Michelle Lora commented on the blog post Windowfarms Garage Sale/Potluck for New Yorkers this Sunday! 7 months, 4 weeks ago · View
Hey all.. My Bf and I are new Windowfarmers in Jersey City, NJ. I’m close enough to have come by but I found out too late. Bummer! I hope there are more events like this to come! BTW, I haven’t actively been on this site b/c of a technical problem that i’m having. Every time [...]
Hey ML, saw this post, weird problem! Changed your status in the system so hopefully you’ll be able to post now, give it another go. Hope your plants get settled into their new home nicely, and can’t wait to see your build!
-J
Hey James!
Thanks for your help but unfortunately I still can’t post!
I’m trying to look for a thread to post a question, but in the meantime i’ll take this opportunity to ask you (and anyone else that happens to see this
).
So my lettuce and spinach didn’t quite make it when transferred to my windowfarm. I suspect I killed the roots when taking them out of the compost pellets i used. I left the tomatoes in the pellets and transferred them to the windowfarm and are growing spectacularly!
When should I switch from Grow nutrients to Bloom?
Also, I’ve been watering practically 24/7 with successful growth of my tomatoes but i’m afraid this could’ve caused my lettuce and spinach to die. Any general timing for watering in general?
Thanks in advance!
Hmm that is such a strange problem, I’ll see if there is anything else i can do… you may want to try making another account though, this system can be a tad buggy at times..
I’m happy to hear that your tomatoes are doing well, what are the compost pellets that you use? If your tom is doing well without removing them then you should probably go that route in the future, the unestablished roots in seedlings are really susceptible to stress which can lead to the plants not being able to adjust to the change in environment. Changing nutrients is usually something I play by ear because it depends on the plants (green leafy things don’t necessarily need the bloom stuff, fruiting plants however definitely do need them). Tomatoes love a pretty rich nutrient mixture, and in my experience they don’t mind the full nutrient mix early on, but you can wait a couple of weeks usually, if you see flowers definitely use the bloom. For a more precise guide you may want to check to see if the producer of your nutrient solutions provides a nutrient schedule on their website, if they have on it tells you what to put in each gallon based on what week you are in.
Watering timeframes really depend on your system if yours is anything like the traditional WF drip systems, continuous watering shouldn’t cause any problems. So long as the water is flowing/ dripping/ otherwise aerated, most plants shouldn’t complain. Rule of thumb, roots should always be moist, the more ’active’ the water is the better.
Hope that this helps!