Hydroponic Growing

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Paul that's kinda funny but I have heard of it before. Luckily I have some friends up there that are Law Enforcement Officers and they have seen my operation and know what it is so hopefully that'll help.

Al I do hope to sell some of what I produce

Here's some recent pics The plants you see are tomatoes (about 75 of em)  and bell peppers (about 275 of em) that were put in as transplants last Friday what you can't see are all the stuff that was direct seeded this week such as cucumbers, bush beans, carrots, radishes, and squash. I seeded several types of lettuce and lots of herbs to transplant in a couple weeks.

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We put the shade cloth on the other day

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Here's a close up view of the shade cloth

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Also installed bird netting on the sides and doorways since the sides won't be rolled down till winter now

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Jerry did you make those out of pots or is it some kind of kit?  I thought hydroponic didn't use any soil...
 
Paul that's the Verti-Gro system and there is no dirt in it the pots are filled with coconut choir which is just ground up coconut husks but it does qualify for organic growing. Everything in my system would fall into an organic system except the nutrients that I'm using and someday I may switch over and become a certified organic grower
 
Looking good Jerry!!

  Craig

Are the strawberrys ready yet?
 
Wow Jerry it's looking good,

I really envy you. It's still a month from planting season here.

I'm looking forward to the pic's as yours  mature.
 
No strawberries Craig

We went to Verti-Gro again today and the result is the system is getting bigger...I was out of room already
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Paul that's kinda funny but I have heard of it before. Luckily I have some friends up there that are Law Enforcement Officers and they have seen my operation and know what it is so hopefully that'll help.

Al I do hope to sell some of what I produce

Here's some recent pics The plants you see are tomatoes (about 75 of em)  and bell peppers (about 275 of em) that were put in as transplants last Friday what you can't see are all the stuff that was direct seeded this week such as cucumbers, bush beans, carrots, radishes, and squash. I seeded several types of lettuce and lots of herbs to transplant in a couple weeks.

da996900_PICT0029.jpg


7a4cacc5_DSC03222.jpg


3e00435c_DSC03223.jpg


e08c5e3f_DSC03225.jpg


We put the shade cloth on the other day

12deca08_DSC03236.jpg


Here's a close up view of the shade cloth

bfde6b2d_DSC03232.jpg


Also installed bird netting on the sides and doorways since the sides won't be rolled down till winter now

6a770ff2_DSC03240.jpg
That looks very professional jerry!!!! Those are some slick setups.I can't wait to see them at there peak growing!

We are cold and rainy lately so we are alittle behind on our spring work. So far we only have about 3 acres of early sweet corn and some peas in the ground.

If the weather is good maybe we can get some onions in the ground soon too. I'll post some pics of what we're doing soon!!
 
What!!!!!!!

  No strawberrys????

BLASPHEMY I tell ya!!!!

The place looks great and we will come to visit and inspect once the strawberrys are ready...

Craig
 
Craig

You have to remember you live in the South now,  it's getting to hot for strawberries!


It's never too hot for strawberries, Strawberry Ice Cream, Strawberry Malts, Strawberry Daiquiri, Strawberry Margaritas, Strawberry Shortcake, Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie,  See what I mean...
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It's never too hot for strawberries, Strawberry Ice Cream, Strawberry Malts, Strawberry Daiquiri, Strawberry Margaritas, Strawberry Shortcake, Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie,  See what I mean...
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You aint lying---I just ate the last piece of Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie about 2 hours ago!

That's one of the things I'm glad Mrs Bear doesn't like---I get the whole Pie!  
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I may set up to do strawberries in the future but it takes a different concentration of nutrients than what I'm using so that means they can't go into my current system. They can be done hydroponically with no problem but just not the way I have mine set up right now
 
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