Any Hydroponic Gardeners Here??

FL Knifemaker · #1 05-10-2008, 01:22 PM

Lets not turn this into a drug discussion!!

I just bought my wife an Aerogarden to grow herbs (legal ones) in the kitchen. It's a cool system but I can already see us getting more equipment to grow veggies and probably orchids. My wife is a PLANT/GARDEN NUT and loves the concept of Hydroponics. We just went to a really cool store in Largo that sells all the equipment and I think she's hooked.

Anyone here into Hydroponics???

ROON · #2 05-10-2008, 01:24 PM

I prefer bushy over hy... Oh... Nevermind!

ryco · #3 05-10-2008, 02:02 PM

mmmmmmm...... closet tomatoes

Visirale · #4 05-10-2008, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by FL Knifemaker

Lets not turn this into a drug discussion!!

Well, you nipped this one in the bud.

FL Knifemaker · #5 05-10-2008, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Visirale

Well, you nipped this one in the bud.

Well, I might try to grow some of "the spice". If I could fold time, I might actually get some work done in the shop. I don't care about my eyes turning blue

We are probably going to build a PVC rig to grow tomatos outside. It will be on wheels in case we get really bad weather. From what I saw today, I could build one hell of an outdoor tomato grower for about a hundred bucks. Not having to fart around with dirt and cultivation is a cool thing. My wife will probably get set up with some sort of indoor system.

I have about 20 magazines and two books to read. I think I'm getting hydrogasssssss

peterbright · #6 05-10-2008, 08:42 PM

"Well, I might try to grow some of "the spice". If I could fold time, I might actually get some work done in the shop. I don't care about my eyes turning blue"

Where are going to get the worms?

Cerb · #7 05-10-2008, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Visirale

Well, you nipped this one in the bud.

Nice.

Gard · #8 05-10-2008, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by peterbright

"Well, I might try to grow some of "the spice". If I could fold time, I might actually get some work done in the shop. I don't care about my eyes turning blue"

Where are going to get the worms?

He'll have to negotiate with the Guild for transport of some little makers from Arrakis. The big question is actually getting them off-planet without the Fremen catching you in the act of trying. They might not take kindly to it.

Personally, I'm going to side with the Fremen on this one, I don't think I'd care for living on a desert planet....they can keep that for themselves.

Deluge Of Sound · #9 05-11-2008, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Gard

He'll have to negotiate with the Guild for transport of some little makers from Arrakis. The big question is actually getting them off-planet without the Fremen catching you in the act of trying. They might not take kindly to it.

Personally, I'm going to side with the Fremen on this one, I don't think I'd care for living on a desert planet....they can keep that for themselves.

Got to love a good Dune reference...

I'd say FL Knifemaker did a great job weeding out the drug references in this thread.

Gard · #10 05-11-2008, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Deluge Of Sound

Got to love a good Dune reference...

Yeah, it just shows that I spent far too much of my late teens and early 20's with my head stuck in Frank Herbert books.

I actually thought about using sand trout in my original smart@$$ reply, but then realized that they may not deal well with confinement, as they are used to having the entire desert to wander in. A little maker can live indefinitely in a small enclosed space, until they are used to create the water-of-life, so they'd be easier to transport....I would assume releasing them into a desert would allow them to begin to grow again, but that's is indeed just a supposition....

...am I too much of a Dune geek?

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I'd say FL Knifemaker did a great job weeding out the drug references in this thread.

Good thing too, this thread could have certainly gone to pot if he hadn't.

jady · #11 05-11-2008, 10:59 AM

http://www.westcoastgrowers.com/mainnew.htm

We used to build a bunch of their products at my Dad's Metal Fab shop. They were soooo mellow to deal with, Hmmmm I wonder why?

Ericman197 · #12 05-11-2008, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jady

http://www.westcoastgrowers.com/mainnew.htm

We used to build a bunch of their products at my Dad's Metal Fab shop. They were soooo mellow to deal with, Hmmmm I wonder why?

Because hydroponic gardeners are all about chillin' out on a comfy couch and watching the plants grow.

roberthelpus · #13 05-11-2008, 12:09 PM

But aren't the tasteless grocery store tomatos grown this way? And aren't I sitting here wishing that I had your Fla weather up here in Oiho right about now, so that my veggies would start growing? I don't get it.

MJ5150 · #14 05-16-2008, 02:43 PM

We got oursleves one of them there AeroGardens also. After four weeks, it is huge. I can't wait till we can start reaping from it.

I was looking it over real good the other day and trying to see how I could expand it and grow some more veggies. It's a great concept, and looks pretty easy to replicate on a larger scale.

-Mike

TheDarkReaver · #15 05-16-2008, 07:14 PM

there was a great looking hydroponics shop here in newcastle called 'The Secret Garden'. needless to say, i think were marketing towards a certain market.