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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jul 25, 2020 19:50:31 GMT -5
This is an experiment, but I decided to try growing mung beans in a... Dr. Pepper can? I took an empty can, broke the tab off, washed it out with soap, and then filled it with potting soil. I suspect that I'll eventually kill it with overwatering, since there aren't any drainage holes and I can't see how wet the soil is, but I want to find a good way to reuse stuff like this.  |
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Post by Shawn on Jul 26, 2020 4:31:40 GMT -5
Pretty cool.
You sure come up with great experiments!
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Post by waterphoenix on Jul 26, 2020 5:49:45 GMT -5
Very neat. I've only seen them grown at home for the sprouts, not for the beans before. Interested to see how it grows under the grow light. Maybe you could poke holes at the bottom of the can and set it on a plate of water, keeping the plate full of water?
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jul 26, 2020 8:28:07 GMT -5
Very neat. I've only seen them grown at home for the sprouts, not for the beans before. Interested to see how it grows under the grow light. Maybe you could poke holes at the bottom of the can and set it on a plate of water, keeping the plate full of water? I've tried to find information on growing these before, but it's hard to find any information aside from sprouts... I've thought about doing something similar, but I'm worried someone might bump the tent and cause it to spill at the bottom, which sounds like a pain to clean up. I have other plants growing in containers without drainage holes, so I'll probably just water lightly / wait for it to wilt before I add more water. |
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Post by waterphoenix on Jul 27, 2020 6:12:09 GMT -5
Very neat. I've only seen them grown at home for the sprouts, not for the beans before. Interested to see how it grows under the grow light. Maybe you could poke holes at the bottom of the can and set it on a plate of water, keeping the plate full of water? I've tried to find information on growing these before, but it's hard to find any information aside from sprouts... I've thought about doing something similar, but I'm worried someone might bump the tent and cause it to spill at the bottom, which sounds like a pain to clean up. I have other plants growing in containers without drainage holes, so I'll probably just water lightly / wait for it to wilt before I add more water. Makes sense. We certainly have enough empty soda/seltzer cans at home. From what I saw it takes 90-120 days to produce beans in normal conditions. It'll be nice to see how the plant develops! |
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Aug 19, 2020 20:14:03 GMT -5
The seed leaves are starting to die off, but otherwise it seems to be growing?  |
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Post by waterphoenix on Aug 22, 2020 7:50:33 GMT -5
Looks like it is coming along and branching pretty well.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Aug 31, 2020 23:11:45 GMT -5
Currently suffering a bit due to an incident involving a Spacemaster Cucumber and a wandering tendril.
I'm hoping it pulls through.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Sept 14, 2020 20:18:18 GMT -5
I gave it a bit of time and while it was staying green, the last leaf fell off today and the section of the stem that the tendril squeezed is noticeably darker than the rest of the plant.
I've decided to end this and I'll try it again in the future... away from any cucumbers.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jan 10, 2021 13:55:51 GMT -5
Surprise! Five and a half months old now, this plant is still alive but is closer to a houseplant than an actual vegetable. I have a windowsill that I use for plants that are nearly dead, and while I mostly neglect them, this one is still somehow alive.  |
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