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by Jeremy

May 2013 update: New fish tank reservoir….

4:31 pm in Being a good member of this community, Completed Window Farms, Education, Featured Post, posts with pitcures!, R&D-I-Y, Seeking Advice, Version 1.0 Reservoir System, Windowfarms Project News by Jeremy

Hey fellow window farmers! I switched out my old gallon green tea jug with this…a football fish tank I’ve had since I was a little kid. There’s a built in filter system too, so hopefully that will help reduce the algae build up. Let me know what you all think!

by Jeremy

February 2013 (arugula, buttercrunch, tatsoi) solar powered window farm.

11:47 am in Being a good member of this community, Completed Window Farms, Curriculum Proposals, Education, electronic components, energy consumption, environmental impact, Featured Post, Getting Started, Help the project by testing this, How-Tos, International, made from scratch (without a kit), Materials and Resources, Nutrients, Plants, posts with pitcures!, Seeking Advice, Starting Seeds, Windowfarms Project News by Jeremy

It’s been almost a year since I lasted posted on here. Now I’m back with a little video update below. I bought a new air pump because my last one back siphoned due to the fact I didn’t have it elevated higher than my reservoir…oops! The new one has four air outlets, so I’m thinking of setting up a horizontal system on the other side of my window sill.

I’m open to any advice or comments! Here’s the video update link…

http://j-memory.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/mov015.mov

by Jeremy

2012 March starters…

5:25 pm in Being a good member of this community, Completed Window Farms, Education, environmental impact, How-Tos, Materials and Resources, Nutrients, Outside Farms, Plants, posts with pitcures!, questions, Seeking Advice, Water flow, Windowfarms Project News by Jeremy

So this is my second season of window farming. I usually start a month before last frost so I can transplant to my outside garden and get a nice yield by summer. I may just keep the organic cherry tomatoes inside and see how they do. Anyone have specific upkeep tips on these? PH balance, watering intervals, etc.? First time growing cherry tomatoes in the window farm. Last year I started Romas and then transplanted.

Also, check out my friends organization below…big things for the better(local community sustainability through urban agriculture/leadership in the school classrooms). Raleigh, NC represent!!