Feed
• DIY Fish feed
• Feed rates
• Fermenting Feed
• Fishless iAVs

Plants 2

• Cultivars
• Culture methods
• Intercropping
• Foliar sprays
• Supplementation – worm tea, compost tea, worms

Water 2

• Water Testing – test equipment, monitoring equipment (online speed sheets) – recommended brands
• Water Quality – testing methods, record keeping (and why), test frequency, (online speed sheets) test equipment alternatives to lab analysis?
• Water Pumps

Environmental Control

• Temperature
• Daylength
• HVAC – Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning.
• Stormwater Management

Controlled Environments

• Rain shelters
• Shade houses
• Greenhouses
• Indoor Grow Rooms.

Energy Management

• Monitoring Equipment
• Heating/Cooling – water and air.
• Solar PV panels, batteries and controllers.

Pest and Disease Prevention and Control

Recordkeeping

• Performance Metrics – what to measure.
• Farm/Garden Journals/Diaries

Automation

• Pumps and timers – quality brands – pros and cons
• Live Monitoring – cameras – data recorders
• Automatic Fish Feeders

Risk Management

• System Risks – bursts and leaks – equipment failure – power outages – diseases and infestations.
• Built-in redundancy strategies
• Bio-security – disease prevention – system disinfection.
• Backup Systems

Health and Safety

• Hazard Identification

The iAVs Sandgardening Learning Centre – iLC.