Intro
Besides just fun this year I hope to sell enough to make this hobby pay for itself. If you see something you like I will probably be selling plants or pods at some point in the year, check my website.
I really would like to do hydro dutch buckets in a poly tunnel but don't have enough money/space this year. My dad offered me his small garden plot in the his backyard across town it's about 400+ ft2 so that will be the main grow for 2015 instead of pots like last year(although i'll have a few still).
Updates: links to most notable updates here
germination / into pots
video update seedlings
transplanted outside
drip irrigation test
Some pods showing up
List:
A good variety of heat, flavor, color, and shape that I think will be very pleasing. It's a bit overwhelming to have all these varieties to keep track of and hopefully my wife doesn't kill me. I cut out anums and fruct and wilds so i could better focus my list. Jals and Poblanos are really cheap at the mexican store near me so there is not much point in growing them myself anyway.
and lucy, maybe forgot a couple, its 31 varieties.
Equipment:
Lights:
For starting the seeds until last freeze they will be under DIY led bars i made. Going for efficiency here.
Containers:
8oz deli containers for seed starting
3in pots for sprouts
1020 trays to hold pots and help me water quicker
ground, viagrow grow bags 5 or 3 gal for extra potted plants
Fan:
Holmes oscillating 3ft fan.
Fertigation:
Mixrite 1% fertilizer injector
orbit timer
drip line or drip hose(haven't decided yet)
Area:
indoors: two diy grow shelf 4x4x2 pushed together lined with reflectix insulation (pic1, pic2)
outdoors: garden plot (link a pic here)
Media:
indoors: berger.ca custom mix(from local nursery) 25% bark, rice hulls, peat, etc
outdoors: topsoil/clay, no analysis
Fertilizer:
leftover dynagrow pro foliage
Masterblend 4-18-38 + MGSO + CANO (see comparison)
Besides just fun this year I hope to sell enough to make this hobby pay for itself. If you see something you like I will probably be selling plants or pods at some point in the year, check my website.
I really would like to do hydro dutch buckets in a poly tunnel but don't have enough money/space this year. My dad offered me his small garden plot in the his backyard across town it's about 400+ ft2 so that will be the main grow for 2015 instead of pots like last year(although i'll have a few still).
Updates: links to most notable updates here
germination / into pots
video update seedlings
transplanted outside
drip irrigation test
Some pods showing up
List:
A good variety of heat, flavor, color, and shape that I think will be very pleasing. It's a bit overwhelming to have all these varieties to keep track of and hopefully my wife doesn't kill me. I cut out anums and fruct and wilds so i could better focus my list. Jals and Poblanos are really cheap at the mexican store near me so there is not much point in growing them myself anyway.
and lucy, maybe forgot a couple, its 31 varieties.
Equipment:
Lights:
For starting the seeds until last freeze they will be under DIY led bars i made. Going for efficiency here.
Containers:
8oz deli containers for seed starting
3in pots for sprouts
1020 trays to hold pots and help me water quicker
ground, viagrow grow bags 5 or 3 gal for extra potted plants
Fan:
Holmes oscillating 3ft fan.
Fertigation:
Mixrite 1% fertilizer injector
orbit timer
drip line or drip hose(haven't decided yet)
Area:
indoors: two diy grow shelf 4x4x2 pushed together lined with reflectix insulation (pic1, pic2)
outdoors: garden plot (link a pic here)
Media:
indoors: berger.ca custom mix(from local nursery) 25% bark, rice hulls, peat, etc
outdoors: topsoil/clay, no analysis
Fertilizer:
leftover dynagrow pro foliage
Masterblend 4-18-38 + MGSO + CANO (see comparison)
now to get a soldering gun and decide on how to set up my grow area!