Plants - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T13:30:08Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/plants-1?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A13722&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLight is on from 6am to 9pm,…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-12-27:4778851:Comment:4253992012-12-27T14:36:10.036ZJohn Cubithttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JohnCubit
<p>Light is on from 6am to 9pm, and is 32 inches above bed. Manufacturer recommend not closer than 12" due to heat.</p>
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<p>Here are a few pictures to get an idea.</p>
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<p>That is the lettuce</p>
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<p>Light is on from 6am to 9pm, and is 32 inches above bed. Manufacturer recommend not closer than 12" due to heat.</p>
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<p>Here are a few pictures to get an idea.</p>
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<p>That is the lettuce</p>
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<p>Snow Peas</p>
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<p>The only light</p>
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<p>Both Grow beds, North facing window..no good light there</p> One other thing, what is your…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-12-27:4778851:Comment:4253912012-12-27T04:03:09.578ZIan Cameronhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/IanCameron
<p>One other thing, what is your light timing, mine are on for 16 hrs off for 8. I tried 18 on 6 off, to mimic where I used to live just north of 60 but it seemed to make little difference. I also have hung aluminum foil curtains from the light reflectors down below the edges of the media tanks. I'm sure this helps in dispersing the light more evenly.</p>
<p>One other thing, what is your light timing, mine are on for 16 hrs off for 8. I tried 18 on 6 off, to mimic where I used to live just north of 60 but it seemed to make little difference. I also have hung aluminum foil curtains from the light reflectors down below the edges of the media tanks. I'm sure this helps in dispersing the light more evenly.</p> I will look at the lighting.…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-12-27:4778851:Comment:4255772012-12-27T03:23:49.551ZJohn Cubithttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JohnCubit
<p>I will look at the lighting. Currently it is just a Philips 120-Watt BR40 Agro Flood Plant Light Bulb. It is odd that all the other plants are doing fine. The one issue I did have earlier on was the tomatoes were getting sunburn. I let new growth come from the base and cut the rest off and it has been fine since.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>TCLynx said:…</cite></p>
<p>I will look at the lighting. Currently it is just a Philips 120-Watt BR40 Agro Flood Plant Light Bulb. It is odd that all the other plants are doing fine. The one issue I did have earlier on was the tomatoes were getting sunburn. I let new growth come from the base and cut the rest off and it has been fine since.<br/> <br/> <cite>TCLynx said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/plants-1?xg_source=activity&id=4778851%3ATopic%3A88&page=7#4778851Comment425390"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>you might dilute down to like a 1% spray and use the H2O2 to spray the lettuce seedlings as soon as you see them appear.</p>
<p>Be careful not to get too much H2O2 into the system since it can kill the beneficial bacteria too.</p>
<p>And brighter light might be needed, really spindly stretching reaching seedlings are often a sign of not enough light. But it seems odd that some of the other plants are doing better?</p>
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</blockquote> I've had my 75gal, 12sq ft me…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-12-27:4778851:Comment:4256082012-12-27T03:04:06.512ZIan Cameronhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/IanCameron
<p>I've had my 75gal, 12sq ft media beds in operation for a year come Jan 1. 8 feeder goldfish and 15 creek minnows. I use 25watt 64k grow flourescents ganged in fours. So far I've managed 5 crops of swiss chard, radishes and lettuce. What I found is the light distance from the seedlings is critical. Basically my lights are hooked to a pulley system that allows infinite adjustments. I allow no more than 4" above the plant tops. This seems to keep the stems strong and straight. I think that…</p>
<p>I've had my 75gal, 12sq ft media beds in operation for a year come Jan 1. 8 feeder goldfish and 15 creek minnows. I use 25watt 64k grow flourescents ganged in fours. So far I've managed 5 crops of swiss chard, radishes and lettuce. What I found is the light distance from the seedlings is critical. Basically my lights are hooked to a pulley system that allows infinite adjustments. I allow no more than 4" above the plant tops. This seems to keep the stems strong and straight. I think that plants will reach for light, and they will grow stems to do this, at the expense of the leaves . BTW, I'm getting close to 90% germination with the direct seeding so I know I'm doing something right.</p>
<p>Keep experimenting, you will find the sweet spot, that is what I find so intriguing about this thing called aquaponics.</p> you might dilute down to like…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-12-27:4778851:Comment:4253902012-12-27T02:53:59.010ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>you might dilute down to like a 1% spray and use the H2O2 to spray the lettuce seedlings as soon as you see them appear.</p>
<p>Be careful not to get too much H2O2 into the system since it can kill the beneficial bacteria too.</p>
<p>And brighter light might be needed, really spindly stretching reaching seedlings are often a sign of not enough light. But it seems odd that some of the other plants are doing better?</p>
<p>you might dilute down to like a 1% spray and use the H2O2 to spray the lettuce seedlings as soon as you see them appear.</p>
<p>Be careful not to get too much H2O2 into the system since it can kill the beneficial bacteria too.</p>
<p>And brighter light might be needed, really spindly stretching reaching seedlings are often a sign of not enough light. But it seems odd that some of the other plants are doing better?</p> The seeds are going right in…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-12-27:4778851:Comment:4253892012-12-27T02:37:04.526ZJohn Cubithttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JohnCubit
<p><br></br> The seeds are going right into the grow bed indoors. No brown spot, they take off with in days but the stem is as thin as thread and literally the 2 little leaves on them seem too heavy. The peroxide I have is for dental use.</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/plants-1?xg_source=activity&id=4778851%3ATopic%3A88&page=6#4778851Comment425572"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Where are you…</p>
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<p><br/> The seeds are going right into the grow bed indoors. No brown spot, they take off with in days but the stem is as thin as thread and literally the 2 little leaves on them seem too heavy. The peroxide I have is for dental use.</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/plants-1?xg_source=activity&id=4778851%3ATopic%3A88&page=6#4778851Comment425572"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Where are you starting the seeds? is the system indoors? I'm not sure but the problem with the lettuce sounds a bit like damping off. Does it look like a little spot on the stem just above the gravel line is pinched and rotting and the plant falls over? That would be damping off and is a disease that is common starting seedlings indoors. I've heard that you can brew some chamomile tea and cool it off and put in a spray bottle and mist the seed starting area and small seedlings with it daily to prevent the problem. I've never done it though.</p>
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<p>I don't think soaking lettuce seeds in hydrogen peroxide is likely to help much and wet lettuce seed is likely to be difficult to handle. AS to 15% and 50%?????? those % both sound like industrial use levels and I would probably not want to handle either of them. For Soaking seeds I'm pretty sure you need something well less than 3% unless you are just doing a quick dunk before you plant.</p>
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</blockquote> Where are you starting the se…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-12-27:4778851:Comment:4255722012-12-27T01:22:48.026ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>Where are you starting the seeds? is the system indoors? I'm not sure but the problem with the lettuce sounds a bit like damping off. Does it look like a little spot on the stem just above the gravel line is pinched and rotting and the plant falls over? That would be damping off and is a disease that is common starting seedlings indoors. I've heard that you can brew some chamomile tea and cool it off and put in a spray bottle and mist the seed starting area and small seedlings with it…</p>
<p>Where are you starting the seeds? is the system indoors? I'm not sure but the problem with the lettuce sounds a bit like damping off. Does it look like a little spot on the stem just above the gravel line is pinched and rotting and the plant falls over? That would be damping off and is a disease that is common starting seedlings indoors. I've heard that you can brew some chamomile tea and cool it off and put in a spray bottle and mist the seed starting area and small seedlings with it daily to prevent the problem. I've never done it though.</p>
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<p>I don't think soaking lettuce seeds in hydrogen peroxide is likely to help much and wet lettuce seed is likely to be difficult to handle. AS to 15% and 50%?????? those % both sound like industrial use levels and I would probably not want to handle either of them. For Soaking seeds I'm pretty sure you need something well less than 3% unless you are just doing a quick dunk before you plant.</p> Ok so I have a new update. I…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-12-27:4778851:Comment:4256062012-12-27T00:42:05.425ZJohn Cubithttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JohnCubit
<p>Ok so I have a new update. I took snow peas and soaked them in water for 24 hours and then wrapped in a damp paper towel for 3 days. They sprouted to about 4 inches. Planted and they are a healthy 9" tall and no losses at this time. The one thing I did do during this time was I used an eyedropper and hand watered each seedling for two weeks after planting. Watering them off about 1/8" away from the stem so that water was going directly down the media to the root area not on the…</p>
<p>Ok so I have a new update. I took snow peas and soaked them in water for 24 hours and then wrapped in a damp paper towel for 3 days. They sprouted to about 4 inches. Planted and they are a healthy 9" tall and no losses at this time. The one thing I did do during this time was I used an eyedropper and hand watered each seedling for two weeks after planting. Watering them off about 1/8" away from the stem so that water was going directly down the media to the root area not on the stem.</p>
<p>At that same time I planted lettuce in the bed, about 20 seeds, they have sprouted quickly to about 3 inches and again fell over. Of course the fall breaks the stem and they die. Any suggestions on what I can do to get them to hold out till the roots really get going?</p>
<p>I have also planted beets just to see what would happen, well those are a complete success. In the bed on Dec 10th and small beets are at the base. I have had to spread them out since they were too close.</p>
<p>Lettuce seems to be the biggest problem. Any thoughts on them?</p>
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<p>Vlad-How much water to peroxide for soaking pepper seeds? I have 15% peroxide and 50% peroxide available to use.</p> I think the moon planting gui…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-12-06:4778851:Comment:4211192012-12-06T18:11:58.233ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>I think the moon planting guide probably still applies even in the house since I believe it has more to do with gravity rather than weather. Now if you are doing inverted lighting schedules (turning the grow lights on overnight rather than during the day perhaps that will put the above ground/below ground crop choices opposite or something but I would probably still try to avoid the barren or "seeds will rot in ground" days for starting seeds.</p>
<p>I think the moon planting guide probably still applies even in the house since I believe it has more to do with gravity rather than weather. Now if you are doing inverted lighting schedules (turning the grow lights on overnight rather than during the day perhaps that will put the above ground/below ground crop choices opposite or something but I would probably still try to avoid the barren or "seeds will rot in ground" days for starting seeds.</p> Mush is right. I checked the…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-12-06:4778851:Comment:4210622012-12-06T16:36:09.704ZJohn Cubithttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JohnCubit
<p>Mush is right. I checked the peas last night and the worms were eating them. So I am trying the soaking method before planting.</p>
<p>Never really thought about the farmers almanac, since these are all in the house.</p>
<p>Mush is right. I checked the peas last night and the worms were eating them. So I am trying the soaking method before planting.</p>
<p>Never really thought about the farmers almanac, since these are all in the house.</p>