Using my powers for good - growing legal herbs!

BuckarooBanzai · 08-24-08, 01:51

Growing stuff is fun, hydro makes it easy and the sun is a kick ass HID!

Everything below (except the Waterfarm Roma tomato) is growing in a 60/40 coir/perlite substrate and fed with GH MaxiGrow/MaxiBloom powdered fertilizer. The tomatoes also get an alternating regimen of GH FloraMato.

The Waterfarm Roma is using GH Flora nutes. The powdered nutes are cheaper, but they tend to clog the pumping column much quicker.

All these plants were started from babies picked up at local nurseries and started in early July (got a late start this year).

Purple basil and sweet basil:

Purple basil closeup:

Sweet basil flowers (the seed pods are great in salads when still young and tender):

Dwarfed roma tomato:

Dwarfed roma cluster (it is nice the way they stagger getting ripe):

Dwarfed romas maturing:

Heatwave tomatoes (good on sandwiches and for sauce):

You can't beat a 'mater that is vine ripened to perfection (dwarfed roma, regular roma and heatwave are shown):

Roma tomato in a GH Waterfarm:

Heatwave tomato in a Garden Patch Grow Box:

You can grow some nice herbs and vegetables on a balcony!

Gardening is great for blowing off the days stress. I have to water 'em every day and I actually look forward to it. I get stoned as a bat and go spend an hour or so with my plants. My neighbors love 'em, too.

'tis very relaxing to play in the dirt, even if the dirt is made of coir and perlite!

'tis also a very good way to keep one's cultivation skills sharp when circumstances make growing the KB too risky to consider...

If any of the rest of ya'll have garden pics you would like to share, please don't hesitate to post 'em. The more the merrier!

livewire420 · 08-24-08, 09:21

spacecake · 08-24-08, 09:34

Wow,that looks very good !
It was a little surprize to see a tread like this,but I love it !
I love the leaves on the second picture !

BuckarooBanzai · 08-24-08, 10:50

That purple basil is absolutely gorgeous and it tastes damned good (virtually everything in my garden is edible).

The romas and basil go together for insalata caprese: fresh mozarella cheese, purple & green basil, roma tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sea salt and white pepper. Delicious!

TVCasualty · 08-24-08, 11:03

Very nice.

I'm getting together with some friends to start a very large garden in my yard (1.5 acre) next Spring that will hopefully feed 5-6 of us. One friend used to manage an organic CSA program (expert help is always welcome). Might be photo-worthy at some point...

And no matter what type of herb you are growing you are still using your powers for good!!

golly · 08-24-08, 11:15

A cool collection Bucky..! Lookin good...
Are they all auto fed and if so, is there any problem with the timing for different plant types and sizes...?

fedshtkpndrk · 08-24-08, 11:20

Nice setup Bucky, I like the waterfarm outdoors; cant beat the sun

-feds

rocketman · 08-24-08, 11:32

Very nice indeed! I am pretty clueless when it comes to hydro, but would it help if you dissolved the powder in a bucket with water before adding it to the sump?

BuckarooBanzai · 08-24-08, 11:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by golly

A cool collection Bucky..! Lookin good...
Are they all auto fed and if so, is there any problem with the timing for different plant types and sizes...?

Everything is hand watered until it runs through the substrate and most of the containers have reservoir bottoms. Everything (except the Waterfarm) gets plain water Monday-Friday, nothing on Saturday (a little drink if its a real hot day) and flooded with nutes on Sunday.

I mix up 5 gallons each of MaxiGrow, MaxiBloom and FloraMato. Then I use whatever of each feels right on each of 'em - with the FloraMato going mostly to the 'maters.

My nutrient regimen is a DEEPLY imprecise process which is generally carried out with a watering can in one hand and a beer in the other!

The Waterfarm gets fresh full strength nutes on Sunday and Wednesday, with plain water top offs the rest of the time.

The cool thing about herbs is that most of them are weeds, really. Any half assed fertilizer will make 'em grow, so you don't have to be very precise. The only plants I've got that need anything like special attention are the Rosemary, Dill and Catnip. They get a little less water and go dry a day if they get droopy.

The coir/perlite is almost impossible to overwater and can be reused numerous times.

BuckarooBanzai · 08-24-08, 11:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by rocketman

Very nice indeed! I am pretty clueless when it comes to hydro, but would it help if you dissolved the powder in a bucket with water before adding it to the sump?

5 gallon buckets, in my circumstance. The GH nutes are great, 'cause they are all pH buffered.

I like the GH liquid nutes for any kind of pump/pressure driven system, though. Sometimes the powdered stuff doesn't dissolve very well and can clog pressure delivery hydro systems. Great for passive stuff, though.

BuckarooBanzai · 08-24-08, 11:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by TVCasualty

Very nice.

I'm getting together with some friends to start a very large garden in my yard (1.5 acre) next Spring that will hopefully feed 5-6 of us. One friend used to manage an organic CSA program (expert help is always welcome). Might be photo-worthy at some point...

And no matter what type of herb you are growing you are still using your powers for good!!

Very cool! You can produce a lot of produce with 1.5 acres. Don't be afraid of chemical fertilizers and soil suplementation (or replacement - coir kicks dirt's ass!). Ferts are our friends!

Most excellent to have somebody who has a good clue about gardening helping out. Planning is critical to a really successful garden.

Ben Dover · 08-24-08, 12:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by BuckarooBanzai

You can grow some nice herbs and vegetables on a balcony!

Gardening is great for blowing off the days stress. I have to water 'em every day and I actually look forward to it. I get stoned as a bat and go spend an hour or so with my plants. My neighbors love 'em, too.

'tis very relaxing to play in the dirt, even if the dirt is made of coir and perlite!

'tis also a very good way to keep one's cultivation skills sharp when circumstances make growing the KB too risky to consider...

If any of the rest of ya'll have garden pics you would like to share, please don't hesitate to post 'em. The more the merrier!

Nice patio garden you have there! Do you make salsa? Those Roma's are the perfect tomato to make a little salsa. It is very relaxing for me too. Although I know some people that it frustrates but they don't know what's good for them

Then again some of my first memories are running down in between two rows of tomatoes and eating handfuls of the cherry kind.

I tell ya if you would like to try a really good tomato, try a Brandywine, if you have not already. It's an heirloom so it's been around for a while. It's both sweet and acidic.

I sure do wish I had a camera.... I know y'all would love the little farm I was raised on. One day soon....

I'm just a lonely southern boy, I could talk about farmin all day

TVCasualty · 08-24-08, 12:10

And after I bought the place I found something not mentioned by anyone (but it was on the plat map); a well! The property is zoned agricultural too, and I'm not adjoining any public roads. Lots of work ahead, but then when isn't there...

I plan to incorporate edible fungi in it, maybe colonize straw mulch w/ king stropharia or beech oysters, and spread lots of earthworm capsules around so no tilling is necessary after the initial prep.

I was also looking into hydro-strawberries, kind of like a raised bed but more a homemade outdoor aeroponic system. Strawberries are good crop for making some cash to offset expenses with, or so I hear...

BuckarooBanzai · 08-24-08, 12:20

If you are good with tools, you can build row hydro stuff out of PVC pipe very affordably. PVC is beautiful, because it is so strong. Not much extra support is needed.

Just set it on a slight angle and let the nutes run. Continuous nute flow/thin flim grows like a monster.

What climate zone you in?

Myc · 08-24-08, 17:17

Nice garden Buck!
I have a lot of the same things.
No jalapenos for salsa? Gotta have your capsaicin!

shroom_seeker · 08-25-08, 00:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by BuckarooBanzai

Gardening is great for blowing off the days stress. I have to water 'em every day and I actually look forward to it. I get stoned as a bat and go spend an hour or so with my plants.

Sidestreet Getaway · 08-25-08, 07:22

Good stuff, Buckaroo. Your plants all look nice and happy. I like the purple basil especially. How much sun do your tomatoes get?

TVCasualty · 08-25-08, 11:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by BuckarooBanzai

If you are good with tools, you can build row hydro stuff out of PVC pipe very affordably. PVC is beautiful, because it is so strong. Not much extra support is needed.

Just set it on a slight angle and let the nutes run. Continuous nute flow/thin flim grows like a monster.

What climate zone you in?

Along the line between 7a and 7b.

People are always releasing unintentional clues about their whereabouts through posts or pics that show architecture or native vegetation and things like that, and I've gotten the impression that you may well live pretty close by. For example, I've seen the exact same wrought-iron posts that appear behind your tomato plants holding up the roof of your apartment complex, and I mean down to the proportions/dimensions/and decorative pattern. It's identical to the ones holding up my roof on my porch actually...

Um, I guess I got yer thread good and

at this point... I blame the herbs.

MycoChondria · 08-25-08, 11:42

Beastmaster · 08-25-08, 11:42

lol, great way to freak a guy out TV!

made me go back and look to see if I know where he lives too, lol.

I did notice a birdnest in this photo:

Nice balcony garden BB! I'll have to give hydro a try, my balcony garden has gotten out of hand: it takes about 3-4 trips with the gallon watering can at its current size.

ernestro · 08-25-08, 12:31

is wish i'll have a parcel...big enough for aaaall the plants and fungus my heart desires to grow

eastwood · 08-25-08, 21:54

I grew these tomatoes plants from seed.They are Roma and Big Boy.Its the first time i have grown tomato plants from seed.Quite a learning experiance.I planted them late so they are still growing.Most have tomatos all over them,some just now blooming.

BuckarooBanzai · 08-26-08, 22:02

That pattern is like, #4 in the "generic wrought iron supports" catalog...only about 3 billion feet of it made a year...not suprising you've seen it on your porch!

The big tomatoes get about 7 hours of direct sun a day. The dwarf in the basket gets about 4 direct.

Pulled four nice Romas for dinner tonight...

sahtanoj · 08-28-08, 13:25

very nice job, planting his own vegetables is the deal!!!

ernestro · 12-14-08, 17:21

here's my chilli pepper...
i couldn't resist and bit the other half off: D

i had to lay down and just zoom out for like 20 minutes, cause it was burnin' like a mothafucky...

arcamedes333 · 12-14-08, 17:54

now those are good eats

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08-24-08, 01:51	#1 (permalink)
BuckarooBanzai Prone to ranting... Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,050	Using my powers for good - growing legal herbs! Growing stuff is fun, hydro makes it easy and the sun is a kick ass HID! Everything below (except the Waterfarm Roma tomato) is growing in a 60/40 coir/perlite substrate and fed with GH MaxiGrow/MaxiBloom powdered fertilizer. The tomatoes also get an alternating regimen of GH FloraMato. The Waterfarm Roma is using GH Flora nutes. The powdered nutes are cheaper, but they tend to clog the pumping column much quicker. All these plants were started from babies picked up at local nurseries and started in early July (got a late start this year). Purple basil and sweet basil: Purple basil closeup: Sweet basil flowers (the seed pods are great in salads when still young and tender): Dwarfed roma tomato: Dwarfed roma cluster (it is nice the way they stagger getting ripe): Dwarfed romas maturing: Heatwave tomatoes (good on sandwiches and for sauce): You can't beat a 'mater that is vine ripened to perfection (dwarfed roma, regular roma and heatwave are shown): Roma tomato in a GH Waterfarm: Heatwave tomato in a Garden Patch Grow Box: You can grow some nice herbs and vegetables on a balcony! Gardening is great for blowing off the days stress. I have to water 'em every day and I actually look forward to it. I get stoned as a bat and go spend an hour or so with my plants. My neighbors love 'em, too. 'tis very relaxing to play in the dirt, even if the dirt is made of coir and perlite! 'tis also a very good way to keep one's cultivation skills sharp when circumstances make growing the KB too risky to consider... If any of the rest of ya'll have garden pics you would like to share, please don't hesitate to post 'em. The more the merrier! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Banzai Institute for Higher Education (a collection of growing Teks & threads)

08-24-08, 09:34	#3 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 4,734	Wow,that looks very good ! It was a little surprize to see a tread like this,but I love it ! I love the leaves on the second picture ! __________________ "As a child, i could walk on the ceiling. I'd butterfly up on the walls"

08-24-08, 10:50	#4 (permalink)
BuckarooBanzai Prone to ranting... Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,050	That purple basil is absolutely gorgeous and it tastes damned good (virtually everything in my garden is edible). The romas and basil go together for insalata caprese: fresh mozarella cheese, purple & green basil, roma tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sea salt and white pepper. Delicious! __________________ Banzai Institute for Higher Education (a collection of growing Teks & threads)

08-24-08, 11:03	#5 (permalink)
TVCasualty Embrace Your Damage Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,798	Very nice. I'm getting together with some friends to start a very large garden in my yard (1.5 acre) next Spring that will hopefully feed 5-6 of us. One friend used to manage an organic CSA program (expert help is always welcome). Might be photo-worthy at some point... And no matter what type of herb you are growing you are still using your powers for good!! __________________ First they ignore you; then they mock you; then they punish you; then you win. -Gandhi

08-24-08, 09:21	#2 (permalink)
livewire420 Former Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,272

08-24-08, 11:15	#6 (permalink)
golly modapotato Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,198	A cool collection Bucky..! Lookin good... Are they all auto fed and if so, is there any problem with the timing for different plant types and sizes...?

08-24-08, 11:20	#7 (permalink)
fedshtkpndrk Prodigal Son Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,082	Nice setup Bucky, I like the waterfarm outdoors; cant beat the sun -feds __________________ "Shrooms!!! About the most fun you can have with your pants on"

08-24-08, 11:32	#8 (permalink)
rocketman GATE KEEPER Join Date: Feb 1971 Posts: 4,533	Very nice indeed! I am pretty clueless when it comes to hydro, but would it help if you dissolved the powder in a bucket with water before adding it to the sump? __________________ robbing a man of his cherished delusions does not make you any wealthier, it just makes him poorer. H3

08-24-08, 12:10	#13 (permalink)
TVCasualty Embrace Your Damage Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,798	And after I bought the place I found something not mentioned by anyone (but it was on the plat map); a well! The property is zoned agricultural too, and I'm not adjoining any public roads. Lots of work ahead, but then when isn't there... I plan to incorporate edible fungi in it, maybe colonize straw mulch w/ king stropharia or beech oysters, and spread lots of earthworm capsules around so no tilling is necessary after the initial prep. I was also looking into hydro-strawberries, kind of like a raised bed but more a homemade outdoor aeroponic system. Strawberries are good crop for making some cash to offset expenses with, or so I hear... __________________ First they ignore you; then they mock you; then they punish you; then you win. -Gandhi

08-24-08, 12:20	#14 (permalink)
BuckarooBanzai Prone to ranting... Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,050	If you are good with tools, you can build row hydro stuff out of PVC pipe very affordably. PVC is beautiful, because it is so strong. Not much extra support is needed. Just set it on a slight angle and let the nutes run. Continuous nute flow/thin flim grows like a monster. What climate zone you in? __________________ Banzai Institute for Higher Education (a collection of growing Teks & threads)

08-24-08, 17:17	#15 (permalink)
Myc El Jardinero Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,041	Nice garden Buck! I have a lot of the same things. No jalapenos for salsa? Gotta have your capsaicin!

08-25-08, 07:22	#17 (permalink)
Sidestreet Getaway Slaptastician Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,319	Good stuff, Buckaroo. Your plants all look nice and happy. I like the purple basil especially. How much sun do your tomatoes get?

08-25-08, 11:42	#19 (permalink)
MycoChondria Intellectually Immortal Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,784	__________________ *Right universe...wrong planet!*

08-25-08, 11:42	#20 (permalink)
Beastmaster Weremod Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,610	lol, great way to freak a guy out TV! made me go back and look to see if I know where he lives too, lol. I did notice a birdnest in this photo: Nice balcony garden BB! I'll have to give hydro a try, my balcony garden has gotten out of hand: it takes about 3-4 trips with the gallon watering can at its current size. __________________ "Passion is inversely proportional to the amount of real information available." -Gregory Benford

08-25-08, 12:31	#21 (permalink)
ernestro resting in peas Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 224	one day... is wish i'll have a parcel...big enough for aaaall the plants and fungus my heart desires to grow

08-26-08, 22:02	#23 (permalink)
BuckarooBanzai Prone to ranting... Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,050	That pattern is like, #4 in the "generic wrought iron supports" catalog...only about 3 billion feet of it made a year...not suprising you've seen it on your porch! The big tomatoes get about 7 hours of direct sun a day. The dwarf in the basket gets about 4 direct. Pulled four nice Romas for dinner tonight... __________________ Banzai Institute for Higher Education (a collection of growing Teks & threads)

08-28-08, 13:25	#24 (permalink)
sahtanoj Mycophiliac Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8	very nice job, planting his own vegetables is the deal!!!

12-14-08, 17:21	#25 (permalink)
ernestro resting in peas Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 224	here's my chilli pepper... i couldn't resist and bit the other half off: D i had to lay down and just zoom out for like 20 minutes, cause it was burnin' like a mothafucky... Attached Thumbnails

12-14-08, 17:54	#26 (permalink)
arcamedes333 shroomarama Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 102	now those are good eats

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