23
Jun
Posted by skyfiery in Buttercrunch lettuce, Butterhead lettuce, Chocolate mint 'Mentha x piperita f. ‘Chocolate’', Hydroponics, Iceberg lettuce, Lettuce, Local lettuce, Mint, Semi-hydroponics, Tea tree 'Melaleuca alternifolia'. 2 Comments
Semi-hydroponics lettuce – Day 23
This batch of lettuces (local, butterhead, buttercrunch and iceberg) all get the full morning sun, and my bright table light at night.
Melaleuca alternifolia seedlings
They are taking a VERY long time to grow fast!
Chocolate mint
And, from the kindness of Rummi’s heart, she gave me some free cuttings from the choc mint bunch [...]
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10
Jun
Posted by skyfiery in Buttercrunch lettuce, Butterhead lettuce, Green mint, Herbs, High Brix Farming, Lettuce, Local lettuce, Red spider mites, Sawtooth coriander, Seedlings, Semi-hydroponics, Tea tree 'Melaleuca alternifolia'. Leave a Comment
Red spider mites
I finally went Petunia’s method and spent over two hours soaping all my mints down and then rinsing them off. They’re a bit limp now, but will perk up soon.
Gonna repeat this over the weekend.
High Brix Farming
After reading Kelmund’s thread on high brix farming, I went to put about two tablespoonfuls of raw [...]
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31
May
Posted by skyfiery in Buttercrunch lettuce, Butterhead lettuce, Harvests, Hydroponics, Iceberg lettuce, Lettuce, Local lettuce, Pak choy, Semi-hydroponics. Leave a Comment
Pak choy experiment
So the results are as such:
1. Pure hydro solution – only one pak choy turned out good. The other was stunted;
2. Semi-hydro – both pak choys turned out the best
3. Water reservoir – not good for veggies.
Maybe because the sun is shifting positions or something, but that’s not really the case – the [...]
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