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  1. CelticFarmer

    plant-care Water bottle hydro system.

    The fish waste is th nutes.
  2. CelticFarmer

    first time setup advice

    You don't really think you will grow a single plant once this one is finished, do you? Lol
  3. CelticFarmer

    hydroponics Kratky non-circulating outdoor hydroponics, fill-and-forget 2015

    Be pretty cool to see how a dwc bubble bucket would do side by side with your no circulating setup. Dwc is definitely a lot of maintenance compared to the Kratky, but those are some nice roots. How did the peppers taste? How was the heat level?
  4. CelticFarmer

    Does anybody get a lot of pods with LEDs?

    Keep in mind that the best 5W led fixtures with full spectrum deliver half their advertised wattage. So if you need 900w of light, you will need three 600 watt Mars Hydro Reflectors for example. I've been using led for 3 yrs and have seen the bullshit come and go.. I've dropped plenty of cash on...
  5. CelticFarmer

    first time setup advice

    If you get the Mars Hydro Reflector series (green body) and a U.S. Customer, you get 5W led chip upgrade free. I'd personally get nothing less than a 450W.
  6. CelticFarmer

    wanted Looking for C.flexuosum seeds for 2016 season

    Care to share the source? I'd grow about 10 of these plants to produce more seeds for others to try. I have 15 extra pots sitting idle and it's still been over 100f... I could get these things set and overwintered for a hell of a crop come spring :)
  7. CelticFarmer

    disease-pests Quick Update - Won Battle with Aphids/Some Fresh Pickings

    Jesus Christ that's a shitload of aphids! You need neem mixed with Dr Bonners and a weekly regiment to keep them under control. It's non toxic to bees unlike your current pyretherin setup. Glad you got some fruit out of that hell season :)
  8. CelticFarmer

    soil-media Soil vs DWC vs Aquaponics grow

    Wow that really sucks. Can't beat the bang for dollar ratio on their nutes.
  9. CelticFarmer

    disease-pests First aphids, now ants - what to do

    I think it's the heat index here. It's quite warm and those damn roaches will cook out here. Sadly, they have them inside. I offered to spray indoors but their "organic" lifestyle people and talstar a too toxic for them. In fact, a year ago they complained about dead roaches on their property.
  10. CelticFarmer

    soil-media Soil vs DWC vs Aquaponics grow

    That stuff is seriously thick. I used to use it for 4 or so years until I realized it costs a fortune and its performance vs price ratio isn't worth it. I also hated how thick it was and how I would sometimes get clogging no matter how well it was mixed. It would goo up on occasion with my 8...
  11. CelticFarmer

    soil-media Soil vs DWC vs Aquaponics grow

    If you used a legit nute setup, that dwc setup would blow your soil and aero hybrid away, it's not even funny.
  12. CelticFarmer

    disease-pests First aphids, now ants - what to do

    My neighbor has a pool and all it does is attract roaches... I spray my entire house parameter with TaletarPro and those roaches are dead. I get 4 weeks of protection per spraying. I killed off the colony that had built up before we moved in. They took roughly a year with rigorous spraying. Fuck...
  13. CelticFarmer

    I feel like crying!

    Not anymore excessive than using Pyrethrin...
  14. CelticFarmer

    disease-pests First aphids, now ants - what to do

    The would be pretty cool to watch actually...
  15. CelticFarmer

    wanted Looking for C.flexuosum seeds for 2016 season

    Aren't these the black seed ones? I know this is among the rarest and sourcing seeds is pretty challenging.
  16. CelticFarmer

    color Orange Saint Thomas Hots

    If you want to see those St Thomas come to life, prepare a jerked rub with them and grill some chicken with indirect heat with the lid on for some smoke. That pepper has an amazing taste when Introduced with smoke. It does tend to mellow out heat wise during cooking however. My neighbor was from...
  17. CelticFarmer

    3 Cotyledon leaves?

    I've done dwc in the past, just not for vegetables :). First thing I got out of hydro was how expensive the nutes cost. Once I found blue planet, I realized how bad I was getting jabbed for the cost of nutes. Check them out and you will save big $$ with enormous crop gains. These peppers LOVE...
  18. CelticFarmer

    disease-pests First aphids, now ants - what to do

    I have more problems with squirrels than insects actually. I'm sowing peppermint and spearmint right now to transplant along the fence line. I've got some early and late bloom booster I'll try on these flowers when I plant them. I ordered some Lantana plugs instead of seeds and Marigolds :)
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