Archive for May, 2009
Lettuce!
Remember these starts? They have grown tremendously in the last week!
Posted: May 29th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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So much color in the Greenhouse
It seems like every plant is in full bloom.
Posted: May 28th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Reminder: Store your meter probes in distilled water
I’ve always stored the probes for my EC meter in distilled water. But I recently met a grower who had some issues with the strength of his solution. I asked how he stored the meter, and it turns out he wasn’t keeping the probes in water, and when the meter was replaced and stored properly, [...]
Posted: May 28th, 2009 under Knowledge.
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Tiny Basil Sprout
In a rapid rooter plug, in hydroton, in a basket, in an Aeroflow.
Posted: May 27th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Tomato Blossoms
These blossoms are so pretty! From the large greenhouse, in an ebb and flow, getting some test food and supplements.
Posted: May 27th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Make: Magazine Garden Controller Project
I’m getting ready to attend the Maker Faire at the fairgrounds in San Mateo this weekend. The event is a massive DIY festival with robots, explosions, and things like the world’s largest tesla coil. One big sensation from the Maker Faire was the Botanicalls plant twitter system that I recently blogged about. I also met [...]
Posted: May 26th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Visit the Canadian Indoor Gardening Expo this Weekend!
It’s time for the spring trade show! From the Maximum Yield website:
Linda Jesson, Maximum Yield Publishing
We are pleased to announce the kick off of the 2009 Indoor Gardening Expos with the “Back to Your Roots” Canadian Indoor Gardening Expo in beautiful Kelowna, British Columbia. The famous Okanagan region of British Columbia is a premiere centre for [...]
Posted: May 26th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Figs
There is a black mission fig tree here at GH, and the figs are looking plump. They are not yet ripe, but they look great. I wrote about my favorite salad, using grilled figs and speckled trout lettuce, back in the winter. Click here to read the recipe.
Posted: May 22nd, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Hydroponic Pea Blossom
I love the pretty pea flower growing on this vine. It’s in an ebb and flow tray, and getting fed a new experimental food.
Posted: May 21st, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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A MacArthur Genius and his Family Grow Urban Food
Our sales rep Jessica Lilga sent me a great link to a yes! magazine article about a MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant winner who created a producing farm. The story is very inspiring.
Read the story here.
Posted: May 20th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Sunflowers
It’s always amazing to me how quickly sunflowers grow. These are sitting in an ebb and flow tray, and are getting Nova Series. And they look great.
Posted: May 20th, 2009 under Flowers.
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Filling Up
The GH greenhouse is getting packed with plants. Some are experiments, some are ornamentals. Some are experimental ornamentals. Every day I go by the greenhouse, there is something new going on.
Posted: May 19th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Spring Clean Your Grow Room
Nothing prevents garden problems like a clean space. When growing indoors, your plants rely on you meet their every need. Light and water are obvious, and they often overshadow the importance of air quality, sterile surfaces, and non contamination techniques. While you might be aware that these are essential to success, spring is still the [...]
Posted: May 19th, 2009 under Knowledge.
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The lilies finally opened!
I’ve been watching the asiatic lilies since they were first planted, and today when I came in, I saw they had bloomed. They are so beautiful. They have really thrived in their Coco Baskets. I can’t wait to see what other colors will appear.
Click here to see their start.
It seems sometimes that the longer a [...]
Posted: May 18th, 2009 under Flowers.
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New Lettuce and Basil Starts
Darek, our greenhouse operator, is getting some fresh starts going for some new experiments. He stuck some seeds into the Rapid Rooter trays, and they are sitting in the ebb and flow until they are ready for transplant.
Posted: May 18th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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