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Welcome to Kygar Road Market and Greenhouses. Our “farm” consists of
three and a half acres on the East edge of Ponca City, in North Central
Oklahoma. We have a “home built” greenhouse that is 50’ X 66’ which
houses Aquaponic systems and a 60’ x 90’ commercial greenhouse designed
specifically for growing hydroponic tomatoes and vegetables. Our growing
season is basically during the winter.
The Market started as a small roadside stand for the tomatoes and has
evolved into a “Made in Oklahoma” store that features mostly gourmet food
products which are made in Oklahoma. The Market operates on the Honor
System when we aren't around, so we ask that you make yourself at home
and do your own bagging and change making.
Fresh, locally grown produce is something else we
make available during the
different growing seasons.
Gift baskets featuring these products have become extremely popular
for corporate giving, closing gifts, thank-you gifts, Christmas,
birthday, housewarming and gifts for any holiday. With prices starting
at around $5, we can take care of just about any budget.
Hydroponic growing means growing without soil. There are several ways
to do this and the method we use involves using 5 gallon plastic bags
filled with either coconut coir (ground coconut shells) or a mixture of
perlite and vermiculite. Fertilizer is mixed with water and fed to the
plants several times a day via a drip irrigation system.
Aquaponic growing is a system that incorporates fish. We raise fish
in tanks with the waste filled water being pumped to grow beds that are
filled with pea gravel. The gravel is home to a type of bacteria that feeds
on the fish waste and turns it into nitrites, which then turn into
nitrates. Nitrates are fertilizer that the plants absorb and thrive on.
As the fish water moves thru the bed of gravel, bacteria and plants
(known as a bio-filter), it becomes clean and is pumped back to the fish
tank. Mother Nature invented the system. It is called a balanced system
because no insecticides (which would kill the fish) are used on the
plants, and no antibiotics are used in treating the fish, as that would
kill the bacteria that create the nitrates. When left alone, the system
will balance itself and the fish and plants become healthy and happy.
If you are out our way, just ask and we’ll be happy to show you
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