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by shirehorse99
Sat Jun 07, 2025 9:26 pm
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Cosy Octopus - as if by magic?!
Replies: 4
Views: 482

Re: Cosy Octopus - as if by magic?!

its in my app as well . weird
by shirehorse99
Fri Jun 06, 2025 2:35 pm
Forum: Gardening and Sustainability
Topic: Hydroponic Growing
Replies: 46
Views: 8345

Re: Hydroponic Growing

yeah Hoocho is very good - follow him myself - but a lot of his stuff is us/australian sizes for 3d printing.
by shirehorse99
Thu Jun 05, 2025 1:45 pm
Forum: Gardening and Sustainability
Topic: Hydroponic Growing
Replies: 46
Views: 8345

Re: Hydroponic Growing

I've got an STL for those Dutch buckets somewhere. Take a while to print though
by shirehorse99
Wed Jun 04, 2025 6:37 pm
Forum: Gardening and Sustainability
Topic: Hydroponic Growing
Replies: 46
Views: 8345

Re: Hydroponic Growing

some more guides for you: https://www.instructables.com/Backyard-Ebb-and-Flow-Hydroponics/ https://www.instructables.com/DIY-Outdoor-NFT-Hydroponics-System/ https://www.instructables.com/Dutch-Bucket-Hydroponics/ https://www.instructables.com/The-72-Plant-Vertical-Garden/ those should get the 'hamst...
by shirehorse99
Wed Jun 04, 2025 6:10 pm
Forum: Gardening and Sustainability
Topic: Hydroponic Growing
Replies: 46
Views: 8345

Re: Hydroponic Growing

after yesterdays watermelon post I decided to nip up the local nursery today and bought a watermelon 'sweet baby' and cantaloupe 'ogen' to go in pots 9 and 10, also an aubergine to go in pot 8.

see how they go. straight out of pots with the compost into the coco coir .
by shirehorse99
Wed Jun 04, 2025 6:05 pm
Forum: Gardening and Sustainability
Topic: Hydroponic Growing
Replies: 46
Views: 8345

Re: Hydroponic Growing

https://i.postimg.cc/DWTsZttt/IMG-0626.jpg I grew this banana last year in kratky system with aeration - only topped up the water 3 or 4 times all year. it got to 8ft before the main stem rotted in the 8 inch cup my toms are done in a DWC buckets - these are filled with a gravity fed tank https://i...
by shirehorse99
Wed Jun 04, 2025 5:45 pm
Forum: Gardening and Sustainability
Topic: Hydroponic Growing
Replies: 46
Views: 8345

Re: Hydroponic Growing

your thinking is spot on - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8tE0a3fWOA with regards to kratky and lettuce boxes - all you need to do is fill nutrient to just touch the roots leaving an air gap between the cup and water. the growing cycle of lettuce is about 4 weeks. the nutrient in the box would not...
by shirehorse99
Tue Jun 03, 2025 2:34 pm
Forum: Gardening and Sustainability
Topic: Hydroponic Growing
Replies: 46
Views: 8345

Re: Hydroponic Growing

happy to help if I can - those under bed storage boxes work well - make sure its not clear though or the water will go green
by shirehorse99
Tue Jun 03, 2025 2:14 pm
Forum: Gardening and Sustainability
Topic: Hydroponic Growing
Replies: 46
Views: 8345

Re: Hydroponic Growing

look at these watermelons after 11 days from pollination in kratky system

https://preview.redd.it/update-on-my-2n ... 29d509df44
by shirehorse99
Tue Jun 03, 2025 1:44 pm
Forum: Gardening and Sustainability
Topic: Hydroponic Growing
Replies: 46
Views: 8345

Re: Hydroponic Growing

https://www.doctorblooms.co.uk/images/p ... m60.jpg?75
something like this using square drainpipe for outdoors - covered except for holes for plants - sure you can 3d print a little washer to cover the hole to stop rain running in