Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 ok how do you do fingerling potatoes? How big does your squash and watermelon plants get? I have a tomato and a bell pepper plant that I havent planted outside yet cause I live in Wyoming and we just had snow again the other day. could I grow these plants indoors? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 diabetic here. No potatoes. lol And I just went on youtube and checked out grow lights. (You have to understand, I know NOTHING about this). I just watched a video about blue spectrum lighting and red spectrum lighting. OMG, this is going to be some learning experience for me. lol Melody > >>>> > >>>> ; > >>>> > >>>> Dwarf veggies? What do you grow? This unit looks like my shelves. Imagine if I had grow lights on my shelves? good Lord, What could I grow? What dwarf veggies do you grow? > >>>> > >>>> Melody > >>>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I wonder what that gadget would do to your electricity bill. It doesn't say what kind of lighting it has, but if it's halogen, count on a considerably higher light bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 OH!!!! That is not good. On a fixed income here. But I'm still going to learn about this. I LOVE learning all this stuff. I bet I can grow something besides my sprouts and shoots and popcorn, lol lol so cool Melody > > I wonder what that gadget would do to your electricity bill. It doesn't > say what kind of lighting it has, but if it's halogen, count on a > considerably higher light bill. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I have to get the paintbrushes for my flowers if they ever get high enough to have flowers on them and also on tomatoes and peppers. I plan to do the ones outside too. Must have been who told me. What confuses me is that some flowers are female and some are male and have to put male pollen inside the female flowers. Some flowers are unisex and you just have to take some from another plant and put inside the other one. I think it was cucumbers that have male and female flowers. Seems that it was the opposite of what you might think. LOL. I think AeroGarden has something on it. Melody, you will have such a good time helping the flowers have sex. LOL. Carolyn Wilkerson  To: sproutpeople Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 9:29 PM Subject: Re: Look at this!!!!  Okay, Melody is going to sound like a complete idiot right now and I know I don't have birds and bees flying around my living room but what do you mean you take a paint brush and pollinate every day? I have no clue what you mean? And here's a good one for you. The two veggies I most would love to grow would be squash and any kind of tomatoes. If I got grow lights (bulbs??) and clamped them on each overhead shelf, do you mean I can actually grow tomatoes and squash (and other things too)? The gardening store not too far from me had all these bulbs and growing stuff but when I went there I wasn't thinking about dwarf veggies and stuff like that. This is a whole new thing for me? And here's a good one for you. I know I have those gnat catcher things in my living room. When you grow squash and tomatoes etc, does it invite any pests? Thanks much . Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Ok Im so going to sound like an idiot now but what is GMO? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 In winter, I have my grow lights, aerogardens, and hydroponics all on the go at one time, and only noticed about a 20 dollar a month increase in my electric bill. Then again, even in winter, I do all of my cooking in a solar oven outside, so no electric is needed for cooking, so it all balances out. Certainly worth a small increase when you don't have to buy the veggies in a store, lol. > > > > I wonder what that gadget would do to your electricity bill. It doesn't > > say what kind of lighting it has, but if it's halogen, count on a > > considerably higher light bill. > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 It all depends on what type you plant. I don't grow any root veggies hydroponically-they need soil. I grow some tiny patty pan and dumplin squash, which grow on more of a bush type plant than a vine, like zuchini. I also grow ronde nice squash, which is a small round squash (delicious) that grows pretty compact. > > > > > > ; > > > > > > Dwarf veggies? What do you grow? This unit looks like my shelves. Imagine if I had grow lights on my shelves? good Lord, What could I grow? What dwarf veggies do you grow? > > > > > > Melody > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I just saved the email , to keep as an example of things that can be grown inside. The shelves I have have a plastic thing to go over them like a greenhouse. Our sunroom is warm in the summer but can get chilly in the winter, especially on the days when we turn on our wall heat exchanger in the living room. If we had guests out there we would turn on an electric space heater. We don't have central air or central heat. I have a wall unit AC/heat exchanger in the living room wall. Turn one way and is heat and other way is air. ;Have an AC in the Bedroom but no heat. We don't usually get one out though we have a small baseboard type heater. We have AC in wall in sunroom and one in the guest (junk room) right now. No heat in those rooms except for a stand up electric heater that looks like a water register. I think it has some liquid inside it. I turned on the fan for the veggies in the AG to keep them from getting too hot. I should take a photo but can't send a photo through here. I have to get my other camera going. I need to get the other shelf up as I can't reach the things on top shelf. Had to do without a shelf as they are not far enough apart. Would have been good for a base and plants though . The AG takes room.  I have space under them. I could make use of that. I put little rocks on them with jewels and HOPE and DREAM that was engraved in them. Got at a Dollar store.  Carolyn Wilkerson  To: sproutpeople Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 9:03 PM Subject: Re: Look at this!!!!  You could indeed use your shelf setup! You can sometimes find the grow lights at thrift shops for next to nothing, or get them at Lowes or Home Depot-about 10 bucks each, already in a mountable holder-just like an aquarium light (which also works) They are called plant lights, and you can also get them as bulbs which fit into a lamp. I grow all sorts of dwarf veggies-parsnips, salsify, french baby leeks, parisian carrots (they are snow white, look JUST like a golf ball) I grow purple and red dwarf carrots, kholrabi, baby beets, turnips, celeriac, container eggplant, japanese popcorn, pimentos, baby bell peppers, sweedes, a bunch of types of squash, romanesco, snowball cauliflower, brocolli, grape tomatoes, micro toms, tom thumb lettuce, both winter and summer squash, baby pie pumpkins, sugar baby watermelons...you name it. You would be stunned at the variety of goodies you could grow in your living room! My house is tiny, and I grow enough to feed two vegetarians year round, lol > > ; > > Dwarf veggies? What do you grow? This unit looks like my shelves. Imagine if I had grow lights on my shelves? good Lord, What could I grow? What dwarf veggies do you grow? > > Melody > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 makes sense. When you have your stuff growing again, make a video and show us all how you do it okay? Melody > > > > > > I wonder what that gadget would do to your electricity bill. It doesn't > > > say what kind of lighting it has, but if it's halogen, count on a > > > considerably higher light bill. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 , GMO means Genetically modified organism. Non-gmo means NOT etc. etc., the real deal. No one fooled around with it. Go to google and look up Monsanto and GMO. You'll learn a great deal Melody > > Ok Im so going to sound like an idiot now but what is GMO? > Thanks > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I suggest starting out with something simple, such as tom thumb lettuce and micro tom tomatoes (the tomatoes grow to be about the size of peas) Wait until you have mastered some basics before starting vine type plants, such as squash-it takes a little knowledge of how the plant grows and behaves to know how to go about it, what type of container to use, etc. The first year i tried it, I had little success, but as I learned about pollinating, watering, climate control, etc., I soon learned to grow pretty much anything inside. It is easy to hang the grow lights on the underside of a bookshelf-just use some screws, hang em up and start planting-good fun! > > > > Ok You got just about all of us listening..I have a couple book shelves and I have 2 grow lights I havent been using.. I LOVE squash and melons and just about everything you mentioned (a couple I havent even heard of though) So where do I get these Mini Veggie plants and how big does a squash get? Please my ears are pealed!! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Thank you Melody and , I will look up the gmo and start small. Ty for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Happy Sprouting!!! Melody > > > Thank you Melody and , I will look up the gmo and start small. Ty for the info > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 If you grow potatos in grow bags, carrots grow in grow bags, too. I found information on them and copied it. So you can grow regular carrots in one of your grow bags.  I found it on the grow bag site. Carolyn Wilkerson  To: sproutpeople Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 9:53 PM Subject: Re: Look at this!!!!  It all depends on what type you plant. I don't grow any root veggies hydroponically-they need soil. I grow some tiny patty pan and dumplin squash, which grow on more of a bush type plant than a vine, like zuchini. I also grow ronde nice squash, which is a small round squash (delicious) that grows pretty compact. > > > > > > ; > > > > > > Dwarf veggies? What do you grow? This unit looks like my shelves. Imagine if I had grow lights on my shelves? good Lord, What could I grow? What dwarf veggies do you grow? > > > > > > Melody > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Are tomatoes the size of peas worthwhile? With cherry or grape they are larger but and the peels are often tough. If the pea size has tough skin, it would be a waste of the space. But might be nice in a little salad. Carolyn Wilkerson  To: sproutpeople Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 9:59 PM Subject: Re: Look at this!!!!  I suggest starting out with something simple, such as tom thumb lettuce and micro tom tomatoes (the tomatoes grow to be about the size of peas) Wait until you have mastered some basics before starting vine type plants, such as squash-it takes a little knowledge of how the plant grows and behaves to know how to go about it, what type of container to use, etc. The first year i tried it, I had little success, but as I learned about pollinating, watering, climate control, etc., I soon learned to grow pretty much anything inside. It is easy to hang the grow lights on the underside of a bookshelf-just use some screws, hang em up and start planting-good fun! > > > > Ok You got just about all of us listening..I have a couple book shelves and I have 2 grow lights I havent been using.. I LOVE squash and melons and just about everything you mentioned (a couple I havent even heard of though) So where do I get these Mini Veggie plants and how big does a squash get? Please my ears are pealed!! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I am imagining the fun my 25-month-old daughter would have if I had any planters of soil in my living room!!!!! I have enough of a problem stopping her pulling up the plants outside! Oh well, it's lovely to read about your indoor gardens, even if its so never going to happen for me right now Charlotte > > Melody, Imagine how much fun you would have growing a sack of fingerling potatoes in your living room! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 No, didn't mean it like that. I already sprout so if I ever got this thing I wouldn't use it for sprouts (maybe I would one part of it, but the rest I would use if for would be leaf lettuce, carrots, zucchini, THAT KIND OF FOOD, rofl. Melody > > > . > > From what I've seen about the Easy Green Mikro Farm, it's for sprouting right? This Hyundai Nano farm thing is for FOOD, no?? > > > > Melody > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 There was an article on this very thing in today's Mercola newsletter: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/05/28/flame-retardant-he\ alth-hazards.aspx?e_cid=20120528_DNL_art_1 > >GMO is scary stuff> > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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