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It seems that a bacteria long thought to exist only in marine environments, may in actuality be the main producer of nitrates from nitrites in waste-water treatment plants, fresh water aquariums…Continue
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This past week I noticed a few spider mites in my all hydroton/mineral salts hydro system. Caught 'em early, sprayed with the usual 3-5% oil 0.5% surfactant mix, next day twice with plain water, 2…Continue
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For anyone living in Europe, there is an Austrian company that makes an expanded clay media called "Liaflor" that is around one third of the price of Hydroton.I've researched the two products a bit…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Vlad Jovanovic Oct 30, 2011. 5 Replies 1 Like
For anyone living in Europe and ordering bulkhead fittings or PVC adapters from the USA, (like I had from Aquatic Eco Systems), be aware that the PVC pipe you buy in the EU is 1.608 millimeters…Continue
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Just because I said in some thread or another, that I would follow up on my results, here it is. The deal is...
I love hot peppers, but hate how long it takes for certain seeds to germinate (sometimes over 2 weeks). This often results in a lot of nail biting, and constant checking moisture levels, temps etc...So the thinking here was that many varieties of hot peppers evolved and proliferated mainly due to birds. Birds, not having taste buds that react to the capsaicinoids that…
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Ok, so basically what I’ve found is that using the set-up described in the previous blog, is that I was able to obtain a 9-12 degC difference in air temps, in a 2.4 m3 space using just the heat off of the T-8’s, which were left running 24/7. This increased to 20+ degC when the 250MH kicked in (from 12 midnight till 7:30am). I was able to sprout over 100 plants split between 3 different cultivars. COS Romaine, Spinach, and a local variety of red/green lettuce. After sprouting, which took…
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Ok, so everyone has to buffer their pH back up with something, right? Slaked/hydrated lime (CaOH), Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) (usually reserved for the big leagues, UVI, Neslon Pade type systems, and rightly so. KOH can be dangerous to work with as it is highly caustic and a very powerful buffer). With most folks by now settling on alternating between CaOH and KHCO3 (known to most folks as Potassium Bi-Carbonate, here, in this country, it is referred to as Potassium Acid Carbonate as…
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Here is an idea that I originally saw in on one Chris Smiths posts (Chris seems to be full of practical and useful ideas, thanks Chris)...Originally I wasn't going to sprout my seeds in a hydroton only media, but after trying this, this past summer with 50 or 60 different plants (from various leafy green types, to tomatoes and peppers), I saw that it works great. Every seed I planted sprouted as good or even better than in all the different cocco coir, vermiculite, perlite, worm casting,…
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Yes Vlad, that appears to be alfalfa. How much can you get/ send me? I am interested in the clover seeds you mentioned as well. I think we can try one pound of each first to test Chinese Customs before we try sending larger volumes.
Anything, any type of open pollinated seeds would be welcome. Clovers fit the bill nicely. Any luck with Alfalfa?
PS
That is a kewl looking system and looks like it is easier to resolve after each grow cycle than the old colossuem which took a lot of hydrogen peroxide to clean out the dead roots. The price of this contraption is simply way too expensive for any but those that grow pharmaceutics.
Thank you my friend, I need both dormant and non dormant Alfalfa most desperately followed by Ladino Clover and Birdsfoot Broadleaf Trefoil. Timothy Grass, Milk Vetch, Lucerne and other high protein, open pollinated grasses would also be most welcome. (I need a total of around one hundred pounds of grass seeds but think it may be unreasonable to ship such quantities without hassle from customs). I have had seeds shipped here in five gallon buckets with no problem but anything bigger may be considered commercial and may need testing/ certification etc. Please send only as much as you are comfortable with.
In fact I would be glad to receive any and all open pollinated seeds. I have plenty of Basil varieties but non in bulk so a pound of Basil seeds would be wonderful. Fruit, berries and wild flowers would also make excellent additions. One can never have too many seed varieties/ cultivars.
Of course I would gladly pay for the seeds and shipping but donations in any form would be much appreciated. I appreciate any help but don't want to put anyone out of their comfort zone.
Cheers
Bill Moore said… NTF working great so far. Only concern has been the mold growing on the peat cups. Won't do that again. Will just resort to Hydroton. Transplanted some plant remove peat. This is an experimental system for me to learn on, and having a great time at it.
Hey man, Thanks for your quick reply. It saddens me greatly to learn that even former eastern block countries are being/ have been contaminated and converted to hybrids. I hope there is enough of us around the world to preserve the old way of farming.
At present I have around one hundred and fifty different vegetable cultivar in my seedbank so don't need any per se, but am always interested in expanding my options, especially cold tolerant varieties. In the next few years, I am hoping that I can grow-out most cultivars as seed stock with my new farm. My present garden just isn't big enough to grow more than a one or two of each for food and replenish seed stock for the following year.
Another reason I want so much variety is to conduct an experiment to develop my own strains that would be unique to the local climate, (which may take up to twenty years to develop).
I thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
Cheers my friend
Hello Vlad, I was wondering if you can get access to any heirloom (AKA open pollinated) seeds in your area or is everything commercial hybrids? I would like to expand my seedbank and require your help if there are any heirloom seed around.
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