Mart Hale

Using wood and stainless steel to get the job done....  

Speed up your re-crunching...

The grow bags combined with the wicking solo cups has worked out well for me.       More cabbage and broccoli coming.

These are the plants I have transfered to the aquaponic setup after I cleaned the beds,    they are doing remarkably well.

These are cabbage I started in the wicking rope setup and moved to soil with a weak bit of fertilizer, they are now forming heads

May Lotito wrote:The bean sprout looks paler than other plants shown above. Do you think inoculating the clay balls with nitrogen fixing bacteria would help?

The plant has received zero nutrients and is in 90 deg sun, so when I move it to wick up nutrients it should thrive.    

After I start the germinated seeds in this cup, I move them outside to get used to the wind / the sun.     I have tried growing in direct sun which works in the spring, but as we head toward summer the plants take it hard..        But once the nutrients hit these toddlers they take off and look like the other plants.

You are right it needs nutrients.        I might instead of using just water give it a weak dose of fertilizer to help it along.         But I believe once it hits the hydroponic fertilizer it will do far better.

Growing in clay pebbles ( hydroton )  with wicking ropes from seed.      I was able to grow this pea from seed in the clay balls with nothing but water and the clay balls  and the rope in the solo cup.       So what you see is a sprout...       I am now testing river rock to see if I can get the same results....

Mart Hale wrote:

I was able to add wicks to a set of of these root maker pots.      

I am looking forward to see how this experiment works out.

I have made progress with this wicking ropes with these planters a success for me.