This channel is for people that wish to help create a community in the mentioned local area. (Lake Macquarie, NSW, Australia) . Local food production, bartering, sharing, helping older people and the less privileged among us as is the wisdom that may be helpful to all It's all about my personal experience and what I have learnt from a young age coming from a self sufficient family. Gardening tutorials and methods, hydroponic tutorials and methods, pest management, greenhouse growing, dealing with temperature fluctuations in the modern gardening climate dilemma that we are all facing. If you believe that.
Hi. Thanx for this. Just bought a second hand unit, and its stuck on a pH of 4.5. No matter what probe is used, it always reads 4.5. Any ideas would be appreciated.
I'd be looking at the POT that changes the PH. 5:49 Looks like it has the manufacturers name on it. PIHER Spain. Hopefully you have some electronic skills. Check out my other channel. @azureuscomputerrepairs
I am aware but for me this is fine considering cost, space and needed equipment. These seedling are raised like this for around 3 weeks to give them a good start for transfer to NFT. Thanks for the comment.
dude it's much better to pyrolize the bones.. i.e. make bone char. Then they crumble in your hands. I think it's helping a lot in my potting mix and where I have broadcast it. I can recommend it
I'm assuming you were trying to grow sweet corn and can tell you that something is wrong with the seed stock this year, no matter what brand you buy. Everyone I know has had trouble this season with very poor germination of sweet corn and the weather doesn't explain it. No problems at all with growing maize. Corn is a grass and in our part of Oz it usually grows just as readily as the lawn.
Preach, I’m in South Africa and experiencing the same problem. I have decided to save my own seeds this year. The normal corn came up fine, sweet corn is definitely the problem.
@@noxlove2151 Very interesting to hear that the problem is elsewhere other than Oz. I've never thought of saving sweet corn for seed because all the seed I've ever bought has been treated so I thought it must be a bit tricky (unlike maize). Have you saved sweet corn for seed before?
@@crankybanshee3809 No, it’s my first attempt. I will still buy next year. I just want to have something to compare with. A control batch so to speak. And I love the idea of saving my own seeds of everything really. I even have a potato plant that I allowed to fruit, they not ripe yet. I just want my gardening to be self sufficient, so I can be productive no matter what is happening in the world. Tips and tricks are welcome
My grandmother grew up in the countryside of the state of Virgi,. She and my great-grandmother used to make pig feet in the oven. It's awesome to see how others on the other side of the globe in a different culture make them. And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.
Thanks for sharing mate - just wondering why you didn't want to use a rain gutter grow style system? This bed is great but looks like it would require a lot more nutrient/water to keep it running. Really like these passive gravity fed systems though and planning to do something similar on a smaller scale soon.
The deep wicking bed itself was an experiment and its has been so successful I want to replace my gutter wicking systems with this in the future. Surprisingly, as shown in this onion grow video, in this bed, the whole onion grow used around 200 grams each of Diamond Special T and Calcium Nitrate in dry form. As far as mixed nutrient in liquid form at 2.4EC the whole grow used less than 400 litres. I did however let it get rained on a couple times but not heavy rain. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sYvlBIO7Dag.html The other benefit is that this gives, in my estimate, around 1/3 more growing area eliminating the wasted space between pots or buckets. Of course the main reason for this was to grow root crops that do not grow too high for the greenhouse cover which lifts back.
Thanks for the video - really interested in trying this also. As the dream is to make my own hydroponic nutrients from scratch without having them derived from fossil fuels. Appreciate you sharing as always.
@@LMGH was thinking of sending off some of my worm tea/leachate for analysis - probably not for awhile though. Really interested to see how you go though :)
@@moqo Fantastic. I would love to know the results if you do test. I believe the key is to have balance as in a soil garden, biological balance. The reasoning for "Organaponics" is, IMO, where water is a commodity that is in short supply, (90% less water usage is applicable). Fertigation with home made organic fertiliser is a win win negating the need for artificial fertilisers. Growing food in this manner is excellent for those with injury. The growing method can be monitored as in aquaponics. The key is aeration and the raw material must be produced using a balanced process meaning NPK and micro nutrients. Other nutrients may be added such as azomite, properly processed egg shells for calcium, banana for extra potassium, bone meal for extra phosphorus, you get the idea. Correctly processed fish scraps turned into an aerobic solution would be invaluable. In summary, The NPK component is reasonably straight forward if the tea is created with some basic knowledge. Bless you Sir.
@@LMGH thanks mate - for me its trying to divorce myself from all fossil fuels and their derivatives. Hoping to record the project over the next few years...somewhere. Will let you know if I try youtube also :P
Yes I need to put him to bed every night. There is probably a very small amount of light that gets in and I have to let him out. A necessary chore but well worth it to expand my flock without the neighbours kicking up a stink.
Sorry if I'm bothering you with questions, I am a student of agronomy in Nayarit and I want to grow in hydroponics, what fertilizer do you use for the crops? @@LMGH
@@branscomberuizbarajas2779 You will have to find what is available in your country. www.campbellsfert.com.au/product/product-type/hydroponic-range/diamond-special-t/
তোর এসব কথা ফালতু কথা বলার ছাড়া আর কিছু নেই আমার মনে হয় পুরা বিশ্বের মানুষের সাথে আকাম-কুকাম করে আসছিস ফালতু নেট যখন দুনিয়ার বিশ্ব সবাই সব জানে তোকে বেহাইয়া পনা করতে হবে না যত্তসব ফালতু কোথাকার
Cheers Steve M. This system is not undercover. The coco peat that I use is hydroponic grade. It cost twice as much as the "blocks" which need to be treated for hydroponics before use. In the end it is easier and minimally more expensive to purchase the hydroponic grade, considering treatment required for non treated, block type coco coir. Here is a link for the product I am using in Australia. www.bunnings.com.au/pinegro-30l-coco-peat-ready-to-use_p0108624 The beauty of hydroponic grade coco peat, (or self treated coco blocks, done properly), is that it retains the nutrients and allows the excess water to drain, after heavy rain or any rain for that matter, while retaining most of the nutrients within the medium. So, the compromise from having hydroponics systems like this, outside in the natural elements is about draining the channels after a large rain event and replenishing the channels as well as the higher propensity for the crop to be subjected to pestilence. Even in a domestic greenhouse pests may be a challenge. You can research the knowledge I have shared here and apply it to you situation. I hope this helps. Feel free to ask in depth questions on my telegram channel listed in the description. Cheers.
Thank you for responding :) I run around 2.4. When you get the dark brown ring on the bottom of the tomato when still green. What is the problem there do you know?
@@gilreitsma7348 Blossom end rot. Your nutrient mix could be off. Spray with magnesium sulphate 1 1/2 tablespoons to 5 litres water. It won't save the affected fruit. Prevention not cure.
Simple science. Oxidization ie: rusting of the steel wool using salt & moisture as a catalyst. The oxidization process consumes the oxygen creating a vacuum.
Oh! Quick question, I just watch the video on the food and chutneys you were taking to the markets. What ones do you normally do? If you don't want to broadcast them on RU-vid, that's fine, but would they happen to be near Warners Bay? I'm in that area lots and would love to stop by if you're there at all.
Love seeing the intricacies of all this! I check in on your channel every once and a while to see what's happening. I really would love to do this but it seems so complex and yet is also not lol. I guess once you have your systems it is just a case of rinse and repeat.
