Help with Hydroponics

**Ria** · 31st January 2015, 00:58

Originally posted by norman

The pics are not showing up

**norman** · 31st January 2015, 01:41

I can see them ok, even in your quote selection.

Are you using an i-device? Those things are trouble.

**Bob** · 31st January 2015, 01:52

Originally posted by Ria

The pics are not showing up

Website responds with HOTLINKING is NOT allowed (for those images)..

**Elbie** · 31st January 2015, 01:55

Originally posted by norman

I can see them ok, even in your quote selection.

Are you using an i-device? Those things are trouble.

they are not showing norman from my end either

ria, have you thougt about this super easy stackable system..they only cost a quid each, you can get them from poundland if you have one locally

they sell as strawberry planters and i don't see why would they not be suitable for lettuces.

happy planning..i can't wait myself for the weather to warm up just a little, so i can start my small projects. having said that, i don't look forward to fighting slugs&snail devils once again..so much clay here.

**Terra** · 12th May 2015, 08:36

Hey Ria,

Did you work out a solution in the end? Am curious to see how you got on

Been wanting to go the hydroponics/aquaponics route myself. This year due to lack of money, I just tried planting strawberries in a wooden pallet backed with weed fabric. Seems to be doing well so far and am expecting a fair bit of fruit from it. Will take some pictures before they get picked, if I remember.

Cheers,

**Ria** · 12th May 2015, 11:00

As yet I have not Tarra,
However I am developing a vertical / wall garden, all be it small.

**Daozen** · 12th May 2015, 14:26

Following... Interesting topic.

Careful with hydroponic lighting Ria, a large amount of busts are purely down to observant police helicopters seeing lighting the rays from miles above!

Just saying......not that I am a cultivator of natures greatest plant or anything....

Russ

If they hired more 'basement hydroponics experts' to set up indoor vegetable growing farms you could double our food supplies within a year.

**Ria** · 12th May 2015, 14:39

Originally posted by Contact Point

Following... Interesting topic.

If they hired more 'basement hydroponics experts' to set up indoor vegetable growing farms you could double our food supplies within a year.

Your right, it would.
Except I don't have a basement.
I was looking for something that would fit into a long narrow space.
Any way the idea is still on the to do list.
I was thinking about about the police issue, I was thinking maybe just call them up and tell them about it and say come and have a look.

**Daozen** · 12th May 2015, 15:12

You might be alright if you do that. It would save you getting raided at 5am in the morning one day. Or start a blogspot and notify them. When I knew people who grew plants in their basement, they said they could catch you by noticing the spikes in electricity consumption. Grow lights consume a lot of power.

If you are legit + legal you'll have no problems. More than a few people have proved you can get good vegetable yields in a tiny space. Square foot gardening will help a lot of people in the future.

**mac** · 12th May 2015, 17:55

<cough> ICMAG <cough>

**DeeZe** · 12th May 2015, 18:34

FWIW, it is my understanding that when growing veggies, you do not want to use the same lights as are used for indoor cannabis cultivation. Those lights are specifically designed for the needs of cannabis. You actually can grow veggies with a lot less wattage. Also the light spectrum is different.

Sorry, I don't have the details at hand, but with the above you could research more for yourself if you are so inclined.