I thought hydroponics was growing plants in just a water solution, no soil involved?Originally Posted by DFBrews
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I thought hydroponics was growing plants in just a water solution, no soil involved?
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The plug is made of recycled tree bark. It is a lot like a sponge very absorbing this will be done with no soil. If my cuttings survive I will use the clay balls to support the plant
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I read that tomatoes wont set fruit if the temperatures exceed 86 degrees F.
Is this true?
I do not know I am quite the tomato Noob still. I did work at the CSU research center dealing with cloning and propagating potatoes though so If you have potato questions I have that covered.
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We grew them down south just fine in temps well over 86. Egg shells are also good for them (can't remember why has to be something about calcium)
I tried the hydroponics one summer with strawberries and melons, never did get fruit, had it outdoors and it ended up with a huge root ball in the tub think that may have been the problem.
Nope, most tomatos are fine with heat. We used to harvest massive amounts of tomatos in southern AZ where the summer temps avg well over 100deg.
The key is growing varieties that are designed for the climate you are in.
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Oh neato. Thanks for the info. Good luck! I've been growing cooking herbs inside my house for about 2 months with a similar set-up. The multiple 100+ degree days and the almost constant 20 mph winds here were just killing everything I tried to grow, so I moved it all into a more controlled environment. Because space is limited, I haven't tried growing anything more than herbs though. Right now I have basil, oregano, mint, parsley, cilantro, and rosemary. I'm growing enough to dehydrate and save a bunch of it, but now that I moved it inside, I can keep it alive through the winter and keep my cooking ingredients fresh!
My wife and I LOVE cooking.
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"When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law." -Frederic Bastiat
"I am a conservative. Quite possibly I am on the losing side; often I think so. Yet, out of a curious perversity I had rather lose with Socrates, let us say, than win with Lenin."
― Russell Kirk, Author of The Conservative Mind
Oh neato. Thanks for the info. Good luck! I've been growing cooking herbs inside my house for about 2 months with a similar set-up. The multiple 100+ degree days and the almost constant 20 mph winds here were just killing everything I tried to grow, so I moved it all into a more controlled environment. Because space is limited, I haven't tried growing anything more than herbs though. Right now I have basil, oregano, mint, parsley, cilantro, and rosemary. I'm growing enough to dehydrate and save a bunch of it, but now that I moved it inside, I can keep it alive through the winter and keep my cooking ingredients fresh!
My wife and I LOVE cooking.
We should have a cooking forum! Share recipes!
Your blind I take it. Look up to the stickies that everyone ignores. http://www.ar-15.co/forums/showthread.php?t=19665
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Where did you get your plugs? What are the plastic pieces that you are supporting them with? I tried using a piece of metal screen to support mine right at the water level, but one of the corners came loose while I was on vacation and most of them washed into my water holding tank and then plugged up my little fish tank pump and I can't get it working again. The 3 seedlings that survived died when the pump stopped feeding them. Project is on standby until I get some time to rebuild it.
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"When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law." -Frederic Bastiat
"I am a conservative. Quite possibly I am on the losing side; often I think so. Yet, out of a curious perversity I had rather lose with Socrates, let us say, than win with Lenin."
― Russell Kirk, Author of The Conservative Mind
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