So Excited!
I actually have a pea pod and more flowers on the plant growing in my kit; while the runner bean plants have already outgrown their support stick. On thinking about it, I will have to get (or make) a tall trellis structure if I'm to be successful there.
We've been suffering from a few cold, high winds lately so opening the windows for pollination is something that needs to be carefully thought out just at present. Still, although the carrots and Brussels sprouts have seeded very well, after some conversation with other hydroponic growers, I believe I will plant them outside in the ground, even though they are likely to take longer to grow. I understand from what I've been told that carrots do not do well in a 'grow rocks' environment, due to the fact that it is the roots? That you actually eat.
I have been given the names of a couple of local growers and will be visiting them soon so that I can see what, if anything, they do with vegetables such as carrots and parsnips etc.
I think, on balance, that I will need to acquire something like a deep bucket or power-grower system, but with maybe a vermiculite or similar growing medium.
Sad to say, the broad beans did not 'take' so I will have to try them again later, although now I'm thinking seriously about tomatoes and pepper plants to replace the sprouts and carrots.
Saw a PURPLE pepper plant a few weeks ago in a commercial nursery and would dearly love to grow one of those as I love peppers (bell) of all colors and I think one of those would really stand out once the plants in my kit are fully grown. Will be trying out a chilli pepper plant as well as when my husband was alive he always added extra chillies to his curries which were, for us curryphiles, (is there such a word?) just the best ever.
Haven't had one since he passed (was difficult to raise any enthusiasm for food and cooking for a while there) and I really, really miss them now that life is getting back to normal.
I moved my computer a few weeks ago and am looking forward to using the lovely bare space the system left to grow larger things. Not sure what, but will definitely want a tomato plant in there as the space gets plenty of light through good sized windows. Will still be growing them outdoors again this year though as I still don't have the cover for my tunnel house. Am determined to get one for next season though.
When not writing, Hilary Green spends a lot of her time in the garden and enjoys not only growing the flowers she picks, but as much as possible of the food she cooks for her family. She is deeply interested in growing hydroponically and is turning her tunnel house into an area where she can grow plants using only water and waterborne nutrients.
Website http://www.hydrogreengardens.com/
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