Aquaponics / Sustainable Living Skills

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Comment by NaughtyScotty on February 13, 2013 at 11:28pm

LoL Thanks! but hardly a pro. I can't wait to have a lot more plants going

Comment by skibby on February 13, 2013 at 9:57pm

NaughtyScotty, NICE pics! You are a Pro!

Comment by NaughtyScotty on February 13, 2013 at 9:29pm

Hope you eventually find the space and time to do that Tom.

Comment by sillysillytom on February 11, 2013 at 9:23am

I've always wanted to start indoor growing but never could find the space or time.  I thought it would be cool to try different lettuce indoors, since in the past when I've grown those they have been so prone to small critters eating them.  I'd like to be able to pull leaves or plants for salads and sandwiches, space them out so I always have some coming along to nibble on.

Comment by NaughtyScotty on February 10, 2013 at 10:42pm

Good idea Skibby!

What are you growing?

I started my peppers around the middle of January. In 2 weeks I'll start my tomatoes and then probably start my other transplant veggies the following weekend.

For peppers I've started:

Bhut Jolokia  -- was the hottest pepper in the world a few years ago.
Mustard Habanero
Cayenne
Hot Jamaican
Traveling Jalapeno
Early Jalapeno

Red and chocolate mini bells
Green and Red bells

I have seed for at least 11 types of tomatoes. Plus I will probably buy a lot of 4" starters at the college plant sale.

Here's a peek at what I have going on under the grow lights so far:

Plus I have several more peppers still under lid on the heating mat.

I start seeds in a humidity dome on a heating mat. Either in jiffy pellets or Rapid Rooters. I like the Rapid Rooters, but still have lots of pellets I'm trying to use up. As soon as they sprout I move them under light for 16 hours a day until it's time to move them outside.

I use 6500k daylighters for vegetative growth. I've never purposely tried flowering plants indoors, but if I did I would put them under 2700k lamps. But, I actually have seen plants putting on flowers at 6500k.  

Comment by skibby on February 10, 2013 at 12:42pm

thought I would revisit this group again.

I have been growing various plants and the small elm trees outdoors for many years, but decided it was time to try again indoors. Right now I have nine plants I'm attempting to keep healthy and alive, unlike the poor corn tree and a couple of others that didn't survive years ago. The key is what to do, and what Not to do.

Comment by sillysillytom on May 1, 2012 at 4:03pm

it intrigues me as well... how to shift toward it?  I only got around to cleaning the weeds out of the garden which now maybe I should not have :-)  I found a guy to get my 5gallon buckets from but just need to save the cash and call him then start constructing... alas not enough time in the day.

Comment by sillysillytom on May 1, 2012 at 3:48pm

It really is amazing and the future ain't it?

Comment by sillysillytom on May 1, 2012 at 3:44pm

he urinates on the soil? I wonder if the neighbors care or if the city would object considering he is a "renter" and living in SF.  Just saying... maybe he should not have said that.  Well, he does make an interesting point on the crises already hear and that just because of his bio location he doesn't feel the affects like others do.  Interesting and hard core.

in reference to the post below

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Comment by Jfry on December 16, 2011 at 6:24pm

Picked up this magazine at the store... and they have an online version... http://www.urbanfarmonline.com/  I'm sure you will find something interesting there....

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