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Comment on Another garden update by AKA

AKA — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:46:55 +0000

Thanks so much, Hanna! I have no idea why I couldn’t find the answer before your help, but the page you linked to is fantastic.
It seems quite probable given this new info that the blossoms are falling off because it has been consistently over 90 for more than a month here. Dammit.
Of course, I’d be able to know for sure about things like temperature, nutrient levels, etc if I would finally just make the remote-sensor part of the system that I’ve been talking about…I will get to this soon, as it looks like I’ll be leaving my current big project in the next few weeks.

Comment on Another garden update by Hanna

Hanna — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:09:12 +0000

I stopped by b/c you had linked to our site and I always like to see how people are using the info. I read about your problem and I thought that this other article on our site might be helpful to you:
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/vegetable/pepper-blossoms-falling-off.htm

Happy gardening!

Comment on Garden takes a turn by Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:45:04 +0000

I’m seeing a way that compost/vermiculture could work into your system. You seem to have a fantastic method for rooting– the aqua system is generating significant root production. Why not transfer from the aqua system to indoor soil (you can find MANY organic mixes that include worm castings online, or you can just use worm media straight– I’ve had better luck with basil than ever before using that method) once you have a good root setup? Basically, use the aquaponics as a root starter and the soil as a finisher. Soil is more stable with regards to pH, and once you have the plants in organic soil they only need plain water, no more nutrients necessary.

Similarly, you’ve got an excellent situation for cloning. Your pepper plant in particular should be cloned…

Comment on First seedlings started by AKA

AKA — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:51:10 +0000

I’m so impressed you’re doing worm stuff! I was really interested in that but I haven’t started yet (partially because all my worldly goods are in storage for a month). I’m glad to hear it’s working out.

I thought a lot about composting and am not sure how to start up. Right now I’m in an apartment with few soil-based plants, so there’s not a good endgame right now for where my newly-made compost will go. Everyone’s favorite Central Australian has an interesting worm+aquaponics approach that I’m likely to copy once everything else is in place. Because I’m such an inept gardener, I’m trying to take everything very slowly; I probably won’t add fish to the loop for 18 months or so, after which I would hope to add worms…

Somerville and Brooklyn are both pretty famously post-industrial areas, which means none of the soil I might find outside is likely to be very safe for vegetable cultivation (all the more reason to stop using soil). I’m also interested in trying out a couple bioremediation projects if I can find good sites and other interested collaborators (wouldn’t it be cool to find a way to have living plants visualize for passers-by how much good they were doing? As in, “wow, the flowers here are really red, I can see that means they’re getting a lot of cadmium!” etc.)

Comment on First seedlings started by Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:02:34 +0000

Are you doing worm composting as well? That would only touch on resiliency (I’m trying to figure out how to get coding / cooking to work with it), but it’s a big one. I’ve had a worm bin under my sink for a little over a month now and it’s very satisfying. No bad smell (if you do it right) and a lot of nutrient-rich soil that works as fertilizer for weaker plants that can’t take the awesome and grow medium for hardier ones that can.

Comment on 0821092224.jpg by sasha

sasha — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:22:19 +0000

omg awesome! bring it next time you’re in nyc and we’ll play a game or three

Comment on CSA by Pritesh

Pritesh — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:13:23 +0000

We did this last year and again this summer at [http://www.thefoodproject.org/about/index.asp/ The Food Project]. Never again will you fall short on ideas on what to do with 30 lbs of Kale, organic, of course.