Hi Ant I push air through it using a big fan equipped with a speed control. Running flat out it can put the entire greenhouse air volume...
Hi Nick, If you can, try to increase just the N,K and Ca at the 4th true leaf. Toms stockpile potassium (K) in fairly large quantities prior to...
Nick, you can improve the taste by switching to a dedicated tomato feed from the 4th true leaf onwards. The npk ratio and nutrient strength makes...
Given that the 11L pot is filled with compost, the only real difference is the capilliary mat/wick that draws water from the reservoir. If you are...
Heat in the greenhouse soil tends to radiate out into the surrounding ground, a degree or two of bottom heat can make a big difference at this...
chives are a worthy addition, i have normal and garlic for variety. The flowers can be used in salads.
Personally i like having the birds around. I provide them with a birdbath/fresh water and they return the favour by devouring bugs :biggrin:
Hi John It gets frosty on the outside but havent seen any inside over the winter. I dont think its been all that cold this year and it seems like...
Hi Antscran I arrived a bit late for your survey unfortunately, but very nice project just the same. Fwiw, i`ve had 60m of 80mm perforated...
The coolnets are pretty good at 60psi. They put out more of a fine mist than a fog so they need to be mounted high up and ideally controlled by a...
Hi The owl is quite nifty, its operated by a series of cables (inner and outer cables like bicycle brakes) that are pulled in sequence as the...
The 250g AB universal nutrient packs contain less than 50p worth of chemicals. They are better value than some other brands as they will make up...
A grow tent isnt essential, outdoor/greenhouse hydro is more productive and the light is free.
Nice bit of ingenuity with the syringe ;) I made a horizontal windmill some years back and that was a fun project, the sails folded flat as they...
Flood and drain is a closed system (recirculated) as you completely flood the medium for a while and then drain it back to the reservoir until the...
Drain to waste has its advantages. The roots in the earlier pic could be fed by dunking them flood and drain style into a bucket of nutrient...
If you use reverse osmosis water with <10ppm, the elemental content will be what you add. The aero runs drain to waste, so nothing comes back to...
I make my own nutrients so i`m not restricted to whats available but there`s really only 3 elements that change throughout the life of the plant,...
The thing about supermarket toms is its all about cost and productivity, just halve the feed and you`ll deliver something that looks like a tomato...
No worries, Kristen, i`m at that age too lol Power cuts wont affect manual flood and drain buckets. Its not very hi-tech, lift watering can, pour...
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