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ok gents... anyone have some good tips or something I'm missing here?
I've been working slowly with an indoor growing operation and I'm curious of any of you do as well. Mainly looking for input from veggies because I'm not growing for flower, only veg state.
I started with a single grow light and only used to keep some plants alive during the winter. I then expanded to add more room and start growing (starting) my plants for outside from seed.
My goal is to produce my own lettuce supply, basil and cilantro for preserving and maybe a little sales on the side.
I currently have two heating pads and two 300W LED lights above the outfit. I am very cautious about moving any plants from outside to inside to eliminate any potential pest issues.
Started out: single light and single heating pad.
After a few weeks I was constantly rotating my stock to keep them from growing at angles:
Everything did well right below the light:
Current indoor:
Two LED lights from Amazon. Set to run 18hrs a day on timers. Full wrap with reflective bubble wrap.
What I moved outside (tomatoes and vine plants... cucumbers and zucchini). My peas are planted in backyard already and have grown 20x since being moved outside.
Current growth:
These were around 2" tall last weekend. Last weekend I added a bonemeal and bloodmeal tea to the bottom of their trays. They soak it up within a couple days and have been exploding with growth.
I wish I had more room right now to expand into more plants and self pollinators. Hopefully by next year I'll have my shed built out back with the attached greenhouse. I'll do my best to allow for year round growth with the assistance of supplemental lighting. Power company excluded, I am working on being as productive as I can be on our .25 acre city lot to hopefully produce the majority of the fruits and veggies we consume.
I also am dabbling in keeping my strawberries off the ground.... gutter or PVC.. what works best?
Topped off with espalier apple trees. I have two more in the backyard that need their trellis but I may grow those in a single cordon layout to be different.
There are grapes as well. I will have at the end of this year around 40 starts planted across the property. Goals are to make juice from the concord and raisins from the table varieties. I started with buying 3 plants almost 3 years ago and have been productive to multiply my investment. I'm cheap but also not an idiot when people want $5-20 per grape start...
Guess that's what happens when you enjoy plants.
I've been working slowly with an indoor growing operation and I'm curious of any of you do as well. Mainly looking for input from veggies because I'm not growing for flower, only veg state.
I started with a single grow light and only used to keep some plants alive during the winter. I then expanded to add more room and start growing (starting) my plants for outside from seed.
My goal is to produce my own lettuce supply, basil and cilantro for preserving and maybe a little sales on the side.
I currently have two heating pads and two 300W LED lights above the outfit. I am very cautious about moving any plants from outside to inside to eliminate any potential pest issues.
Started out: single light and single heating pad.
After a few weeks I was constantly rotating my stock to keep them from growing at angles:
Everything did well right below the light:
Current indoor:
Two LED lights from Amazon. Set to run 18hrs a day on timers. Full wrap with reflective bubble wrap.
What I moved outside (tomatoes and vine plants... cucumbers and zucchini). My peas are planted in backyard already and have grown 20x since being moved outside.
Current growth:
These were around 2" tall last weekend. Last weekend I added a bonemeal and bloodmeal tea to the bottom of their trays. They soak it up within a couple days and have been exploding with growth.
I wish I had more room right now to expand into more plants and self pollinators. Hopefully by next year I'll have my shed built out back with the attached greenhouse. I'll do my best to allow for year round growth with the assistance of supplemental lighting. Power company excluded, I am working on being as productive as I can be on our .25 acre city lot to hopefully produce the majority of the fruits and veggies we consume.
I also am dabbling in keeping my strawberries off the ground.... gutter or PVC.. what works best?
Topped off with espalier apple trees. I have two more in the backyard that need their trellis but I may grow those in a single cordon layout to be different.
There are grapes as well. I will have at the end of this year around 40 starts planted across the property. Goals are to make juice from the concord and raisins from the table varieties. I started with buying 3 plants almost 3 years ago and have been productive to multiply my investment. I'm cheap but also not an idiot when people want $5-20 per grape start...
Guess that's what happens when you enjoy plants.
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