I used to grow them and other veggies in my greenhouse hydroponically several years ago, but for some reason I don't remember quit doing that.
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I used to grow them and other veggies in my greenhouse hydroponically several years ago, but for some reason I don't remember quit doing that.
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Gardening is a pita and it wouldn't take much to get me to quit. Thats why we scaled back to just tomatoes but I'm not ready to give them up yet. No way I'm going back to weeding, my back wont take it. But, springtime lifts my spirits still so I keep it up.
I knew an old guy in Phx who was afflicted with growing orchids, and had a REAL climate controlled greenhouse. Thats commitment.
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My idea of a perfect meal includes sliced homegrown acidy tomatoes with fresh black-eyed peas, cornbread, fried field corn and salmon croquettes. That’s worth dying for.
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I’ve never had what I think of as a good tomato that I knew was hydroponically grown...pretty but bland. Were the ones you grew tasty?Originally Posted by Mike
I used to grow them and other veggies in my greenhouse hydroponically several years ago, but for some reason I don't remember quit doing that.
When I owned my farm and had a huge greenhouse that would have been ideal for hydroponics, I was always warned off because buying the materials was an invitation for visits from the drug enforcement guys suspecting a marijuana operations. The county tax guys were bad enough.
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I haven't grown my own in years---and I miss that but my back and time does not permit me that joy any longer.
I buy all my vine ripened tomatoes from my Amish and Mennonite friends, some of whom are now growing heirloom varieties and I gravitate toward them. A day without at least one tomato is a day without sunshine for me. I will often eat them like a peach, tomato in one hand, salt shaker in the other, leaning over the sink to keep my shirt clean
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Tomato skins ruin the eating for me, peach fuzz even more. I take the time to get a good peel before eating raw unless too small. PITA.
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It has been so long ago I really don't remember about the taste. It was just a fun thing for me anyway.
I never worried about the DEA. I don't think the purchase of hydroponic supplies is probable cause for a search warrant.
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We have an abundance of hydroponic supplies in Colorado now.However, indoor grown pot in soil has the highest wholesale price, followed by hydroponic and finally outdoor grown. Cannabis is big business here and there are financial benchmarks, law firms, banks, and everything you can imagine to support an industry. Retired judges even look forward to arbitration boards as they explore a new legal frontier.
That is another thread for another day someday down the road.
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My wife's father was a gardener in Indiana. He had seven acres under glass. In the dead of winter he grew mostly bib lettuce and started tomatoes. They were grown in soil and tied up, growing to about 7' in height. The tomatoes that came off those vines, IMHO was not fit for human consumption---there was no flavor to be found
The crazy part was that he also raised field tomatoes in the summer---and the family didn't like them
It took me a couple of years to fix my wife
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I'm planning on hitting the farmer markets in the area.
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Ok, an update. Ended up only planting 84 seedlings this year. 14 of those I keep. The others were no problem to give away this year. Things are in their final configuration, and in a couple of weeks the plants will be tangled in the trellises.
Some time lapse photos
"Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.
don"
Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
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