tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74522689407937657602024-03-13T02:24:31.177-07:00Florida Outdoor Backyard Hydroponic GreenhouseProgrammer to Urban Gardener - Experience my projects and experiments with hydroponics, aquaponics, composting, soil gardening, cooking and more!FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-16468191170536880532011-05-27T08:59:00.000-07:002011-05-27T08:59:09.349-07:00Florida Garden Update 5/27/2011<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Backyard Garden Update</span></div>Hey all... I've been very busy lately. Lots of student loan stress and lots of programming at work. These private student loan companies are nuts. I want to pay them what I can afford, but they want a set amount or nothing. They tell you one thing and do another.... But anyways, back to the garden updates.<br />
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My camera is still broke, so I'm borrowing my father-in-laws. Garden is doing pretty well. Bugs here and there, but nothing too bad. I ordered some organic BT (because I did find one worm in one tomato), so hopefully that will arrive soon. <br />
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I've gotten powerdy mildew on some of the dragon tongue beans. I think this variety isnt doing the best in our very humid environment. I sprayed some organic fungicide on them last night, but that usually kills the leafs on these beans. I might have to just pull them soon if I cant get it under control.<br />
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I've harvested quite a few suyo cucumbers and they are always great. Lots of cherry tomatoes also. Tons of big tomatoes on their way.<br />
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It's been in the high 90's almost everyday, with little to NO rain the past few weeks.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PnlYY_xdeI4/Td_JSi17_PI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/vjHZKDDYXWw/s1600/pm1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PnlYY_xdeI4/Td_JSi17_PI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/vjHZKDDYXWw/s640/pm1.jpg" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div>FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-4394404968668717002011-04-27T10:05:00.000-07:002011-04-27T10:29:03.952-07:00Soil Garden Update<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Garden Update</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Unfortunately, I dont have any pics for this update. It looks like my HD camera is broken, so I will have to work on fixing it or getting a new one soon.<br />
</div>It was a pretty sad Easter this year. One of our baby chickens has been taken away from us by one of our hungry cats on Easter night. I put their pin in the greenhouse and put a screen over the top, but while inside for 5 mins, the cat managed to remove the top and get one of the chicks. And the worst part is, the cat took the only GUARANTEED female we have... so we will have to wait and see if the other two are males or not. But on another note, the other two chicks are getting big and doing well (except for the traumatic event of their sister getting snatched by the cat)<br />
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I should have known better to leave them out there for even that short amount of time, but things do happen. I need to get on building them a home (chicken coop), but I dont have the funds and it seems I have 100 things on my to do list. I do have lots of stuff lying around the house & yard, so I'm going to see what kind of design I can come up with, using what I have - and not having to buy much of anything (crossing fingers).<br />
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There have been lots of Blue Berries ripening and taste awesome! I've eaten a few, but I try and give them all to my son :) He loves them!<br />
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I've almost 100% completed my irrigation for my soil garden and surrounding plants. I added a couple new plant beds in the backyard and mulched them. The backyard is starting to look better every week.<br />
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I'm spring cleaning my greenhouse and getting it ready for its new hydroponic system this year. I think I will be going with a coco fiber mixture of sort (so the sun doesnt dry it out as fast - in theory at least). <br />
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I still need to get my kiwi, strawberries, pomegranate and blueberry plants in the ground (or big pot)... so that should happen soon.<br />
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All the plants in the new soil garden are doing great (except a couple tomato plants - one which I removed in fear it might have a virus). <br />
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I have been putting the chickens in the soil garden while we clean their pin and they love playing in the sand and eating the small bugs they find. Too bad their sister isn’t there to enjoy it with them anymore... but that’s Mother Nature - survival of the fittest.<br />
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On the side, I’ve also been working with Windows Phone 7 development and loving it. I’ve been really busy at work, so making time during the week to get anything done in the yard is a mission (most the time I can just do a couple small things, water and then its dark)<br />
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It seems like it’s going to be a hot one this Summer. Yesterday the temperature reading was about 95 degrees in my car.<br />
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Take care and hopefully I will have a good post with pics sooner than later =)FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-9563805415188802132011-04-19T19:10:00.000-07:002011-04-19T19:10:54.965-07:00Spring 2011 New Dirt Garden Pics After Small Florida Hail Storm<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spring 2011 New Dirt Garden Pics After Small Florida Hail Storm</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">All is going well in the soil garden. No bug/fungus problems yet and the shade cloth has protected the plants from the hail storm/rain that rolled in this evening. I also added a twine trellis for the tomatoes plants in the center of the garden for extra support on the vining (indeterminatie) varieties. </span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AALYMX-7TNpQOCVXCa30MdbDAJskjimVBzo3pDYKTGRfqb_29KdYLOL98iILVp7ImIUICVpAwXsSoLNCU6LFQxW5bSb1zAtv3jzHdbbxVH-VqonK8cudSjC7D6ZuQjwJw2pqTV41AjY/s1600/102_3104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AALYMX-7TNpQOCVXCa30MdbDAJskjimVBzo3pDYKTGRfqb_29KdYLOL98iILVp7ImIUICVpAwXsSoLNCU6LFQxW5bSb1zAtv3jzHdbbxVH-VqonK8cudSjC7D6ZuQjwJw2pqTV41AjY/s640/102_3104.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div>FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-8615008697054654852011-04-19T18:31:00.000-07:002011-04-19T18:31:28.357-07:003 New Additions to the Family - Baby Chickens<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Red Star, Barred Rock & Rhode Island Red Baby Chicks</span></div><br />
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Today my in-laws and I went to the <a href="http://www.orangecountyfl.net/YourLocalGovernment/CountyDepartments/Utilities/Compost.aspx">Porter Transfer Station</a> to load up on some free compost. This stuff goes fast, so we got there pretty early. It's provided by the county and it's pretty much decomposed yard debris that is picked up in the yard trash or dropped off by landscapers. It's bring your own shovel and no machinery allowed, so it's a lot of work if you load up a truck load. (Good thing it was the 3 of us all shoveling) Today was not a good day to do yard work.... It was in the high 80's and I just finished, and I'm very tired!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">New Garden Before Compost - Very Sandy</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After adding compost.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After adding 2 large bags of organic peat moss</span><br />
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I will be adding in the very near future:<br />
<ul><li> Create a roof with shade cloth (poles on the corners to hang it from)</li>
<li>Irrigation from Rain-water barrel and hose backup</li>
<li>Animal Barricade (cats, misc)... I'm thinking about about a gate and/or screen. </li>
<li>Last but not least.... MY PLANTS</li>
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Foodmatters-Andrew-W-Saul/dp/B001B3XZAW?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Food Matters</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Age-of-Stupid/dp/B0040LL5WW?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Age of Stupid </a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0040LL5WW" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dirt-The-Movie/dp/B003MS2SZW?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Dirt! The Movie</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003MS2SZW" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crude-Awakening-Oil-Crash/dp/B000PY52IG?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000PY52IG" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
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</div>I've recently sold all the tv's in my house and we are now using NetFlix. At first it was different, but after a while I found TONS of great documentary films . I've been using Windows Media Center with NetFlix, and that user experience is quite a good one. I've set up my computer in the living room, in place of the large TV I sold. I have the basic NetFlix package and I watch mostly streaming video. Awesome technology, without all the commercials/bs. Plus NetFlix replaces my 50$ cable bill at a much, much cheaper rate.<br />
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All the videos above are able available through Netlfix Streaming (you can watch instantly-without downloading) and their streaming service is unlimited streaming, so awesome deal.<br />
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I recommend to ANYONE... sell your TV. Cable is garbage and tv's are over rated.<br />
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If you are a parent, PLEASE take this information seriously. This isn't made up, conspiracy theory-bullshit pulled out of a hat. These are known facts that people have been yelling for years and years. Many find it hard to believe this is going on, or there is nothing they can do about it.<br />
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We live in "Corporate America", and Corporate interest and dollars has influenced government like never before.<br />
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Becoming a father, has led me down this journey, and it has taught me everything. This is common sense people, with scientific facts to back it up. <br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Only when the last tree has died,<br />
and the last river has been poisoned,<br />
and the last fish has been caught<br />
will you realize that you can't eat money<br />
- native american indian cree<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Democracy... we the people. Have to demand change. Its our duty!</div>FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-36464664295634535512010-09-24T17:47:00.000-07:002010-09-24T17:47:25.324-07:00Friday Greenhouse Updates<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Friday Greenhouse Updates</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm adding a new greenhouse extending out the carport for greens and herbs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I only have one rockwool slab left in the greenhouse and I hand water it. It was just waaaay too hot during the peak of summer to continue. Many plants stopped producing and only cost money to keep alive. Money I didnt have, so if I couldn't transplant them to dirt, I composted them.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet Orange Bell Pepper in Rockwool Slab. For some reason or another, this pepper plant hasnt developed any flowers. The tomato plants are large enough to lean them more out of the light, so maybe more light will solve this problem.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of dirt starters. Most of these were outside, but the bugs attacked them, so I moved them in the greenhouse.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ggplant stopped producing flowers and are now focusing on developing the fruits.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Suyo Cucumber 16 inches. Very delicious and a good producer. I have harvested about 6 to date and the squirrels have eaten about 10 small female flowers.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outdoor Tomatoes with Pine Needles used as mulch. I also added some worm compost and let the dirt set for a week before transplanting these into their home. I grew these from seed in the greenhouse first, and transplanted them at about 2 ' tall.</td></tr>
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</div>FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-39306985992745131102010-09-23T21:49:00.000-07:002010-09-23T21:55:47.585-07:00Recipe: Baby Spinach Cranberry Salad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5019052061_9005d4f61a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><h1 class="photo-title insitu-trigger" id="title_div5019052061" style="text-align: center;">Baby Spinach Cranberry Salad w/ Blue Cheese</h1><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This is an easy, nutrient rich salad that's very easy to make. I'm not a big fan of spinach, but this salad is great!<br />
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<ul><li> Organic Girl Baby Spinach</li>
<li> Sliced Organic Carrots</li>
<li> Sliced Organic Cucumbers</li>
<li> Finely Sliced White Onion</li>
<li> Dried Organic Cranberries</li>
<li> Organic Sunflower Seeds</li>
<li> Dressing of your choice.. I love blue cheese</li>
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Lots of Folic Acid for the ladies - Folic Acid deficiencies are very common in today's young woman adults.</td></tr>
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</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have lots of female flowers cukes and about 3 mid-large size cukes. The squirrels run alone the fence, knocking some flowers/cukes off. Im going to have to solve that problem soon. Other than that, it looks likes it going to be cukes for breakfast, lunch and dinner pretty soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I will report back on first harvest with the taste test, which should be this weekend :)</span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div>FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-15841685151383218072010-09-15T00:39:00.000-07:002010-09-24T21:08:32.454-07:00First Eggplant Fruit! Finally!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">First Eggplant Fruit From Hydro-to-Dirt Transplant</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/4992528854_33a7c68914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/4992528854_33a7c68914.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I never thought I was going to get a fruit. So many dropped flowers and no eggplants. One day I noticed a clusters of flowers and it looked like there were two different types of flowers, males and females. I did the research and some people said that they are self pollinating (which looks to be true b/c some flowers have both parts). I've tried all types of pollination methods with the eggplant flowers, but all failed. Until the 'male' flowers appeared. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">These 'male' flowers have a skinner stem and only contain anthers and not a stigma in the center of the flower. The female flower had a thick stem and a flower with both an anther and stigma. It seems that there is much debate on the male & female flowers on the eggplant. But in my experience with the 'Black Beauty' variety from Ferry Morse, the ONLY way I got my eggplant to fruit was to remove a male flower and rub it into a female flower. I'm sure natural methods (bugs/insects/bees) of pollination would have worked outside of the greenhouse as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/4992586336_9c96c5eca2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/4992586336_9c96c5eca2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">When I rubbed the male flower against the female flower, I saw noticeable pollen from the male flower that was flying off. I've never seen any this from the female flower during all my pollination attempts.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/4992586758_26ab0b5403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/4992586758_26ab0b5403.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">In conclusion, maybe I pollinated the two flowers at the right place, at the right time. But after all my previous attempts, all of the flowers I pollinated with the male flowers are finally setting fruit. It's possible that although the female flowers supports anthers, they don't always produce enough pollen. But I'm no expert, so if you have the answer, please comment to give me some insight :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">**Update** 9/24/2010 </span></span><br />
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</div>FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-40458756643899178722010-08-26T14:20:00.000-07:002010-08-26T14:22:36.661-07:00Reusing Rockwool Slab: Removing Okra Plant, Replacing with Sweet Pepper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Reusing Rockwool Slab Experiment</span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">I decided to remove the large <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clemson-Spineless-Okra-50-Seeds/dp/B001JOV1UO?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Clemson okra plant</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001JOV1UO" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> because it was getting way to large and not producing well enough (The plant last plant in the slab in picture to left). I used scissors to cut the roots. It didnt look like the roots took over the rockwool yet, so I'm attempting to plant a sweet pepper plant on the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Delta-Slab-Rockwool-Stonewool-Grodan/dp/B0032JWM9S?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">slab</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0032JWM9S" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> in its place. The Beefsteak Tomato plant is to the nearest right, and is getting huge also, so that plant shouldn't block much light. Its an indeterminate tomato, so it will be viney instead.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Hopefully this experiment will go well. The dead okra roots will most likely rot, so Im going to give the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Delta-Slab-Rockwool-Stonewool-Grodan/dp/B0032JWM9S?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">rockwool slab</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0032JWM9S" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> a good flush with<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Botanicare-Clearex-1-Quart/dp/B000BSG7TE?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Botanicare Clearex</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000BSG7TE" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></span></span> once a week, for a month.<br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clemson-Spineless-Okra-Seeds-PLUS/dp/B001IZ31DE?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">okra plant</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001IZ31DE" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> I removed was about 6 foot tall and it didnt develop any side shoots at all. And for some reason, the fire-ants loved the big okra plant and started to harvest aphids. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I bought<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Red-Burgundy-Okra-Seeds-BONUS/dp/B001JJU2DQ?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"> Burgundy Okra Organic</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001JJU2DQ" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> from Burpee, but the plant I removed was no way Burgundy Okra... It looked like more like the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ferry-Morse-Organic-Seeds-3077-Okra/dp/B0001LE96E?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Clemson okra</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0001LE96E" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> variety. It was not red in color at all. The seeds must have gotten mixed up somewhere, but I didnt buy Clemson seeds.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removed Large Okra Plant - hole in slab.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not for sure why I wanted to grow okra hydroponically, but I most likely will not be growing okra in the greenhouse next year. I will just grow okra in dirt. Some varieties turn into trees and get huge! When I do plant these in the dirt next season, I will make sure to control the fire-ants better.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">My other <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Red-Burgundy-Okra-Seeds-BONUS/dp/B001JJU2DQ?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">okra plant </a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001JJU2DQ" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />(Burgundy) is producing well and has a few side shoots, so I will keep that one in the slab for a while. Its not huge like the other one either, but still large. Im keeping it pruned well to encourage more side shoot growth and more fruiting.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-71024715733165880842010-08-22T19:06:00.000-07:002010-08-22T19:21:27.531-07:00Growing Medium Test (Soil-less, Rockwool, Dirt): Gourmet Lettuce Blend<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gourmet Lettuce Blend Growing Medium Test</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LAIewLxdZQmHFFaG7ehFyR8gwHUUhVf6OrZC2c5KZYLxrAoiyCZKSvGrjx1odNLYwrjeZlM9hFl5J50pf62wyeO1eOF4AHFQs4B4yFOSgT6ksxw3v-_Aw8kgfztRfIDyB_xlbeUV28I/s1600/lettuce-gourmet+blend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LAIewLxdZQmHFFaG7ehFyR8gwHUUhVf6OrZC2c5KZYLxrAoiyCZKSvGrjx1odNLYwrjeZlM9hFl5J50pf62wyeO1eOF4AHFQs4B4yFOSgT6ksxw3v-_Aw8kgfztRfIDyB_xlbeUV28I/s320/lettuce-gourmet+blend.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today I planted <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Organic-Gourmet-Blend-Lettuce-Seeds/dp/B001RR53R0?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Burpee Organic Gourmet Blend Lettuce (Grand Rapids, Salad Bowl, Red Salad Bowl, Oakleaf and Prizeleaf Lettuces)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001RR53R0" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001RR53R0" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> in three different types of growing mediums (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Grodan-Rockwool-2x2x1-5in-Cubes-sheet/dp/B0002IU8MA?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Rockwool</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0002IU8MA" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Horticultural-Perlite-8-quart/dp/B0002FZB3Y?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">perlite </a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0002FZB3Y" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />& <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hydroton-10-Liter-Bag-2-2/dp/B000FCPDFA?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">hydroton rock</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000FCPDFA" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moisture-Control-Potting-Mix-Quart/dp/B002HJ9LLG?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">soil</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002HJ9LLG" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />. I will keep you posted on the growth & germination rates.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Rockwool</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soaked Rockwool in 5.6ph water for an hour+. Then added ubiogrow/water mixture & sprayed the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/AOk-Starter-Plugs-starter-Stonewool/dp/B00168EO48?ie=UTF8&tag=floridao-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">rockwool</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=floridao-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00168EO48" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a wick/drip soil-less system. I will add the drip system in a couple weeks, until then, it will be hand watered.</td></tr>
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Moisture Control Potting Soil</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4917647057_d936bb0d34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4917647057_d936bb0d34.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doing well. Asian Cucumbers, Lots of tomatoes, sweet peppers, onions, broccoli and more.</td></tr>
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</span></div>FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-14320297274599377312010-08-20T10:29:00.000-07:002010-08-20T10:30:41.908-07:00Friday Greenhouse Update<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Friday Greenhouse Update</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4909247444_32a38c41cb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4909247444_32a38c41cb.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4909247188_78fc3c5235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4909247188_78fc3c5235.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I havent really had much free time this week for much posting. August is the hottest month in Florida, so Im pretty much getting ready for fall. I've removed the eggplant and Hungarian pepper plants from the greenhouse and transplanted them to dirt. It's just too damn hot right now, so Im taking a little break on many greenhouse activities and doing some greenhouse Maintenance. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Summer Greenhouse View (Maintenance time)</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Im clearing out many of the old plants and starting more. Its too hot! Im also working to get all my leach rockwool slabs installed. It looks empty now, but it should be flourishing again within the next month or two.</span><b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the water timer. Turns on for 2 mins, about every 3-4 hours. Its been soo hot, I might need to water every 2 hours.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Air Pump bringing air from inside my house, into my nutrient tank outside :)</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Okra Aphids!</span></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Okra plants have been having fire ant problems. A friend let me know that it was possible that the ants are also harvesting aphids and after a much closer look, it was true :( I will be taking care of this problem this weekend.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Okra & Hungarian Wax Pepper Hydro-to-Dirt</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4908645223_39b35cb0e5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4908645223_39b35cb0e5.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4909241414_3e8ec1bb0c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4909241414_3e8ec1bb0c.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4908645491_402b61fd62.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4908645491_402b61fd62.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jubilee Tomatoes Ripening - After they ripen, Im cutting her down :( This is my last bucket in the greenhouse, then its all rockwool slabs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added a little worm tea last week. besides that, I havent added nutrients in a loong time to this system. Its too hot and Im not going to waste money on adding nutrients to this system until it cools down a little.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trained Patio Tomato Plant. All tomatoes harvested. More flowers appearing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Left) - Worm Castings drying out (Right) - dirt seed starters, all types of seeds I had </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dinner - Cost: 80 cents</b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not bad for an 80 cent dinner =)</td></tr>
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</div>FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-5668590369397562092010-08-18T13:32:00.000-07:002010-08-18T13:34:18.177-07:00Converting an Old Swimming Pool into a Greenhouse<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Swimming Pool Greenhouse </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosdw8uy4-Uac8vLHsmljduqRsWgKZ-8RtI968Xa0EF6SQQiMhlLO9WGPUAfqBL5eJewiNQU3c5gW4a-iZXczy0Axt274sMYf4LgAMgeOap2NY9ryMpS9GZDgfUC1GiEzXMdNQobVlNJo/s1600/poolgh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosdw8uy4-Uac8vLHsmljduqRsWgKZ-8RtI968Xa0EF6SQQiMhlLO9WGPUAfqBL5eJewiNQU3c5gW4a-iZXczy0Axt274sMYf4LgAMgeOap2NY9ryMpS9GZDgfUC1GiEzXMdNQobVlNJo/s1600/poolgh.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">This is an awesome idea. I just stumbled across this website where a family documents their journey of converting an old backyard swimming pool in to a way to feed their family and live more self-sufficiently. They use aquaponics to raise fish, chickens, & grow produce organically. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: black;">What The Pool Greenhouse Produces Daily:</span></div><ul><li>Unlimited Tilapia Fish</li>
<li>About 8 Chicken Eggs</li>
<li>Fruit, Veggies, & Herbs</li>
</ul>Their goals are very similar to mine and Im very pleased to see others sharing their experiences and knowledge!And most of all, trying to live a better, self-sufficient lifestyle! <br />
<ul></ul><div style="text-align: left;">Be sure to visit this site: <a href="http://gardenpool.org/">http://gardenpool.org</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-23810144873578797582010-08-10T16:52:00.000-07:002010-08-10T18:44:10.844-07:00Worm Compost/Castings Harvest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Worm Compost Harvest</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today I finially got around to harvesting the worm castings and making them a new bed. Sorting the worms can get a little tricky. The key is to move the casting/compost around enough so that the worms dig away from the light. This way when you grab a handful of compost at the top of the pile, it shouldnt contain too many worms. The worms should move them selves further and further down as you sort them. Towards the end of the sorting, you will have more worms to separate from the castings/compost. Any material that isnt all the way decomposed, it needs to go back into the new bedding for the worm bin. It will also help start the micro breakdown of the new material/bedding.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End Result - Sorted Worm Compost/Castings</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here the castings/compost is alive with tons of micro organisms. My camera is detailed enough to get a good close-up. I found plenty of baby worms and worms of all sizes. I plan on keeping this compost outside for about a month so it can dry out (in the shade). I need to find a good spot so that it doesn't get rained on. Right now its a consistency of clay. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Im also planning on making some worm tea and using it in my soil and my nft fence post system. If all goes well, It will be the nutrients I use for gutter NFT system in the greenhouse for the greens.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> </div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">"There are over 4000 species of earthworms but only 3 are considered composting worms. The common names for these three are the "<span style="color: #dc2300;">Red Wiggler</span>", "Blue Wiggler" and the "Tiger Worm". Eisendia Fetida is the proper name for the "<span style="color: #dc2300;">Red Wiggler</span>" and this worm is more familiar to us in the States.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Eisendia Fetida has been found to be capable of transforming huge quantities of garbage into something very valuable. They have a very big appetite and can eat 1 to 1 ½ times their weight every day. The "<span style="color: #dc2300;">Red Wiggler</span>" excreta, known as "castings", and the washing of the worm urine, known as "worm tea" contain plant growth regulators and other substances. This makes them nature's most remarkable form of bio fertilizer and bi-pest agents.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> </div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Your "Red Wiggler" population can grow very rapidly. When worms breed, both male and female have reproductive organs. During mating, two worms align themselves in a head to tail position. A thick layer of mucus is produced and the two worms aligned discharge sperm cells, and then separate from each other.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> </div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">A broad ring forms around each worm's body which receive the eggs and sperm cells as the worm works its body backwards from inside this ring. Eventually, the ring passes over the worms' head to form a cocoon, which house a number of eggs. (this process is much like slipping out of a shirt over our heads.)"</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> - copied from <a href="http://www.ourvitalearth.com/">http://www.ourvitalearth.com/</a></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Worm Bedding. I added a little sand to help with the worm digestion.<br />
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Useful Worm Composting Links:<br />
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<a href="http://www.ourvitalearth.com/">http://www.ourvitalearth.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thewormdude.com/">http://www.thewormdude.com/</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rockwool Slab Leach Tray with Drip Lines.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Line Valves</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hydroponic Drip Lines Inclining towards the front middle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angled Lines.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drip Lines connect to pvc via small drilled holes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I dug a hole to keep the nutrient tank from getting hot and using the ground to cool the water. I lined the sides with Styrofoam and placed 4 bricks in the bottom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insert the 18 gallon trash can reservoir. The side valve is used in reservoir changes to remove all water/nutrients.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The plumbing attachment for the inside of the trash can.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This part allows for maintenance of the water pump, without disconnecting the seal to the main line./</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The irrigation piece attached to the main line.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pump attachment peice added.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inline filter attached to the pump vias poly 1/2'' tubing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water Pump Line attached the the irrigation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add nutrients & Air Bubblers. Adjust water to 5.7ph & 1.5ec.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Added Side holes for air & drain/return lines. Cut a slip in the top for the pump power cord. The lid should now fit on securely.</td></tr>
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Before drilling into your pvc, test for a water tight connection between the pvc and the drip line. Get a piece of scrap pvc and drill the hole into it. The drill bit should be slightly smaller than the drip line diameter. Cut an angel in the drip line and twist it into the pvc about 1/2''. I tested it by hooking a pump. If you notice any leaks, try a smaller drill bit. You can also use aquarium glue for a water tight seal. Attach a <a href="http://www.urbansunshine.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=257_266_128&products_id=16251">drip emitter</a> to the end of the line and insert it at the base of the plant.<br />
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Depending on the heat and the maturity of the plant, the pump will turn on 1-4 times a day for 1 min. I will monitor the rockwool slabs and adjust the pump timer as needed.<br />
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For plants started in a rockwool cube and when 1st transplanting them onto a slab, you may want to hand water them for the first week or two so that they dont get over watered.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-12368924167068378062010-08-04T19:30:00.000-07:002010-08-05T05:58:10.295-07:00Aquaponic Greenhouse<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Aquaponic Greenhouse</span> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Video</span></b></div><br />
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</div>FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-28601164676304905712010-08-04T11:58:00.000-07:002010-08-04T11:58:23.103-07:00Jubilee Chicken Pizza<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Homemade Jubilee Chicken Pizza</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4858667853_1b9f0680f6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4858667853_1b9f0680f6.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Ingredients</b><ul><li>Pizza Dough</li>
<li>Pizza Sauce</li>
<li>Thinly sliced Chicken Breast </li>
<li>Mozzarella Cheese</li>
<li>Ricotta cheese </li>
<li>1 Small Onion</li>
<li>1 Jubilee Tomato</li>
<li>Olive Oil & Garlic Powder</li>
<li>Additional Vegetables (Hot Pepper or whatever you like) </li>
<li>Italian Seasoning</li>
</ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 1</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flatten the Pizza Dough. I used flower to help with the stickiness. This was pre-bought at Publix - on sale.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 3</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add your Pizza Sauce. This was pre-made - I know, shame on me. I didnt have enough tomatoes to make my own sauce. This will do. Again, Pizza sauce bought at Publix on sale.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 4</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cook the chicken first until done - I used thinly sliced chicken breast. Remove Chicken and cook the onions until golden brown.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 5</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add mozzarella cheese and cooked onions.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 6</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add the Chicken and add more cheese. (How you layer the pizza is completely up to you)</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 7</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add the hot peppers and Jubilee Tomatoes</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 8</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add some Ricotta cheese - I almost forgot!. Add some Olive oil in a small dish and add some garlic powder. Use a brush to coast the edges/crust. Sprinkle a little Italian seasoning on top.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 9</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preheat the oven on 390 and cook for about 20-25 mins, until crust is golden brown. Different pizza crust/dough calls for different temps. Check the dough packaging for cook time.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 10</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready to Eat! Fantastic Pizza!</td></tr>
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</div>FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-615719518818270652010-08-04T06:21:00.000-07:002010-08-05T21:58:29.333-07:00Red Worm Composting<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Red Worm Composting</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My red worm composter. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Worms crawling around. This photo was taken at night. During the day they are in hiding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Worm Urine - this will make for some great worm tea. This drips from the top container, and is captured and held in the bottom. The wire mesh fits in this container perfect and separates the two. The worm tea will be used in my NFT gutter system for lettuce and other greens. Im running low on nutrients and Im broke, so the next best thing - free, all natural nutrients - worm tea :)</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Food Scraps for Worms.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>My Bin needs to be harvested and I need to add more bedding. The worm's environment looks a little too moist. I will harvest this compost this weekend and setup a fresh, new home for the worms.<br />
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<b>For great worm composting facts, please visit: </b><br />
<b><a href="http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/easywormbin.htm%20">http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/easywormbin.htm </a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.redwormcomposting.com/getting-started/">http://www.redwormcomposting.com/getting-started/ </a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.ourvitalearth.com/">http://www.ourvitalearth.com</a></b><b><br />
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The information below was copied from the site above. This is the waste you can add to the composting system:<br />
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<b>Acceptable Waste to add to the bin- </b><br />
<ul><li>Vegetable & fruit waste (citrus fruit should be added in moderation when using smaller bins)</li>
<li>Starchy materials – bread, pasta, rice, potatoes – all <u>in moderation</u> (beginners may want to avoid these altogether initially)</li>
<li>Aged animal manures (careful with rabbit and poultry – need lots of bedding to balance)</li>
<li>Shredded newspaper, used paper towels (common sense applies here), cardboard (great idea to add these carbon rich materials at the same time you add any wet food waste)</li>
<li>Egg shells (best if ground up and in moderation)</li>
<li>Coffee grounds</li>
<li>Tea bags</li>
</ul><b><u>DONT Add to the bin -</u></b><br />
<ul><li>Human/pet waste</li>
<li>Non biodegradable materials</li>
<li>Dairy/meat</li>
<li>Oils/grease</li>
<li>Harsh chemicals</li>
</ul><i>Updated - 8/6/2010</i><br />
"There are over 4000 species of earthworms but only 3 are considered composting worms. The common names for these three are the "Red Wiggler", "Blue Wiggler" and the "Tiger Worm". Eisendia Fetida is the proper name for the "Red Wiggler" and this worm is more familiar to us in the States."<br />
- from <a href="http://www.ourvitalearth.com/">www.ourvitalearth.com</a><br />
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I also used a food supplement for the worms that I added every other feeding. It provides the grit and helps with digestion. Its made from volcanic rock and other trace minerals. It last for quite a while. <a href="http://www.ourvitalearth.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=20">http://www.ourvitalearth.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=20</a> <br />
<ul></ul>FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-88892873816592598752010-08-02T20:36:00.000-07:002010-08-06T07:34:11.471-07:00Reservoir Nutrient/Water Tank Hole, Florida Dirt (SAND) & Jubilee Harvest<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Reservoir Nutrient/Water Tank Hole</b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deep Hole. Sand Sand.....SAAAAANNNNNDDDD</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digging. The white Styrofoam will be used for the side walls. Yes, I had a bigger shovel to dig this hole =)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally in the ground.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">This still isnt 100% complete. I need to run the return line for the runoff and direct it back to the tank. Currently, I'm hand watering them in the morning and at night with nutrients I mix up with water. My wife waters them while Im working(8am-5pm) and keeps an eye on them to make sure they dont dry out. I'm going to try and finish this week, or this weekend at latest.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> Florida Soil, better known as SAND</b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4855853826_1d5c7b1dec.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4855853826_1d5c7b1dec.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at this sand. Things cannot grow in this crap. The sand drys way too fast unless the plant has a very deep root system.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Jubilee Harvest </b></span><br />
2nd Jubilee Harvest this Season<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4855245601_32141d57f8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4855245601_32141d57f8.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4855860270_7796d403f1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4855860270_7796d403f1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4855241291_43735d31a4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4855241291_43735d31a4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4855864188_c032f352cb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4855864188_c032f352cb.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Delicious! I will be adding this to a homemade pizza tomorrow night.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-30007135701338425552010-08-02T13:26:00.000-07:002010-08-02T13:26:30.328-07:00Weekend UpdateThis weekend I made some nice changes to the greenhouse. It was HOT (110 degrees)! Then the afternoon thunder storm clouds started to roll in about 6pm and cooled things off a little, but not much rain.<br />
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The biggest improvement I made over the weekend was digging a hole in my greenhouse. I placed my 18 gallon trash can (nutrient/water reservoir) in this hole, so its almost flush with the ground. This should help with some issues:<br />
-The water shouldnt get as hot<br />
-The drainage pipes can easily flow back into the reservoir b/c it's lower than the platform the plants sit on (re-circulation of water/nutrients)<br />
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This should make things much easier for me. The only thing that might become a pain in the ass is getting on my knees to check the EC and PH of the system. But that will not be a big deal.<br />
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I have some pics I will upload later tonight.FL Urban Hydroponicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369520802862606884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452268940793765760.post-4866890233520481012010-08-02T13:01:00.000-07:002010-08-22T12:41:46.070-07:00Green Sky Growers VideoI found this video of Green Sky Growers. Enjoy!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You may also like: <a href="http://hydroponicoutdoorgreenhouse.blogspot.com/2010/07/green-sky-growers-rooftop-aquaponic.html">Green Sky Growers Article 1</a></span><br />
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