Help Please on Hydroponic Gardening

[colbra]

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.
Colbra

[fxst]

Plenty of help online. An interesting method is aquaponics as well..backyardaquaponics.com - The Dream Remember google can be your friend
Pete

[Boringgeoff]

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.

[colbra]

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.

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 buggers

[Tonyz]

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.

[Boringgeoff]

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.

[colbra]

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.

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 question

[colbra]

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.

Hi Geoff
Point taken..... But although I have never been it that situation

I do believe they have gardens in those place and maybe even woodwork facilities as well... LoL Col

[johnredl]

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.
Colbra

Gardening Australia did a good section on getting rid of those pests from vege gardens last year. Try their website. I think it had something to do with mass planting a certain flower that when grown & dug back into the garden bed killed nematodes.

[gidgee 1]

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

[Tonyz]

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.

[fxst]

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
Pete

[colbra]

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
Pete

Thanks Pete I will have a look
Col

[SawDustSniffer]

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 juicily

[colbra]

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 juicily

Thanks Saw Dust Sniffer
I found that reply very interesting and informative but I am not geared up to move in that direction at the moment do you grow things this way I would like to try in at some point in time thanks for your help Col