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23rd August 2012, 12:04 AM #1
Help Please on Hydroponic Gardening
HI All I am from the Woodwork part of the forum and have just poped over to ask some questions about a gardening project that I am about to start I have had a vegetable garden for about the last 30 yrs but of late I have ended up with nematodes I have tried to get rid of them but to no avail so I am going to start over..... But with a different approach I have acquired some 400mm hi impact electrical conduit and I plan to have some sort of hydroponic set up using the conduit.
I know very little about this system of gardening and would like some help please.... all advice would be greatly appreciated I already have a watering system installed and intend to make some stands to hold the conduits and that's about it..... as for as knowing what to do next?... hope there is someone out there to point me in the right direction.
ColbraMay your saw stay sharp and your nails never bend
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24th August 2012, 01:15 AM #2
Plenty of help online. An interesting method is aquaponics as well..backyardaquaponics.com - The Dream Remember google can be your friend
PeteWhat this country needs are more unemployed politicians.
Edward Langley, Artist (1928-1995)
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24th August 2012, 11:12 AM #3
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Hi Colbra,
To get rid of your nematodes try covering your vege garden with black plastic sheet and leave it there till next autumn, apparently the heat cooks the little suckers out.
Geoff.
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24th August 2012, 08:39 PM #4
Thanks Geoff I was also told to day to pour sugar over the area and that would get rid of them as well. Have you heard about that method originally, I got a load of river sand in and that was how I got them, they spread like wild fire.
The other day I came by some 400 mm conduit and thought I would put new soil into that... I thought a bit more and decided to find out about putting in a hydroponic set up but I know nothing about doing it…. Like lots of things I do it just seemed like a good idea at the time. And here I am to talking to you people and scratching my bald head
Colbra
Ps For all I know I could run around the veggie garden when it’s a full Moon in the bollocky and it would get rid of the little buggersMay your saw stay sharp and your nails never bend
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25th August 2012, 10:03 AM #5
Backyard aquaponics is a great idea...but its a challange as well.
Simpler with hydroponics
http://www.mygarden.net.au/community...rdening/forum/
HYDROPONIC GARDENING SIMPLIFIED
2 that I came up with quickly.Your hardest part is getting set up going looking for containers/grow medium etc you get strange looks from some suppliers. "are they growing real vegies or just 'herbal tomatoes' nudge budge wink wink etc
Many years ago Vic police were hoping to control the market in Vic so they set up a covert business suppling everything and offering free delivery. Didnt take them lokng to work out the genuine v the cash crop suppliers then BANG quick drug bust and another operator got shut down.I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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25th August 2012, 10:33 AM #6
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Colbra,
Your running/full moon/bollocky method will result in you being arrested.
I've not heard of the sugar trick but anything is worth a try.
Geoff.
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25th August 2012, 11:06 AM #7
Darn I been busted in before I new what I was doing!!!
Thanks Tony for your reply maybe I should have asked how to get rid of the nematodes.... but I do have this very large diameter electrical conduit and I am determined to use it for growing something in I'm sure it must have some merits. So in mid-flight I will go in that direction….. So can I get some help on this one please?
Colbra
PS That link was also me asking the same questionMay your saw stay sharp and your nails never bend
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25th August 2012, 11:32 AM #8
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25th August 2012, 11:42 AM #9
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25th August 2012, 07:48 PM #10
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Nematode control
Hi Colbra
There is plant 'Nematode Mustard' Brassica juncea available from Southern Harvest. [email protected]
It grows very fast and is then dug in before any seed has set to give off a gas that supposedly kills off the nematodes.A word of caution if you choose to go down this path--Don't let any plants go to seed,they have the potential to multiply rapidly and takeover.
Cheers
gidgee 1
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29th August 2012, 08:32 PM #11
When we lived in Adelaide the neighbor was a card but always ghelpful.
We also had a nosey sod over the back fence, so one day the 'good'neighbor asks in a loud voice how the cash crops were going.
3 days later knock on door a police,dog squad and drug squad all waiting to invited in.I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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5th September 2012, 03:54 PM #12
heres a link to a simple hydro setup....its USA but the priciples are the same
DIY Hydroponics for $300. 70 Plants. Indoors/Outdoors. NFT. 7 x 10. - YouTube
PeteWhat this country needs are more unemployed politicians.
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5th September 2012, 10:04 PM #13
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7th September 2012, 07:27 PM #14
the best set up is "flood and drain "
where every 3 hours , a pump turns on and fills the " gravel " to the top with nutrient water , then drains , empty
this will force out all the old air between the roots , and draw in fresh air
air is 70% nitrogen gas ,
all you need is a smaller drain than what the pump can supply , and a ball valve to stop it over flowing , an irrigation timer and a pump
if you leave the roots in a standing solution , root rot will get them fast
radishes do really well , size of an apple , and juicilyhow come a 10mm peg dont fit in a 10mm hole
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7th September 2012, 08:48 PM #15May your saw stay sharp and your nails never bend
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