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Post by kansasterri on Mar 1, 2010 14:00:46 GMT -6
Basically, they are not sold in my area, which is a problem for me because I am making a soil-less raised bed.  10-10-10 is very easy. But, nobody out here cares about trace elements. I cannot find anything in my area about hydroponics either, and to have a jog of hydropinic fertilizer shipped in is too expensive for me. At any rate, I ordered powdered kelp to supply trace elements to my soil-less bed. The listing of nutrients it will supply sounds fairly good. I have no idea how much to put on, as I could find very little information on trace nutrients. Any advice?  ?? www.gaiaresearch.co.za/kelp.html |
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Post by Shelly on Mar 1, 2010 21:05:22 GMT -6
I would think there would be directions on the package you get. Maybe you could look up the manufacturer on-line?
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Post by jack on Mar 2, 2010 3:32:09 GMT -6
Gidday
Good for you in thinking about them. Most immportant for both you and your plants.
A tea or infusion of comfrey will supply most also.
But what is a soilless garden?
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Post by jerseycub on Mar 2, 2010 7:30:50 GMT -6
kansasterri: First you will need to know the gallons of liquid that you are treating. The rest should be simple, just read the container that the kelp is shipped in there should be a ratio for treating your plants on it. If not try Maxicrop site. www.maxicrop.com/ there ratio is 1Tbsp per gallon of liquid |
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Post by mogarden on Mar 3, 2010 7:21:25 GMT -6
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Post by kansasterri on Mar 3, 2010 12:50:02 GMT -6
You SEARCH better than I do, LOL! If I had seen that before my order went in I would have gone! |
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Post by kansasterri on Mar 3, 2010 12:54:21 GMT -6
Gidday But what is a soilless garden? A soil less garden is a 2 feet tall raised bed full of pearlite, compost, fertilizer, and such. That means I will not have to dig my root crops, which is good because I am not in good shape and I no longer wish to take a shovel to my heavy clay soil. I will rmember about the comphrey! |
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Post by kansasterri on Mar 3, 2010 12:55:30 GMT -6
I would think there would be directions on the package you get. Maybe you could look up the manufacturer on-line? Directions would be VERY good ! We will see if there are any when the package arrives! |
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Post by kansasterri on Mar 3, 2010 12:57:38 GMT -6
kansasterri: First you will need to know the gallons of liquid that you are treating. The rest should be simple, just read the container that the kelp is shipped in Since the kelp is powdered, I think that I will just mix it into the top few inches of pearlite mixe and then sprinkle it with a hose. Hopefully thee WILL be directions! |
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Post by jerseycub on Mar 3, 2010 13:43:18 GMT -6
kansasterri: First you will need to know the gallons of liquid that you are treating. The rest should be simple, just read the container that the kelp is shipped in Since the kelp is powdered, I think that I will just mix it into the top few inches of pearlite mixe and then sprinkle it with a hose. Hopefully thee WILL be directions! Well good luck with your kelp kansasterri you have lots of good suggestions to work with. |
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Post by jack on Mar 5, 2010 3:39:29 GMT -6
Gidday
Kansasterri, I take it that that you are living in a fairly rural area, going on the fact you have to ask here where to get hydoponic stuff. Now I have no idea what goes on in your farming areas up there as I live on a little speck down at the bottom of the Pacific.
But iffin you don't want to dig your root crops because of your health or physical condition you can still very easily grow any vegetables mush more naturally than in perlite or similar. Iffin you can get yourself a lot of small bales of straw. Any straw will do, or you can even use lucerne or alfalfa hay. Place these where you want your garden bed then cover them with something that has a high nitrogen fertilizer or manure on top of the straw and water till the straw is wet right through and just keep it moist after that.
The wet straw will start to decompose and with the added nitrogen well really start to heat up. The hotter the better. When is cools down you can plant straight into the straw.
Plant the likes of pototoes by driving a crowbar down into the straw to make a hole then plant the spud as deep down as you can get it. And with thing you have to plant by seed just scatter the seeds on top and rub it in with your hands and then make sure they don't dry out, and you can also transplant any othere plants straight into it.
You will find that you root crops will just pull out so easiley when harvesting and they will also come out clean.
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Post by jerseycub on Mar 5, 2010 13:24:53 GMT -6
Those are some good suggestions jack, sounds like a fairly easy way to grow vegetables. Will tomatoes and peppers grow in there as well? kansasterri: I just came up with another place for you to get Hydroponic information. It's called The Cultivation Station www.tsc-hydroponics.com Or if you wanted to call the # is 586-775-9485 I have used them for other liquid supplies and they sent me several different samples of there other products. They were pretty decent people to deal with. |
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Post by jack on Mar 6, 2010 2:59:44 GMT -6
Gidday
You can grow anything like that.
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Post by jerseycub on Mar 7, 2010 9:42:32 GMT -6
That's good. I like the Idea.   |
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Post by kansasterri on Mar 10, 2010 14:34:20 GMT -6
Many good suggestions indeed! I will need to remember the straw bale thing: it has potential.
The kelp has arrived, and fortunately there ARE directions on the package. It looks like I have a 5 year supply.
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