Forum: Hydroponics
04-29-2021, 09:02 AM
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-20-2021, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 150
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Tomatoes gone wild & updates
Hey Stan, hope this post finds you well and hopefully your grow is underway. Back here everything in Dutch buckets has been growing like crazy. I have abundant tomatoes and have been keeping four...
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Forum: Hydroponics
03-23-2021, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 150
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RE - Strawberry Stressin'......
Thanks for the advice and assessment. I think you may be right - the strawberries are the wrong type. I'm looking at another source and type of strawberry supposedly compatible with my growing zone...
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Forum: Hydroponics
03-22-2021, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 150
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Strawberry Stressin’ and Tomatoes gone wild…
Hey Stan, Hope all finds you well. An update on the crops and some concerns…..
On the tomatoes… They’re doing fantastic (see pics) and via careful trellising, are forming the infamous “tomato...
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Forum: Hydroponics
03-13-2021, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
Update and cloning issues
Hey Stan, hope all’s well up there. Thought I’d give an update, the tomatoes are doing fantastic! Weather’s been hot and sunny with cool nights, and they’re consuming nutrients at about 33 to 38...
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Forum: Hydroponics
03-07-2021, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 150
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Update and “strawberry intentions”….
Hi Stan, hope all’s going well. I FINALLY found a nursery with blooming strawberry plants though I had to drive halfway across Florida to get them. The nursery wasn’t sure if they were everblooming,...
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Forum: Hydroponics
02-20-2021, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
Update & thanks
Thanks Stan! I’ll be running to the local Wal Mart today, their web site says they have Strawberry plants in stock (from Bonnie plants), so I’ll probably pick up about 5 and some small net pots. I...
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Forum: Hydroponics
02-17-2021, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
Follow up on update...
Stan, Thanks for the quick response. The wife and I already got both our Covid shots, the Pfizer version (the one we could get the soonest). We have a lot of family visiting from cold snowy Michigan...
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Forum: Hydroponics
02-15-2021, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
Touching base and update(s)
Hey Stan, I’ve been a little remiss on keeping the blog updated, apologize for that. Needless to say there’s been a lot going on (damn Covid!)…. Anyway, back in early October I started new batch of...
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Forum: Hydroponics
11-06-2020, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 150
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Forum: Hydroponics
11-06-2020, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
Following you advice & question on strawberries
Thanks for the tips and info Stan. I’m starting the Brussel Sprout and Green pepper seeds today in rockwool cubes. Per your advice, no heating pad. I’ve seen different theories on light vs no-light...
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Forum: Hydroponics
11-04-2020, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
Follow up and questions
Thanks for the advice Stan. I think I’ll go with strawberries for the rail system, some of the herbs and spices I grew became enormous, overwhelming other plants. On the perlite, I had it spread out...
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Forum: Hydroponics
11-03-2020, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
Winter “crop” started
Hey Stan, hope this post finds you doing well, I see it’s getting a little chilly out there so I doubt you’ve got much growing. I shut both Dutch buckets and rail systems down September 9th.,...
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Forum: Hydroponics
08-21-2020, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 150
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Touching base - hows experiment going?
Hey Stan, Hope all’s well and everyone’s healthy! Just touching base to see how the “experiment” is going with full aeroponics in buckets. It’s something I’d consider changing over to, eliminating...
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Forum: Hydroponics
06-06-2020, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
Status and thoughts on Aeroponic
Stan, sorry for the delayed response. We’ve had 2 waves of visitors over the last 4 weeks! Family “escaping” their state’s “Lockdown”! I’d tried posting yesterday, but the site was down, and even as...
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-24-2020, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
Updates, status and checking in…
Hey Stan, Haven’t talked in a while, hope everything’s OK in your area. I’m still going strong and have already “retired” two of the plants you sent me. So I have 3 of the large heirlooms (from seeds...
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Forum: Hydroponics
02-12-2020, 06:44 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
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Forum: Hydroponics
01-16-2020, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
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Forum: Hydroponics
01-06-2020, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
Greetings and update(s)
Hello Stan – first off happy New Year and I hope you had a great Christmas! I returned from my annual Michigan Christmas excursion, I was gone from Dec 17th. Until Jan 4th., and as was the case last...
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Forum: Hydroponics
12-09-2019, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
Reply, plant training plan and question
Stan, thanks for the response! I’ll “up” the nutrients to 50%, per your suggestion, plus there’s a lot more flowering going on, and I’ll monitor them closely. On the plant height issue, I added wires...
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Forum: Hydroponics
12-04-2019, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
Updates on greenhouse and tomatoes
Well, I think I’ve completed the green house, and just in time (see pics). We’ve already had a night go down to 39F – very unusual for this area this time of year. Luckily the greenhouse was...
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Forum: Hydroponics
11-13-2019, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
Update on permanent green house
Stan, sorry took so long to respond. I had issues with a replacement timer showing up DOA, then the return exchange process, and the replacement interval timer’s “On Time” dial was WAY off – had to...
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Forum: Hydroponics
11-05-2019, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
PS - forgot to ad....
In the dutch buckets I'm running the VertiGro nutrients @ 30%, I'm almost out of those and their site lists that 2 pack as "out of stock". I may have to seek an alternative until they replenish their...
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Forum: Hydroponics
11-05-2019, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
Back at it in the “permanent” greenhouse
Hello Stan, hope you’re doing OK! We haven’t talked in a while but I’ve been busy. I have my “permanent” greenhouse done except for the visqueen (which can wait a little longer), and burying a second...
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Forum: Hydroponics
06-27-2019, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 213,937
Seedling issues again……..
Stan, I “fired up” the cloner again but…. as in the post from October of 2018 “This is where / when I seem to have the most problems…..” . I started 6 Rockwool cubes 5/29/19 from the seeds you sent ...
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