Hydroponics: An Update, by D.P.

The Survival Blog (James Rawles) ^ | 2 January, 2014 | D,P.

[Errant]

Are there any Freepers working with hydrophonics? I've just started "tinkering" around with it myself. Soon to pick my first "vine ripened" tomato in the next few days. :)

[Errant]

Rawles' http://survivalblog.com/ contains a wealth of information for any interested Preppers who happen not to know.

[JRandomFreeper]

I'll stick with my dirt garden, and the terra preta that I'm building in the soil.

/johnny

[JRandomFreeper]

Garden type ping.

/johnny

[deadmenvote]

Start a ping list and put me on it.

Just growing dirt and weeds at this time.

[BoomerBabe]

I have a cute little aeroponic garden in my office. I am growing basil, and I cut some every few days. It works beautifully, and the basil tastes really good. It’s nice to have during these cold winter months in NH. You can grow other things, of course, but I really like basil.

[Errant]

I hear you, but see some hydroponic techniques that might be incorporated into a home dirt garden as well to increase yields, lower labor requirements, and etc.

[Errant]

I started with tomatoes and bell peppers, but have my herb seeds in and plan to get them growing soon. It would be great not to have to search in the bottom of the icebox vegetable tray, only to find what was once fresh oregano or parsley, now slimy and moldy. :)

[count-your-change]

I do phonics once in a while. Is hydrophonics anything like that?

[Errant]

Lol, how did that “h” get in there - dang spellchecker...

[JRandomFreeper]

Fresh oregano, next to fresh tobacco. Pic taken just a minute ago. ;)

/johnny

[RckyRaCoCo]

BFL

[Errant]

Look’s like you’ve got a green thumb for sure! I could have spaghetti and meatballs every night with that much oregano on hand. :)

[Vroomfondel]

bflr

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Cold frames are a simpler alternative to hydroponics to extend the growing season.

Use Cold Frames to Grow More Food

[JRandomFreeper]

The rosemary and thyme are outside, in the cold frame. Along with the cilantro and garlic. Basil, I grow yearly and dry.

I get a large part of my diet from my garden.

/johnny

[SatinDoll]

Been looking to do hydroponics and have noticed that lettuce and tomatoes seem to be star producers, so salads during winter would be less costly.

How about spinach?

[count-your-change]

My “spell checker” went out for coffee and hasn’t come back yet.....that was over two years ago so I have to make my own flubs now.

[Errant]

I've only recently started using fresh herbs. In the past, the dried form in 1 lb bulk containers from Sam's club was what I used. When I began prepping in earnest, I figured long term bulk foods was the way to go initially.

Now, though, I've really gotten use to cooking with fresh herbs and it does make a huge difference in the taste of the food.

I'm behind the power curve on learning about fresh food, nutrients the body needs, and even about the water we drink as related to solids content ( mainly salts ), PH and etc.

I'm just now finding out how much I didn't know...

[JRandomFreeper]

Cold frame can be made fast, cheap and functional for those of us on a tight budget. This is year 2 for the one pictured.

2 liter bottles filled with water release heat during cold nights. Everything survived fine when we had 15F here a couple of weeks ago.

/johnny