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Tony posted an update: Added in a new picture here to show the effects of a good pruning on [...]

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:05:13 +0000

Tony posted an update: Added in a new picture here to show the effects of a good pruning on my jalapeno. http://our.windowfarms.org/2012/01/21/jalapeno-at-1-year-and-doing-some-pruning/

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Tony commented on the blog post The Sanders Farm

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:41:32 +0000

Tony commented on the blog post The Sanders Farm Awesome setup! Your green beans remind me of the ones I had grown. They were some of the best tasting green beans I ever had. I do not think I have not seen anyone here successfully grow cucumbers yet given the special pollinations requirements (male & female flowers). Please let us know how it turns [...]

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Tony commented on the blog post Wine Bottle Windowfarm

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:33:30 +0000

Tony commented on the blog post Wine Bottle Windowfarm @diddis , @blaireashley ,@mjollner77 Make sure you check out James' posts @jamesnutter He has done all sorts of stuff with wine bottles as well.

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Tony commented on the blog post Airlift system kinks

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:42 +0000

Tony commented on the blog post Airlift system kinks It's hard to make out where the lines are going in the pictures, but if you are trying to do a tee style airlift then the point at which the air line and water line meet needs to be below the surface of the water. The T joint should be full of water when the [...]

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Tony commented on the blog post Window Farm From Our After school Science Class

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:15:43 +0000

Tony commented on the blog post Window Farm From Our After school Science Class Sounds great. Hope to see some pictures when you are done. What will you be growing?

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Tony commented on the blog post How to measure nutrient content in the reservoir??

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:26:07 +0000

Tony commented on the blog post How to measure nutrient content in the reservoir?? When I started, I had gone a long time between refilling the resevoir (weeks), but the plants were real small. Eventually as they got bigger, I was getting signs of nutrient deficiencies so I upped it to changing the resevoir weekly. One column has a gallon resevoir that I change once a week and the [...]

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Tony commented on the blog post What do you use to raise pH?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:01:09 +0000

Tony commented on the blog post What do you use to raise pH? When I first started, I bought some "ph up" and "ph down" solution from the hydroponics store. 99% of the time after making a new batch of nutrient solution I need to use a little "ph down" to get it in the proper range. The "ph up" bottle is still really full.

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Tony posted a new activity comment

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:02:59 +0000

Tony posted a new activity comment: @jamesnutter I have read the same thing about adding more humidity, but I really can't do that with where it is at. I have mainly been rinsing the plants off under running water to knock the buggers off just trying to break the egg laying cycle. Sometimes I'll dunk the whole plant in some soapy water. I also have a spray bottle with water, soap and neam oil. I really can't say what works best since I haven't been too scientific about it.
I had a big problem with them in November which I am still trying to recover. We went on vacation for a week and I was super busy at work so I completely neglected them for a while. Two of the strawwberries died including the baby one I had just got started from a runner.

In reply to - James Nutter posted an update: Some updates from my winter horticultural forays: http://anuttahwindowfarm.blogspot.com/2012/01/infestation-updates-and-rudimentary.html .

Tony posted a new activity comment

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:21:28 +0000

Tony posted a new activity comment: @jamesnutter It seems like I get spider mites every year. How's that liquid ladybug been workinig? Did you just buy it online?

In reply to - James Nutter posted an update: Some updates from my winter horticultural forays: http://anuttahwindowfarm.blogspot.com/2012/01/infestation-updates-and-rudimentary.html .

Tony posted an update: I really geeked out and added a second video to this post. http://our.windowfarms.org/2012/01/22/petco-9904-air-pump-power-consumption-yearly-cost/

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:52:49 +0000

Tony posted an update: I really geeked out and added a second video to this post. http://our.windowfarms.org/2012/01/22/petco-9904-air-pump-power-consumption-yearly-cost/

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Tony wrote a new blog post: Petco 9904 air pump power consumption & yearly cost

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:30:30 +0000

Tony wrote a new blog post: Petco 9904 air pump power consumption & yearly cost A little while ago I answered a post on what to do with unused ports. http://our.windowfarms.org/2012/01/14/can-i-use-a-petco-4-output-pump-for-a-2-column-farm/ I answered with what I did, but that got me thinking as to what should I do. Now, I would say that the correct answer is that you should cover the ports. Take a look at my video here. http://youtu.be/6KvfJyWso8E So [...]

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Tony wrote a new blog post: Jalapeno at 1 year and doing some pruning

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:34:37 +0000

Tony wrote a new blog post: Jalapeno at 1 year and doing some pruning It is now the middle of winter and finally our first big snow of the year. I love posting the pictures with the snow outside. This jalapeno just turned 1 year old and I would say that it looks it. I just gave some of the older branches a good pruning to try and spur on some new [...]

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Tony commented on the blog post Something is not quite right

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:46:15 +0000

Tony commented on the blog post Something is not quite right I have to say I am really enjoying this post so I'll put in my thoughts. I don't know all the details, but looking at the opensource.org and if I were a lawyer I would argue that by definition this is not an open source project strictly because this is not SOFTWARE. Maybe what we [...]

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Tony commented on the blog post Question about starting seeds

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:51:22 +0000

Tony commented on the blog post Question about starting seeds Hopefully, you have purchased some hydroponic nutrients to use so take a look at the directions. For the type I use, I mix a teaspoon of a couple of different nutient bottles into a gallon of water.

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Tony commented on the blog post Question about starting seeds

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:59:23 +0000

Tony commented on the blog post Question about starting seeds After the first baby leaves appear, I would start giving them nutrients, then on mine I put them in the WF when the first true leaves started growing. I bet everyone puts them in a different times. Are those radishes in the middle?

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Tony commented on the blog post Can i use a Petco 4 output pump for a 2 column farm?

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:43:41 +0000

Tony commented on the blog post Can i use a Petco 4 output pump for a 2 column farm? I have the same setup with a 9904 and only 2 column and I don't do anything with the two unused ports.

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Tony wrote a new blog post: Personal Identifiers Usage @xxxxxx

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:08:23 +0000

Tony wrote a new blog post: Personal Identifiers Usage @xxxxxx When referencing someone in a post, please make note of the proper identifier for that person. In the example above you would use the identifier to the right @ajinil to reach me. Putting @ in front of Tony will take you to someone completely different. Click on the persons name first to see what it [...]

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Tony commented on the blog post Mi plants die as soon as I place them in my WF

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:54:31 +0000

Tony commented on the blog post Mi plants die as soon as I place them in my WF Not sure if the temperture would kill them that fast. Could you describe the process for us of putting the plants in the WF? Are they being transplanted from soil to hydroton clay? You have to be very carefull with the roots in doing the transplant as it can put them into shock.

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Tony commented on the blog post Why the wait?

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:39:53 +0000

Tony commented on the blog post Why the wait? The post here on kickstarter has a good explaination. This will be the first batch for a new product and they needed a mimimum quantity to get it manufactured at a reasonable price in the states. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/windowfarms/learn-to-grow-and-share-with-new-windowfarms?ref=live

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Tony posted an update in the group Aquaponic Reservoir: Goto http://our.windowfarms.org/groups/aquaponic-window-farms/

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:46:32 +0000

Tony posted an update in the group Aquaponic Reservoir: Goto http://our.windowfarms.org/groups/aquaponic-window-farms/

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