Shawn
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Post by Shawn on Feb 10, 2022 7:06:00 GMT -5
This was posted by ERR0R1755 in another thread and thought to share it here as well.
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Post by penguicular on Apr 21, 2022 14:24:46 GMT -5
I have this set up for some bare root strawberry plants that I ordered too early. They are very happy and growing faster than the one plant I potted up. They look like they have buds already, but I haven't put any nutrients in the water bc the cat likes to drink out of it! I'm not sure how they'll adjust to soil, but it's about 5 more weeks until last frost =(
I might try keeping some in my no-tech hydroponic set up!
P.S. aquarium air pumps come in different sizes, so get one that's big enough to move air in your system
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Post by lynnee on Apr 21, 2022 14:51:58 GMT -5
penguicular, I hope you can post some photos eventually! I'm kind of fascinated by strawberry projects right now. What kind of strawberries are you growing? 
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Post by penguicular on Apr 22, 2022 23:46:53 GMT -5
I ordered Seascape. Bare root plants go pretty fast around here and last year I ended up with the last dried out bunch and they were miserable. This year I ordered them on Amazon and they were surprisingly healthy, but about 8-10 weeks too early.
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Post by penguicular on Apr 22, 2022 23:51:09 GMT -5
 It is literally just a plastic shoe box, airstone, 5-10 gallon aquarium bubbler =/ ok, I cannot get pictures to show up =( |
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Post by Shawn on Apr 23, 2022 3:48:35 GMT -5
Make sure there is a .jpg at the end  If you just add what you did I can always come in and place the pic in for you until you get it
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Post by lynnee on Apr 23, 2022 14:31:05 GMT -5
It is literally just a plastic shoe box, airstone, 5-10 gallon aquarium bubbler =/ ok, I cannot get pictures to show up =( What is supporting the strawberry plants in the water, penguicular? I am so impressed with your setup and your healthy plants! |
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Post by penguicular on Apr 24, 2022 15:23:00 GMT -5
Thank you!
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Post by penguicular on Apr 24, 2022 15:24:18 GMT -5
They have really long roots, so they're just leaning on the side in a few inches of water. I left some of the roots exposed for air, but I guess the bubbler takes care of that! I might have to get some baskets and turn this into a real (and cat-proof) hydroponic set up and plant some others when it warms up outside.
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Post by lynnee on Apr 24, 2022 17:58:54 GMT -5
Fascinating!  |
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If you just add what you did I can always come in and place the pic in for you until you get it