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Stretch Marx posted:-e- Settled on this for now: VicTsing® Digital PH Meter + TDS-3 Digital Pocket Size TDS Meter All of the reviews about that meter are for a garden sprayer...? And maybe a few other things. Just remember to keep it calibrated...meters that cheap will probably float all over the place.
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If you want to use "more natural fertilizers" look into aquaponics and how it works. You don't necessarily need to use living fish to supply nutrients, but learning how those nutrients are delivered to plants by setting up that chain would be useful. Hydroponics is nice because you can directly supply those nutrient salts cheaply (if you know how) and quickly. Aquaponics could potentially be "free fertilizer" (I wanted to use my flock of ducks at one point...they crap a lot in their pond) but it does come with additional effort and know-how. Honestly though it takes a couple of years to get your head around taking care of plants and learning how to recognize what they need. It's not hard but it takes time to learn all of those little details until they become second nature. Try growing some of your plants in a potting mix and watch any differences between the different setups you have.
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Dec 9, 2015 15:18
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Do you have space for a greenhouse? I think you'd greatly benefit from one. I know it's frustrating to try to grow only a few plants at a time since you're constantly babysitting them and don't have enough space to work in. A greenhouse would provide you the space to try a bunch of different things at a time without spending a lot on indoor lighting while providing you resources to expand in the future. And, honestly, when I was growing a few plants at a time, it was infuriating for me...I was a lot happier taking care of a lot of plants and having the space to do it. You'd be surprised how much thermal capacity the hydroponic fluids have which help keep the greenhouse warm at night too - a local hydroponics setup said they barely need to heat their greenhouses in winter (this is in Rhode Island though). Also try lettuce/kale/etc. Just a thought.
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