Choosing an appropriate variety among cultivars - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T10:54:48Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/choosing-an-appropriate-variety-among-cultivars?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A465495&feed=yes&xn_auth=nono hurry, Vlad. I need to get…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-05-22:4778851:Comment:4781772013-05-22T21:05:01.040ZJeffrey Iharahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffreyIhara
<p>no hurry, Vlad. I need to get my AP house in order before I try to grow anything special.</p>
<p>no hurry, Vlad. I need to get my AP house in order before I try to grow anything special.</p> Yeah, I've not ever grown it…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-05-22:4778851:Comment:4781762013-05-22T20:52:39.793ZVlad Jovanovichttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/VladJovanovic
<p>Yeah, I've not ever grown it either...It's just kinda sitting there stunted as everything around it flourishes...go figure.</p>
<p>Nope, haven't gotten them yet (these guys around here put the 'S' in snail mail).</p>
<p>Not that I'm much better...your package is sitting here in front of me all ready to go...I'll probably make it into town on Monday to send it off. Sorry for bein' such a bum <img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p>
<p>Yeah, I've not ever grown it either...It's just kinda sitting there stunted as everything around it flourishes...go figure.</p>
<p>Nope, haven't gotten them yet (these guys around here put the 'S' in snail mail).</p>
<p>Not that I'm much better...your package is sitting here in front of me all ready to go...I'll probably make it into town on Monday to send it off. Sorry for bein' such a bum <img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p> The frastigliate I had were s…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-05-22:4778851:Comment:4782162013-05-22T19:14:08.357ZJeffrey Iharahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffreyIhara
<p>The frastigliate I had were stunted, but when I dried out the grow bed during a hot spell (I drained it for the night and forgot to put the plug back in the next morning... and didn't notice until a day and a half later), well they didn't like that at all.</p>
<p>I don't know how well frastigliata is supposed to grow in my area, since I have not tried growing them in soil. Puntarelle, on the other hand, have grown nicely for me in soil, but I haven't gotten them off the ground in the…</p>
<p>The frastigliate I had were stunted, but when I dried out the grow bed during a hot spell (I drained it for the night and forgot to put the plug back in the next morning... and didn't notice until a day and a half later), well they didn't like that at all.</p>
<p>I don't know how well frastigliata is supposed to grow in my area, since I have not tried growing them in soil. Puntarelle, on the other hand, have grown nicely for me in soil, but I haven't gotten them off the ground in the growbeds yet. I still have lots of kinks to work out in my AP, though. I have yet to see anything spectacular growth-wise, and I have recently had to kill all my fish.</p>
<p>Have you received the hot pepper seeds yet?</p> The frastigliatas almost have…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-05-22:4778851:Comment:4781592013-05-22T18:49:18.850ZVlad Jovanovichttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/VladJovanovic
<p>The <span>frastigliatas almost haven't grown at all in the last month. Everything else is doing dandy. I wonder what gives? I'm thinking that it's just the wrong time of year for them <img src="http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad93/ucsycybersmiley/106.gif"/></span></p>
<p>The <span>frastigliatas almost haven't grown at all in the last month. Everything else is doing dandy. I wonder what gives? I'm thinking that it's just the wrong time of year for them <img src="http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad93/ucsycybersmiley/106.gif"/></span></p> tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-05-22:4778851:Comment:4780522013-05-22T08:55:55.064ZVlad Jovanovichttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/VladJovanovic
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772245401?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772245401?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772245401?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772245401?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> Thus far, our favorite plant…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-05-07:4778851:Comment:4726842013-05-07T09:25:48.161ZGeorgehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Geoge
<p>Thus f<span>ar, our f<span>avorite pl<span>ant h<span>as been <span>a f<span>all pole be<span>an, h<span>alf runner type, c<span>alled NT H<span>alf Runner. It's outst<span>anding. We pl<span>ant it in the ground.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><br/></span></span></p>
<p>Thus f<span>ar, our f<span>avorite pl<span>ant h<span>as been <span>a f<span>all pole be<span>an, h<span>alf runner type, c<span>alled NT H<span>alf Runner. It's outst<span>anding. We pl<span>ant it in the ground.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><br/></span></span></p> Here are some gynoecious (all…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-05-07:4778851:Comment:4728662013-05-07T07:37:16.671ZVlad Jovanovichttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/VladJovanovic
<p>Here are some <span>gynoecious (all-female) and parthenocarpic (grows fruit without pollination) cucumbers that are producing really well in the GH. No bees, hormone sprays or hand pollination are required...</span></p>
<p><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2684371043?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2684371043?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a> They taste pretty good…</span></p>
<p>Here are some <span>gynoecious (all-female) and parthenocarpic (grows fruit without pollination) cucumbers that are producing really well in the GH. No bees, hormone sprays or hand pollination are required...</span></p>
<p><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2684371043?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2684371043?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a> They taste pretty good too.</span></p> @Ben, those romaine in your p…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-04-22:4778851:Comment:4654952013-04-22T07:43:12.276ZVlad Jovanovichttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/VladJovanovic
<p>@Ben, those romaine in your pics look great :)</p>
<p>@Jeffrey, yeah, surprisingly my frastigliata is slow going as well. I guess I expected them to grow like wild fire since the seeds are so vigorous. I mean the darn things sprout like a couple hours after wetting them! But, it's taken a couple weeks now for them to move beyond cotyledons and finally get some true leaves going. I expect they should be hitting that 'growth spurt phase' now sometime soon... :)…</p>
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<p>@Ben, those romaine in your pics look great :)</p>
<p>@Jeffrey, yeah, surprisingly my frastigliata is slow going as well. I guess I expected them to grow like wild fire since the seeds are so vigorous. I mean the darn things sprout like a couple hours after wetting them! But, it's taken a couple weeks now for them to move beyond cotyledons and finally get some true leaves going. I expect they should be hitting that 'growth spurt phase' now sometime soon... :)</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772243341?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772243341?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> What a great thread. Not know…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-04-22:4778851:Comment:4655642013-04-22T04:58:11.680ZJeffrey Iharahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffreyIhara
<p>What a great thread. Not knowing what would do well or not, I decided to mix seed from three vastly different crucifers (chinese mustard, collard, and arugula) to broadcast sow while cycling. The mustards came up first and strongest, but they're getting hit by persistant aphids (the DE I'm applying isn't cutting it), and I also think they've drawn down the nitrates to where there's little left for the slower collards. Arugula was kind of a weak competitor--just a couple in what is otherwise…</p>
<p>What a great thread. Not knowing what would do well or not, I decided to mix seed from three vastly different crucifers (chinese mustard, collard, and arugula) to broadcast sow while cycling. The mustards came up first and strongest, but they're getting hit by persistant aphids (the DE I'm applying isn't cutting it), and I also think they've drawn down the nitrates to where there's little left for the slower collards. Arugula was kind of a weak competitor--just a couple in what is otherwise a sea of aphid-y mustard. My chickens don't mind the aphids in their greens.</p>
<p>Although I planted lettuce and chicories (frastigliata and puntarelle) at the same time as the brassicas, they are remaining very small for the moment--either because of the low nutes or high pH (8.0). I need to get my fish to grow!</p> You can look at some pictures…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-04-22:4778851:Comment:4653862013-04-22T03:13:26.451ZBenHehle Beamzhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/BenjaminHehle
You can look at some pictures here on my profile. I harvested them way too late :)
You can look at some pictures here on my profile. I harvested them way too late :)