Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 3, 2020 6:02:39 GMT -5
I had three tomatoes in the seed starter that needed a home. But I didn't have an available Aerogarden, and I didn't want to pot them.
So I'm trying them in a mini deep water culture. We'll see how they do. If they thrive and need more room, I'll move one.
One is an orange hat, one is a freebie yellow Venus micro from Renaissance, and I'm not sure what the other one is. I think it's a red micro. I was so sure I would remember! I need to take lessons from mike on organizing and labeling. |
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Sept 3, 2020 8:53:42 GMT -5
I love the idea of using a small cooler for growing plants in it! Seems like it would be very easy to refill or clean.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2020 8:57:51 GMT -5
Great idea..you should have a Pinterest page!
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 3, 2020 9:40:42 GMT -5
I love the idea of using a small cooler for growing plants in it! Seems like it would be very easy to refill or clean.
I had to cut the top free of the bottom to make it work.
The reason I chose it is that it holds the same amount of water as a Bounty, and I was going after a Bounty-like unit.
The really nice thing is that it has a handle to carry it with when it's full of water.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 8, 2020 9:21:52 GMT -5
I think it's doing well so far!
mike, do you have any observations or suggestions? Is the water too bubbly?
BTW, the pump is very quiet <40 decibels. But when I put the airstone on the bottom, it vibrated and made a horrific hum. I raised the airstone so it just cleared the bottom, and now I don't even notice the noise. I can hear it, but it is not bothersome.
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mike
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Post by mike on Sept 8, 2020 15:25:50 GMT -5
It looks fine. I ran two airstones in my 10-gallon totes.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 17, 2020 10:38:02 GMT -5
The rear plant already has a flower! And the others have buds.
They are pretty small. I am guessing it's due to my system. I hope they get bigger.
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