 The second adventure in crocheted hydroponics is doing well enough to flower. Day 122 Although very short lived and sparse, the flowers of this black radish are very pretty. |
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 The acrylic crocheted netting (left) has held up much better than the cotton trial. In fact it appears to be in good enough shape to wash, and be used again. The radish appears healthy (right), and I have every reason to believe that the system could continue to support a plant almost indefinitely. While I wouldn’t exactly call it ornamental, it is interesting looking, and taller than I expected. |
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| Someday people are going to quit teasing me about my crochet hydroponics; but not today.
Today, Gentle Reader I give you version three: |
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 I started with two plastic colanders from a dollar store, lashed them together, made a hole in the top, and filled with perlite. |
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 The encasing shell and wick are crocheted as one seamless piece. Then I suspended the “ufo looking crochet thing” over the pond, with the wick dangling into the water.My current plan is to top water the perlite to keep it moist, then as the roots grow down to the wick, allow that to water the plant, until finally the roots reach the water, and it begins to function as a deep water culture. At which time, the perlite globe will not longer be supplying moisture, but air. |
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| Peace, love, and puka shells, | ||||
Hello Grubbycup, I personally admire how you came up with such a brilliant idea on using crochet in hydroponics. By seeing how your plants have been successfully growing with it, I can say that this is another amazing discovery by a truly dedicated grower. Two thumbs up for you and thanks for sharing this very valuable discovery. Best of luck
Hello Grubbycup, I personally admire how you came up with such a brilliant idea on using crochet in hydroponics. By seeing how your plants have been successfully growing with it, I can say that this is another amazing discovery by a truly dedicated grower. Two thumbs up for you and thanks for sharing this very valuable discovery. Best of luck
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