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Post by luvtoretire on Mar 11, 2007 16:24:47 GMT -6
I've been reading a bit on hydroponics and can see it's expensive to set-up. Is it organic, or not?. I've tasted a tomato and it was really good. It would be more controled and not so many bugs.Or did I read it wrong?It reminds me of an intensive care hospital. Temp., water, time. Very sensitive stuf. However, if you had all that down pat ,it looks like a good way to go. No clay soil to worry about, no weeding, no cultivating, plowing,disking,or gardening equipment to contend with. With the right N P K , what do you guys think?
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Post by jack on Mar 11, 2007 18:27:40 GMT -6
Gidday
No it is definately not organic.
Personally I wouldn't bother about it but that's up to you.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Mar 12, 2007 4:22:37 GMT -6
Actually, it can be organic, and Inexpensive. I have a friend who uses vinyl gutters, caps on the downhill end, with a hose that allows the water to go into a recirrculation tank, where it goes thru a cheap homemade filter, then it is pumped back to the top, to start it's downhill journey again. the plants are placed in the vermiculite medium, in nylon hose, and lined up in the guttering. Now, he does this out doors, and he does use organics, fish emulsion for the most part. The chemical approach to this, in my opinion, pales to the organic...here in the nearest town, there is a huge hydroponic tomato facility, ( Bushel Boy) they sell all ovver the USA, but I find them tasteless, better than the trucked-in tomatoes, but much less tasty than what this felllow grows using liquid organic mixtures. He told me for the three gutters, 10 ft. long, the tank (most expensive) the pump (he salvaged from a friends water garden) and all the misc. parts, that he had less than 70 bucks in it. My only comment would be that IF you were to try this inside...you probably should learn to LIKE the smell of FISH   |
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Post by crazy1 on Mar 12, 2007 4:29:40 GMT -6
That sounds right Bro, but if you had a big fish tank with fish in it, you could recirculate that water and create your own "micro environment".
Fish waste feeds the plants - plants clean the fish environment.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Mar 12, 2007 7:38:08 GMT -6
That sounds right Bro, but if you had a big fish tank with fish in it, you could recirculate that water and create your own "micro environment". Fish waste feeds the plants - plants clean the fish environment. yes you could do that as well, I phigure that anyone with gardenin knowledge and the will can make up, and utilize most anything that fits der fancy! |
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Post by luvtoretire on Mar 12, 2007 18:34:08 GMT -6
Since we will keep the organic method going I could make some potion out of worm castings. I don't mind fresh fish smell, but it don't take long to stink. Using the water from the fish tank shouldn't smell as bad as ground up fish parts, hmmmm how bout feeding the fish parts to the worms then use the castings for the liquid gold? P. S. Sprinkle ph where needed. He He.
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