Tuesday, August 4, 2015

8/4/2015 Update

Been a long time since I updated. I will try to update more often.

Anyway, I moved to a new house and have gone exclusively to hempy buckets without any perlite or medium (except for the net pots.) I think these qualify at Kratky buckets but I am constantly changing the nutrient solution to avoid root rot. I had root rot kill a few plants this year because I left my buckets unattended for a month at the beginning of the growing season, which allowed the solution to become stagnant and grow root rotting fungus/mold.  Not all plants got root rot but many did. I was able to bring some plants back from death by cutting off the rotting roots and then letting the plants dry out pretty good. Then I tore off and more dried rotted roots and gave them fresh water daily, making sure to rinse off the roots. I did this for my basil, oregano and parsley and they are all doing well now. Here are some pictures.



Beefsteak Tomatoes






Green Bell Peppers

Bell Pepper Clone
Mucho Nacho Jalapeno Pepper Clone

Contender Green Beans
Mucho Nacho Jalapeno Pepper
Basil, Oregano, Parsley
Bug on tomato plant






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