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mtcboom commented on the blog post Float switches? 1 year, 7 months ago · View
I let my windowfarm v1.0 go idle over the summer so your timing is good – I’m just beginning to think about getting a v2.0 going now as the regular garden season winds down. I’m really interested in your IV drip idea. Just to be clear, with an airlift pump it’s not on all the [...]
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mtcboom commented on the blog post Timing of lights & nutrients + PH Levels 2 years, 1 month ago · View
I found that by observing the pump in action you can get a more accurate guess on how long it needs to move all the water to the top reservoir. I’m pumping approximately the same amount of water as you, but only have pump on for 3 minutes. But I’m running my a bit over [...]
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mtcboom commented on the blog post Minty in Brooklyn 2 years, 1 month ago · View
HJ: I read that, but am too lazy to do it that often. I’d really like to find a way to keep the changing interval longer because I make a mess every time I change the water. S: I’m sorry but I did the change with my 9 yr old and our record keeping was [...]
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mtcboom wrote a new blog post: Minty in Brooklyn 2 years, 1 month ago · View
Had an actual human guest in our spare room/garden laboratory for the last while so I haven’t spent much quality time with the windowfarm lately. But it’s rocking! Minty rum cocktails are within reach. Since I last posted I’ve made a few changes in my system. 1. I didn’t realize pH was such a big [...] -
mtcboom commented on the blog post Designing my window farm 2 years, 2 months ago · View
I share your concerns about using PVC for growing food. It does seem like a lot of hydroponic gardeners use it. I decided to use PVC for my reservoirs so that I could get a first windowfarm system operating quickly and cheaply, but I would like to use less potentially-toxic materials in future versions. Glass [...]
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mtcboom commented on the blog post Windowfarms Kits- Give us your feedback? 2 years, 2 months ago · View
I’m of two minds about this. My first reaction is that if I were to buy a kit it would be best if all the necessary pieces were in the same box. When I buy other kinds of starter kits I know that I’m paying extra for the convenience of having someone else assemble the [...]
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mtcboom wrote a new blog post: Added fertilizer and lights. 2 years, 2 months ago · View
Big changes this week in Brooklyn and the windowfarm is beginning to feel like a stable viable thing in my home. Plants have grown a couple inches, timer, pump and valves working steady. Recently I added liquid organic fish fertilizer (Neptune’s Harvest 2-4-1) – about 1 Tbs diluted in 1 gallon water added to resevoir that [...] -
mtcboom wrote a new blog post: Windowfarm growing in Brooklyn. 2 years, 3 months ago · View
I’ve taken the plunge, set up a timer, got the water flowing, and have planted out my tiny tiny seedlings. Sorry plants are such babies that they’re barely visible in this photo but it’s mostly spearmint and thyme. As other things germinate I’ll plant out different herbs, hope to have oregano, spicy globe basil, marjoram, dill, [...] -
mtcboom wrote a new blog post: Float switches?
Has anyone experimented with a float switch as a way or triggering a pump instead of using a timer? A friend suggested this to me and it looks like the switches are really cheap compared to timers. The idea is like the float in a toilet tank, but instead of turning off the water when [...]
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mtcboom commented on the blog post Making progress in Brooklyn.
That’s a great tip about making a rubber washer. I used spraypaint on my bottles. Does that Pure Blend Pro formula nutrients have an odor? I hadn’t thought about it until I was talking to a guy at the hydroponic store, but now I’m concerned that using typical organic fertilizers will reek of fish or [...]
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mtcboom wrote a new blog post: Making progress in Brooklyn.
I’ve got my windowfarm working manually, i.e. the main delay at this point is lack of a timer, so I’m close. Since I originally posted I’ve made a few changes. I cut the resevoir tubes down to 48″ to reduce weight, and have [...]
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Michael Cosaboom wrote a new blog post: Starting culinary herb windowfarm in Brooklyn.
I was in the windowfarm-pioneer class last Spring but am only now beginning construction on my first farm. My original goal was to build something kid-proof and avoid using PVC plastics, but I’ve decided to start simpler and work up to those features in future projects. So I’m doing my current project in a spare [...]
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