Next to My Chair Again

Baby plants again!  Down on the floor again next to my chair in my little library.  Here's how it looks right now.  I've got seeds in the germinator moving to cups every day now, will end up with another dozen or so seedlings under the light.   
 

 
I'm scaling back from the 20+ plants I had last year to seven or eight plants, some in Kratky containers of various sizes, others in fabric pots with dirt.  The list: 
 
10G D - Sugar Rush Peach - WDC
10G D - P. Dreadie - CD
5G D - JPGS - WHP
5G D - 1208 Red - UE
5G K - 1208 Red - UE
5G K - 7 Pot Jonah - WHP
32G K - Haskorea - PtMD989
1G K - Rocoto Arequipa Giant Red - CD
Bonchi start - 7 Pot Yellow - BB
 
Kratky will be Botanicare CNS17 Grow and bottled spring water at first, tap water later.  Dirt will be a mix of pine bark fines, potting soil, and perlite with fish pellets.  Dirt will occasionally be watered with Kratky solution. 
 
I'll be growing out on the deck again on the north side of my house.  I'd love to have a wide open space with southern exposure, but this will have to do. It works. I've got a decent means of hanging shade cloth ready to go. I'm good. 
Thinking about sticking a plant in the ground over where the ill-fated Siv's Plant once made a valiant effort to survive a completely unfair transplant, too..  Will see.
 
Any and all comments or criticisms are very welcome and I thank you all most warmly for having me and schooling me and reading my noodlings!

 

[Ghost Pepper Revolution]

Wow, definitely cool device. I’d have too much fun with one of those, I’d spend a fortune in material 
 
 
 
don’t know why the duck but here ya go 
 

 

[Uncle Eckley]

Wow, definitely cool device. I’d have too much fun with one of those, I’d spend a fortune in material 

 
The material is actually dirt cheap. This net pot probably cost less than a dollar. 
 
Nice clean duck! 

 

[PaulG]

I see this duck is also wearing a barking dog mask!

 

[Uncle Eckley]

I see this duck is also wearing a barking dog mask!

 
LOL  Yep, me too! 

 

[Devv]

Dude! Cool printing work!
 
Home or at work?
 
@GPR: Love ducky

 

[Ghost Pepper Revolution]

 
The material is actually dirt cheap. This net pot probably cost less than a dollar. 
 
Nice clean duck! 

 

Really? That’s cheap, dang it the temptation to spend some of that fresh Uncle Sam dough on a 3D printer is growing. 
 
also, barking dog mask? He’s got a shower cap on and maybe y’all need to send me whatever you’re on   

 

[Uncle Eckley]

Dude! Cool printing work!
 
Home or at work?

  

Thanks! I've got the modeling software for work. The printer belongs to my father.

Really? That’s cheap, dang it the temptation to spend some of that fresh Uncle Sam dough on a 3D printer is growing. 

The material's cheap, but the printers are more expensive. The software we use is priced beyond the reach of most hobbyists. My employer provides my seat. Dad got his however the hell he did, lol. Not my business!

also, barking dog mask? He’s got a shower cap on and maybe y’all need to send me whatever you’re on   

Google duck dog mask.

 

[PtMD989]

Hey Unc, you’ve inspired me to try krackty planters. I made mine out of a cottage cheese container, an old medicine bottle and pea gravel. It ain’t fancy but they seem to work. I’m also using aquarium water cause I don’t have any hydro nutes.


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[Downriver]

Cool net pot Unc. Out of curiosity, how LONG did it take to print it?

 

[Uncle Eckley]

Hey Unc, you’ve inspired me to try krackty planters. I made mine out of a cottage cheese container, an old medicine bottle and pea gravel. It ain’t fancy but they seem to work. I’m also using aquarium water cause I don’t have any hydro nutes.

 
Now that is cool.  Keep us posted on it!  Is the tank planted? 
 
 

Cool net pot Unc. Out of curiosity, how LONG did it take to print it?

 
Thanks!
 
Something like 16 hours. I wasn't there for it. He lets it work overnight, I believe. 

 

[Uncle Eckley]

Just saw a courting pair of catbirds in the trees right behind my deck.     They are pepper thieves.  I made a lot of noise.

 

[PtMD989]

No live plants in the fish tank, just one fish and a couple of snails.


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[Devv]

  

Thanks! I've got the modeling software for work. The printer belongs to my father.


The material's cheap, but the printers are more expensive. The software we use is priced beyond the reach of most hobbyists. My employer provides my seat. Dad got his however the hell he did, lol. Not my business!


Google duck dog mask.

I've been looking at 3D printers and the Laser cutters, mainly the laser unit, both are pricey. I may just jump in and do it.
I do remember there is a free CAD program out there. I need to get with the teacher, who know way more than I do about both.
They used Autocad at school. Free for educational use, much like some Microsoft products. Get ya hooked now, and then you buy later.
At least that's their strategy..
I'm wondering if they have an Open Source version for Linux? Hmmm..

 

[Devv]

Hey Unc, you’ve inspired me to try krackty planters. I made mine out of a cottage cheese container, an old medicine bottle and pea gravel. It ain’t fancy but they seem to work. I’m also using aquarium water cause I don’t have any hydro nutes.


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Don't forget the Coco Puffs!

 

[Uncle Eckley]

Naga Smooky Rainbow.  He'll live next to my chair.

 
SB7J JB.  This is the guy under the 30W Sansi. Doing pretty well. I expect to keep him trimmed small to try to get the most out of this puny light.

 
Got the Haskorea out of the bucket and into the garbage can today. The pipe cups worked very well, will definitely hang on to them for next year.

 
Underside of the pipe cups.

 
New digs.

 
Haskorea's neighbors, a 7J and a project plant.

 
JPGS, 1G Target cookie jar.

 
Musketeers.

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[Devv]

Looking good buddy!
 
I see they're loving life in the sun, and you!

 

[HeatMiser]

Looking good Unc!
 
Do you have a reflector on your Sansi? Even though they're small, they do work really well for growing. 
 
 
Those pipe cups are great! I love that you don't have to think about support as soon as you set up the system - especially for indoor grows when you have to keep the light closer to the plant. It is a neat design.

 

[Uncle Eckley]

Looking good buddy!
 
I see they're loving life in the sun, and you!

  

Thanks, Devv!

Only a little singed hardening off this year. I'll back off a little more next year.

Looking good Unc!
 
Do you have a reflector on your Sansi? Even though they're small, they do work really well for growing.

Thanks, HM!

Yes, I've got the Sansi in a clamp lamp, but it isn't set in there very deep, so I doubt it's doing much. Little plant is growing very well under it. I'm eager to see how well medium plant does.

 

[Ghost Pepper Revolution]

Plants looking solid

 

[PtMD989]

Hope that Haskorea performs for ya[emoji106]. You’ll be swimming in pods [emoji16][emoji106].


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