August 2026 • Current
The gherkin growing project
Commercial gherkin seed enters the latest crop trial.
STORIES & ARCHIVE
What we've grown, built and learnt.
This rebuilt archive brings together the KVA stories we have recovered from the surviving website archive and other historical material, preserving original publication dates where they are known. Genuine King Valley Aquaponics photographs are used throughout the archive.
August 2026 • Current
Winter growing and smarter heating
Controlled-environment growing and hydronic heat.
Archive • Systems
The Indy-23 system
A practical system from the KVA story.
23 June 2017 • Education
Aquaponics MASTER CLASS
Advanced aquaponics training and farm-design learning.
8 May 2017 • Growing
Mouse Melons
A fun, productive and unusual little fruit.
4 April 2017 • Growing
Microgreens
Small greens with big flavour and nutrition.
3 April 2017 • Seasonal Growing
TIME TO PLANT GARLIC — Here is how
Local garlic, autumn planting and farmers' market advice.
28 March 2017 • Aquaponics
Aquaponic Gardening: Growing Fish And Vegetables Together
Fish, plants, bacteria and the recirculating cycle.
27 March 2017 • Herbs
Some of our Easy-to-Grow herbs
A broad practical herb-growing reference.
27 March 2017 • Seasonal Growing
Planting Garlic
Step-by-step autumn garlic growing.
27 March 2017 • Archive
A Natural Remedy For Motion Sickness
A historical KVA ginger article.
27 March 2017 • Archive
Ginger Beer Recipe Remix
A ginger-bug based homemade ginger beer article.
27 March 2017 • Herbs
Benefits Of Ginger For Cooking And Healing
The original archive's ginger growing and use article.
26 February 2017 • North East Growing
Autumn — North East Planting Guide
Cool-season crops for North East Victoria.
21 February 2017 • Herbs
Lemon Balm Gardening Tips and Uses
Part of KVA's original herb knowledge library.
9 December 2016 • Growing
How to Beat Bugs in Your Garden
Beneficial insects, birds, amphibians and barriers.
3 December 2016 • Growing
Raised Garden Beds
Why raised beds can make productive gardening easier.
29 November 2016 • Planning
Let us plan your vegetable garden
Garden layouts, spacing and crop planning.
29 November 2016 • Plants
Cottage Flower Combo
A cottage-border plant combination used at Emuvale.
18 September 2016 • Herbs
5 Herbs That Repel Mosquitoes
The archive's mosquito-repelling herb guide.
18 September 2016 • Herbs
Black Mint — best bug spray ever
Instructions shared after Eastland and Coburg farmers' markets.
13 August 2016 • Food
Homemade Stock Recipes
A seasonal homemade vegetable and beef stock article.
8 July 2016 • Herbs
Epazote
A short archive note about this unusual herb.
Archive note: genuine King Valley Aquaponics photographs are used throughout. Where the exact original photograph for an older article has not yet been recovered, a genuine KVA photograph relevant to that subject may be used instead.