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DF Kratky Experiment Glog

New Growth, hope it keeps going.
Il give the odd squirt of Neem.
 
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Way to go, killer! Weird question: how are the roots doing through all this? Any noticeable growth, or dieback, or just the same? I read that defoliation can cause root extension to cease, while the plant repurposes its carbs.
 
Well the Lemon Drops are toast, picked what peppers it produced.
Allot of heat with a touch of lemon, will start some seeds from these and hope to do better.
 
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I was going over some buying and cost options and found people are gravitating to the AeroGarden baskets, I thought of maybe trying them, however the sponges that go in them are expensive I found, the cheaper and less then half the cost would be to use rockwool in their instead.
Would be nice to get the smaller baskets to use on a large tote box for salads etc..
 

Grodan 1.5 Inch Rockwool $20/96cubes.
https://www.amazon.ca/Grodan-Inch-Rockwool-Slab-Cubes/dp/B00JOZU0QG/ref=sr_1_5?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1548447658&sr=1-5&keywords=rockwool+cubes
 
 

AeroGarden Sponges (50-Pack) $30
https://www.amazon.ca/Miracle-Gro-AeroGarden-970293-0000-Sponges-50-Pack/dp/B008DY2U8K/ref=pd_sbs_86_4/137-0327878-3401806?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B008DY2U8K&pd_rd_r=fb59d344-20dd-11e9-8739-9941e184f583&pd_rd_w=hZA8B&pd_rd_wg=zMMk4&pf_rd_p=d4c8ffae-b082-4374-b96d-0608daba52bb&pf_rd_r=AQSG4BXZ26TSC921P8K4&psc=1&refRID=AQSG4BXZ26TSC921P8K4
 
 

AeroGarden Grow Baskets (50-Pack) $26
https://www.amazon.ca/Miracle-Gro-AeroGarden-970273-0000-Baskets-50-Pack/dp/B004M58D7Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1548447313&sr=1-1&keywords=AeroGarden+baskets&refinements=p_72%3A11192170011
 
dragonsfire said:
I was going over some buying and cost options and found people are gravitating to the AeroGarden baskets, I thought of maybe trying them, however the sponges that go in them are expensive I found, the cheaper and less then half the cost would be to use rockwool in their instead.
Would be nice to get the smaller baskets to use on a large tote box for salads etc..
  Grodan 1.5 Inch Rockwool $20/96cubes.
https://www.amazon.ca/Grodan-Inch-Rockwool-Slab-Cubes/dp/B00JOZU0QG/ref=sr_1_5?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1548447658&sr=1-5&keywords=rockwool+cubes
 
  AeroGarden Sponges (50-Pack) $30
https://www.amazon.ca/Miracle-Gro-AeroGarden-970293-0000-Sponges-50-Pack/dp/B008DY2U8K/ref=pd_sbs_86_4/137-0327878-3401806?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B008DY2U8K&pd_rd_r=fb59d344-20dd-11e9-8739-9941e184f583&pd_rd_w=hZA8B&pd_rd_wg=zMMk4&pf_rd_p=d4c8ffae-b082-4374-b96d-0608daba52bb&pf_rd_r=AQSG4BXZ26TSC921P8K4&psc=1&refRID=AQSG4BXZ26TSC921P8K4
 
  AeroGarden Grow Baskets (50-Pack) $26
https://www.amazon.ca/Miracle-Gro-AeroGarden-970273-0000-Baskets-50-Pack/dp/B004M58D7Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1548447313&sr=1-1&keywords=AeroGarden+baskets&refinements=p_72%3A11192170011
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I get the small net pots from amazon(made in china). The hydro shops only have 2 inch as smallest. The smaller China ones are just over 1 1/4 inch. In the picture from left to right: Standard 2 inch, China just over 1 3/4 inch shorter, China just over 1 1/4 inch short, and China just over 1 1/4 taller. The measurements are hole size. Here they are about $10 to $15 for 50 of them. I just bought a block of coir a week ago thinking the same thing as you.

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I've been using the aerogarden baskets and sponges but I am by no means brand loyal. I'd be curious to know if one works better then the other or is it just a cost issue. I haven't tried rockwool yet so I can't make that claim.
 
%uckers are back  :evil:
 
Dont know how, gave them another spray.
 
Should actually dip the whole thing into a Neem solution. I started spraying the soils too when I planted the other stuff.
 
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