Comments on: Organic Gardening Supply – What You Need For Your Organic Garden http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips The Smarter Organic Gardening Blog Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:44:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Zarah A http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips/comment-page-1#comment-274 Zarah A Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:25:20 +0000 http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips#comment-274 We are kind of partial to our website- http://www.gardening-at-the-crossroads.com/ But there are lots of great websites out there, here are a few- http://www.best-home-gardening-tips.com/index.html http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com/index.html http://www.the-organic-gardener.com/index.html Good Luck and Happy Gardening from Cathy and Neal! We are kind of partial to our website-

http://www.gardening-at-the-crossroads.com/

But there are lots of great websites out there, here are a few-

http://www.best-home-gardening-tips.com/index.html

http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com/index.html

http://www.the-organic-gardener.com/index.html

Good Luck and Happy Gardening from Cathy and Neal!

]]> By: Ruby http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips/comment-page-1#comment-273 Ruby Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:42:20 +0000 http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips#comment-273 "The Media" is owned by the same massive corporations who are responsible for the altered food as well as most of the war efforts and almost everything BAD with this entire world. PLUS, if something is mentioned in the media or touted by same you can pretty much be sure that it is bad for you ... no matter what it is. They are getting very sloppy though. There is no longer enough time for them to intro these slow brainwashing schemes so now they have to just play on the mass stupidity of the average public. At least now they ANNOUNCE what they are about to do ... just before they do it ... like when the anthrax thing was in all the papers and then all of a sudden the anthrax mysteriously appeared. Gee ... anyone figure that one out? A lot of us drink the public water ... but then a lot of us DON'T ... :-) I AM Dartagnon "The Media" is owned by the same massive corporations who are responsible for the altered food as well as most of the war efforts and almost everything BAD with this entire world. PLUS, if something is mentioned in the media or touted by same you can pretty much be sure that it is bad for you … no matter what it is.

They are getting very sloppy though. There is no longer enough time for them to intro these slow brainwashing schemes so now they have to just play on the mass stupidity of the average public. At least now they ANNOUNCE what they are about to do … just before they do it … like when the anthrax thing was in all the papers and then all of a sudden the anthrax mysteriously appeared. Gee … anyone figure that one out?

A lot of us drink the public water … but then a lot of us DON'T …

:-)
I AM
Dartagnon

]]> By: KarK http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips/comment-page-1#comment-269 KarK Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:58:40 +0000 http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips#comment-269 By: gentlesoul http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips/comment-page-1#comment-275 gentlesoul Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:45:00 +0000 http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips#comment-275 You would probably be best off with a greenhouse, as opposed to having an indoor or outdoor hydroponic garden. This would allow light to come in naturally, while maintaining a closed environment so the plants don't dry out too much. This would also prevent insects from attacking your plants and weeds from developing. As far as a hydroponic system itself, this is pretty simple to design and construct. Basically, all of your plants will be growing in solid (not draining) pots full of gravel. Attached to the bottom of each pot will be a supply line for the water. These supply lines are all attached to a pump that pumps the water from a reservoir up through the bottoms of the pots. You would then have all of the pots on some kind of draining shelf over a catch basin, so the water gets recirculated back to the main water reservoir. At timed intervals, the pump will come on and the pots will start to fill with water from the bottom (along with some amount of fertilizer). As the pots fill up and overflow, the overflow is caught in the catch basin and recirculated back to the water reservoir. After a few minutes, the pump stops and the water drains back down to the reservoir. This is key, because the receding water draws in nitrogen from the air to nourish the plants and prevent root rot. Hydroponic gardening is very healthy for the plants, as every aspect of their growth is tightly controlled (like changing from a growth food to a blooming food at the right time of year). It also uses a lot less water, since only enough water to keep the plants healthy is actually used, and all overage is recaptured and reused. You would probably be best off with a greenhouse, as opposed to having an indoor or outdoor hydroponic garden. This would allow light to come in naturally, while maintaining a closed environment so the plants don't dry out too much. This would also prevent insects from attacking your plants and weeds from developing.

As far as a hydroponic system itself, this is pretty simple to design and construct. Basically, all of your plants will be growing in solid (not draining) pots full of gravel. Attached to the bottom of each pot will be a supply line for the water. These supply lines are all attached to a pump that pumps the water from a reservoir up through the bottoms of the pots. You would then have all of the pots on some kind of draining shelf over a catch basin, so the water gets recirculated back to the main water reservoir.

At timed intervals, the pump will come on and the pots will start to fill with water from the bottom (along with some amount of fertilizer). As the pots fill up and overflow, the overflow is caught in the catch basin and recirculated back to the water reservoir. After a few minutes, the pump stops and the water drains back down to the reservoir. This is key, because the receding water draws in nitrogen from the air to nourish the plants and prevent root rot.

Hydroponic gardening is very healthy for the plants, as every aspect of their growth is tightly controlled (like changing from a growth food to a blooming food at the right time of year). It also uses a lot less water, since only enough water to keep the plants healthy is actually used, and all overage is recaptured and reused.

]]> By: Mornin' Glory http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips/comment-page-1#comment-276 Mornin' Glory Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:04:57 +0000 http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips#comment-276 Check out the link. I got my son that set up, the three bin model. He's been using it for about 6 weeks and the whole bottom bin is full. Just in time for spring planting. He says he's moving them up to bin #2 soon. Real nice guy at the phone number at the link, he gave me lots of good info. Check out the link. I got my son that set up, the three bin model. He's been using it for about 6 weeks and the whole bottom bin is full. Just in time for spring planting. He says he's moving them up to bin #2 soon.

Real nice guy at the phone number at the link, he gave me lots of good info.

]]> By: James http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips/comment-page-1#comment-271 James Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:45:04 +0000 http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips#comment-271 Hi, I found one by mistake at Big lots. I wanted just a regular ole' 50 ft water hose, and when I hooked it up to use it, it's a soaker hose. I bought if $ 14.00 i think. I haven't used it really only when I really need to do some quick watering and it's Brand new. It's a soaker hose, the one that small droplets of water come out from all around the hose right !!! If this is it, I have one... Hi, I found one by mistake at Big lots. I wanted just a regular ole' 50 ft water hose, and when I hooked it up to use it, it's a soaker hose. I bought if $ 14.00 i think. I haven't used it really only when I really need to do some quick watering and it's Brand new. It's a soaker hose, the one that small droplets of water come out from all around the hose right !!! If this is it, I have one…

]]> By: globalgourmand http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips/comment-page-1#comment-267 globalgourmand Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:18:37 +0000 http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips#comment-267 All garden centers now have an organic product section. Go take a a look, you'll be surprised what they stock nowadays. All garden centers now have an organic product section. Go take a a look, you'll be surprised what they stock nowadays.

]]> By: bunny 1 http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips/comment-page-1#comment-265 bunny 1 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:05:38 +0000 http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips#comment-265 try google try google

]]> By: luvable http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips/comment-page-1#comment-263 luvable Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:44:42 +0000 http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips#comment-263 By: nzanderl http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips/comment-page-1#comment-257 nzanderl Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:05:07 +0000 http://www.smarterorg.com/organic-gardening-supply-what-you-need-for-your-organic-garden.gardening_tips#comment-257 what are the catologs? what are the catologs?

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