RE: Re: Growing indoors-Bremda

[Guest guest]

This business of hydroponics and indoor gardening is fascinating to me as well.

I'm doing container veggies outside right now -tomatoes, peppers, etc. and

started to wonder if they would produce indoors. Do they not need some sort of

pollination to produce veggies? I may need to look into aerogardens myself but

not sure if I have the room for the quantity of produce I'd like to have.

Still, it's worthwhile to investigate.

Thea

From: sproutpeople [mailto:sproutpeople ] On

Behalf Of Berry

Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 1:15 PM

To: sproutpeople

Subject: Re: Re: Re: n and Melody

Hydroponics and other indoor gardening methods can SEEM expensive for the

initial outlay of things you need, but when you weigh that against the cost of

organic veggies, you come out ahead. My daughter and I are both vegetarian, and

I grow ALL of our food, year round. I garden outdoors during the season, but

grow most of the same stuff inside year round. It is pretty cool to harvest a

summer squash from your living room in the middle of winter! Aerogardens are a

great way to start, which will no doubt inspire you to want to explore other

options!

===========================================

After my Aerogarden success, I got totally enthused w/ thoughts of self

sufficiency and fresh herbs and produce growing at home and dove head first into

hydroponics. I ordered an aeroponic/ bubbleponic unit online, and then got

inpatient and built one myself before the other arrived. Very easy to do and I

have them growing lettuce (transplanted from organic non hybrid heirloom seeds I

cultivated at first in the Aerogarden), kale, arugula, collard greens, spinach,

and a strawberry plant. I'll post pics of the setup on the Sproutpeople yahoo

group site. It's been a lot of fun, and it's nice to know I grew them all on my

own-at least the lettuce, and I know their organic non gmo, and what I've been

feeding them. If only I had a spare room/basement-I'd have a hydroponic farm up

and running in no time!

Re: n and Melody

n:

There are SO many hydroponic systems up on youtube, I'm having a ball. All

various kinds of things growing on the windows. Some use water pumps, some use

air pumps, and I just saw a video on SuperCube and it is a BIG cabinet and when

open it up, there is a hydroponic system inside the cabinet (with lights and

everything), and it grows EVERYTHING.

Holy cow.

Alan will really think I'm nuts now. I'm going to play a prank on him.

I'm going to show him the video that I posted on this thread (where the girl

lives in Brooklyn, and then she explains and shows all the beautiful plants

growing from the top of her window.

I'm going to tell Alan " We are going to do this " .

I CAN'T WAIT TO PICK HIM UP OFF THE FLOOR!!!!

lol lol lol

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> >

>

> > n,

>

> > I really am excited, like a kid waiting for Santa to come. I like having

>

> > fun. I ordered a ton of herb seeds. I am so excited. I am going to track

>

> > down horseradish, turmeric and dandelion to plant in my herb garden. I am

>

> > going to have tomoatoes and jalepenos in a topsy turvey. I saved 's

>

> > tonic recipe. As you know I make tinctures and use them all the time. I

>

> > have a beautiful 2 acre fenced yard. But the soil is hard pan. We are

>

> > talking raised beds. I read about making raised beds and putting straw in

>

> > them and then topsoil. I just BET that the straw would also work in the 55

>

> > gallon drum with all the cut outs. Rick has the Weed video of her

>

> > perenial herb garden. I am on fire with passion and purpose. I also have

>

> > Pur and a Brita for drinking water. The aquasana is for my sprouts. I have

>

> > not yet bought an aerogarden or an immersion blender. I have my Vita Mix

>

> > and it does just about everything exceptthe kitchen sink. I also have a

>

> > dishwasher. I just never use it. I have everything, it is only finding

>

> > time to use it that is my challenge. Thus the 3 days off. I plan to copy

>

> > Melody's shelf set up. I am SO exctied. I even made ginger vinegar. You

>

> > can tincture with vinergar. I am learning so much. I really NEED my beets

>

> > so i can hardly wait to plant and harvest those sprouts. Ann gave me that

>

> > idea. My ten extra trays have yet to arrive, neither have my Go Green

>

> > sprouters. I am gong to focus on making room for them to live. I gave up

>

> > on making oregano oil and just ordered some. It really intensifies in the

>

> > water. I think I will jsut drop it under my tongue. My goal is to have

>

> > grass adn brolcolie sprout juice daily. And the beet srpout juice. Also the

>

> > milk thistle sprout juice and dandelion root juice. My gaols are set. I

>

> > only have the one pet, he is a great pyranese and 165 pounds of major

>

> > attitude that worships me. I cannot WAIT to try coriander/cilonatro sprout

>

> > juice. I am having a wonderful experience with my Easy Green. I will

>

> > likely order many more of them and set them up on auto water. it takes me

>

> > way too long to fill the reservoir. My eldest son is going to trade me my

>

> > car for his truck so i can haul the old out and make room for the new. It

>

> > may take me a bit. It is supposed to rain on my days off. Bummer. I need

>

> > to see if I can make peppermint oil or if I need to also just order that.

>

> > I have been using saurkraut juice for over a year to settely my stomach.

>

> > Mustard sprout juice would be hot like horseradish, but I LOVE hot and

>

> > spicey. I have many faucets, so I can set up many systems. I will have

>

> > all my systems on autopilot soon enough. You can get the aquasana in the

>

> > under counter model with its own littel spigot.

>

> >

>

> > Melody, when I had to feed Mamma without salt I cooked everything in lemon

>

> > juice. It really salts things up naturally. I tend to steam everything in

>

> > lemon or lime juice.

>

> >

>

> >

>

> >

[Guest guest]

Many things need to be hand pollinated.  I accomplish this with inexpensive

paintbrushes that I keep near each plant.  I just give them a " paint " when I

walk past them.  As for space, my house is TINY, yet I have managed to

incorporate my various gardens without them taking over (although they certainly

are obvious and virtually everywhere.  I try to maximize space at every turn. 

I have an entertainment center in my living room with a bunch of small shelves

on it, and each shelf has a garden, aerogarden, pot, or hydroponic unit.  I

also have " wall farms " for the aerogardens.  I am, in fact, hanging a new wall

farm tonight-just waiting for our nasty weather (tornado watch) to pass before I

plug in the power tools, lol.

===========================================

After my Aerogarden success, I got totally enthused w/ thoughts of self

sufficiency and fresh herbs and produce growing at home and dove head first into

hydroponics. I ordered an aeroponic/ bubbleponic unit online, and then got

inpatient and built one myself before the other arrived. Very easy to do and I

have them growing lettuce (transplanted from organic non hybrid heirloom seeds I

cultivated at first in the Aerogarden), kale, arugula, collard greens, spinach,

and a strawberry plant. I'll post pics of the setup on the Sproutpeople yahoo

group site. It's been a lot of fun, and it's nice to know I grew them all on my

own-at least the lettuce, and I know their organic non gmo, and what I've been

feeding them. If only I had a spare room/basement-I'd have a hydroponic farm up

and running in no time!

Re: n and Melody

n:

There are SO many hydroponic systems up on youtube, I'm having a ball. All

various kinds of things growing on the windows. Some use water pumps, some use

air pumps, and I just saw a video on SuperCube and it is a BIG cabinet and when

open it up, there is a hydroponic system inside the cabinet (with lights and

everything), and it grows EVERYTHING.

Holy cow.

Alan will really think I'm nuts now. I'm going to play a prank on him.

I'm going to show him the video that I posted on this thread (where the girl

lives in Brooklyn, and then she explains and shows all the beautiful plants

growing from the top of her window.

I'm going to tell Alan " We are going to do this " .

I CAN'T WAIT TO PICK HIM UP OFF THE FLOOR!!!!

lol lol lol

>

> >

>

> > n,

>

> > I really am excited, like a kid waiting for Santa to come. I like having

>

> > fun. I ordered a ton of herb seeds. I am so excited. I am going to track

>

> > down horseradish, turmeric and dandelion to plant in my herb garden. I am

>

> > going to have tomoatoes and jalepenos in a topsy turvey. I saved 's

>

> > tonic recipe. As you know I make tinctures and use them all the time. I

>

> > have a beautiful 2 acre fenced yard. But the soil is hard pan. We are

>

> > talking raised beds. I read about making raised beds and putting straw in

>

> > them and then topsoil. I just BET that the straw would also work in the 55

>

> > gallon drum with all the cut outs. Rick has the Weed video of her

>

> > perenial herb garden. I am on fire with passion and purpose. I also have

>

> > Pur and a Brita for drinking water. The aquasana is for my sprouts. I have

>

> > not yet bought an aerogarden or an immersion blender. I have my Vita Mix

>

> > and it does just about everything exceptthe kitchen sink. I also have a

>

> > dishwasher. I just never use it. I have everything, it is only finding

>

> > time to use it that is my challenge. Thus the 3 days off. I plan to copy

>

> > Melody's shelf set up. I am SO exctied. I even made ginger vinegar. You

>

> > can tincture with vinergar. I am learning so much. I really NEED my beets

>

> > so i can hardly wait to plant and harvest those sprouts. Ann gave me that

>

> > idea. My ten extra trays have yet to arrive, neither have my Go Green

>

> > sprouters. I am gong to focus on making room for them to live. I gave up

>

> > on making oregano oil and just ordered some. It really intensifies in the

>

> > water. I think I will jsut drop it under my tongue. My goal is to have

>

> > grass adn brolcolie sprout juice daily. And the beet srpout juice. Also the

>

> > milk thistle sprout juice and dandelion root juice. My gaols are set. I

>

> > only have the one pet, he is a great pyranese and 165 pounds of major

>

> > attitude that worships me. I cannot WAIT to try coriander/cilonatro sprout

>

> > juice. I am having a wonderful experience with my Easy Green. I will

>

> > likely order many more of them and set them up on auto water. it takes me

>

> > way too long to fill the reservoir. My eldest son is going to trade me my

>

> > car for his truck so i can haul the old out and make room for the new. It

>

> > may take me a bit. It is supposed to rain on my days off. Bummer. I need

>

> > to see if I can make peppermint oil or if I need to also just order that.

>

> > I have been using saurkraut juice for over a year to settely my stomach.

>

> > Mustard sprout juice would be hot like horseradish, but I LOVE hot and

>

> > spicey. I have many faucets, so I can set up many systems. I will have

>

> > all my systems on autopilot soon enough. You can get the aquasana in the

>

> > under counter model with its own littel spigot.

>

> >

>

> > Melody, when I had to feed Mamma without salt I cooked everything in lemon

>

> > juice. It really salts things up naturally. I tend to steam everything in

>

> > lemon or lime juice.

>

> >

>

> >

>

> >