Hydroponics Specialist?

1wildtiger

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Just started using the AeroGarden setup before Christmas. I’m using the lettuce pods that came with it first and then plan on trying other plants as I go. Harvested my first batch this week and made salads out of it. Pretty yummy!! Trimmed the plants almost all the way down so now I’ll wait to see if they will grow back or if I murdered them. It will be cool if I can grow arugula and some other tort favorites in the future. ?9E451FEA-1F20-40C9-B9DA-B1C812F0919C.jpegC367BAB7-D18F-41AC-959E-2EC482FE17B0.jpeg9AC4A40A-7ABA-43CF-B156-66CC5D8AC405.jpeg
 

Yossarian

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How long from seed to harvest under those LED fixtures?
 

Tortisedonk7

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Anybody a Hydroponics expert? I have been doing a bit of it - growing food for my Bowsprit colony - and I'm having a great time with it. I want to kick it up to a much larger operation next winter and try to supplement my Radiata diet more substantially. (Adult Rad's eat a ton so I don't expect to completely feed them with the production).

Looking for designs and ideas. I want to harvest +- 30 plants a month. I have been growing dandelion, giant plantain, regular plantain, sow thistle, and a few other things.

Let me know what you know!

Thanks,

Dan
Bowsprit colony! Can we see some pics?
 

SasquatchTortoise

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One thing is for sure... you will need more hydroponics!
Purple lights grow plants efficiently, but they can hurt your eyes. If you are interested in doing this, make sure your torts don't see it and that you don't see it too much either. Your plants can get too much, too
 

Blackdog1714

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from economic stand of point, my suggestion is :

1. Grow Marijuana using your system
2. Sell Marijuana
3. Use the net profit to buy whatever variety and quantity of tortoise food you prefer
Nice but it again comes to volume. They grow to 4-6 feet so the average grow tent is 1-4 max depending on stages. And don't forget sensitive they make growing tomatoes indoors look easy. ?
 
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