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Friday, January 23rd, 2009Every Hydroponics gardener has been met with questions about the most publicized use of hydroponics, only to cut off the person speaking with a reply similar to the tune of “It works for tomatoes and lettuce too!”. Many people with an affinity for a certain plant know what we know. That hydroponics is a cost [...]
Powerplant Mini By Prepara; Week 4
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008Powerplant Mini by PreparaSo the biggest plant died the other day, but I’m not too worried. Two or three of the basil have died as well but new basil and new peppers have sprung up in their place. They probably aren’t getting enough light in the windowsill, with these cold Canadian winter days not offering [...]
Prepara Powerplant Mini Review; Week 3
Thursday, December 18th, 2008So I was kind of disappointed last week when I saw that only one of the two types of peppers had sprouted, but luckily that’s changed. 3 of the other peppers have sprouted in the Prepara powerplant mini and look like they’re coming along nicely, two have pushed out a pair of leaves, while the [...]
Prepara Power Plant Mini Impressions 2
Friday, December 12th, 2008So it has been about a week since I first planted my seeds in the Powerplant and the other day I noticed some seeds had sprouted. Most of the basil has sprouted, and one plant that I’m not sure if it’s basil, chili peppers, or green peppers, but it’s taller than the others and [...]
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Friday, November 28th, 2008Hydroponics News November 21st, 2008
Indoor hydroponics
Urban growers go high-tech
Terry Fujimoto sees the future of agriculture in the exposed roots of the leafy greens he and his students grow in thin streams of water at a campus greenhouse.
The program run by the California State Polytechnic University agriculture professor is part of a growing effort to use [...]