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    Humidiponics propagation

    Hi Kristen, I`ve yet to see a fogger setup that can support active growth unless its running so much fog it condenses back into water. Sounds like...
    Post by: Hex, Oct 26, 2010 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Humidiponics propagation

    There`s a bit more to aeroponics than just spraying water :) Humidiponics (aka foggerponics) will get the roots to develop but it won`t provide...
    Post by: Hex, Oct 26, 2010 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Grow Lights

    Hi Peter I only use them to get an early start on the season for the usual stuff, i miss timed it and ended up with a jungle of 18" tall/wide tom...
    Post by: Hex, Oct 8, 2010 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Grow Lights

    You could use a hps for everything (veg and flowering) what they lose in quality (blue) they make up for in quantity. Don`t forget that even...
    Post by: Hex, Oct 7, 2010 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Grow Lights

    Hi Peter The best type of lighting to use would depend on what you`re growing and how big its likely to get. Seedlings would get toasted under a...
    Post by: Hex, Oct 7, 2010 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Grow Lights

    From a running cost point of view, high pressure sodium light is the way to go, having said that metal halide has a better blue spectrum for...
    Post by: Hex, Oct 6, 2010 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Grow Lights

    Hi Kristen If you need to cover a large area the cheapest option would be a discharge light, metal halide or high pressure sodium. Led panels...
    Post by: Hex, Oct 5, 2010 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    GreenHouse heaters

    The only uk company i could find with a similar name dissolved in 2008. It seems to fit the bill.." Retail sale via mail order houses" Maybe email...
    Post by: Hex, Oct 2, 2010 in forum: Greenhouse Growing
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    Outside lights

    Music might get away with it in scotland, "heavy cable in pvc conduit" sounds like a dangerous cost cutting exercise to me, no mention of using...
    Post by: Hex, Oct 1, 2010 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Silly questions about raised beds.

    I use two 90L plastic dustbins for strawberries, i put in a 6" diameter "core" of pea gravel for drainage using a bottomless straight (ish) sided...
    Post by: Hex, Sep 27, 2010 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    temperature controlled propagator

    Hi John I always start my stuff off indoors inside the hood of the aquarium, there`s about 7" of headroom with enough length to fit 3 seed trays...
    Post by: Hex, Sep 23, 2010 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    temperature controlled propagator

    I`d say build your own too. The cheapest heating option is an insulated tub full of water with a 50w aquarium heater/stat, you can add a float...
    Post by: Hex, Sep 20, 2010 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Caterpillars have won!

    I lost all mine to cabbage whites last year, this season i added pvc conduit hoops to the 6`x 12` bed and covered the whole thing with fleece....
    Post by: Hex, Aug 11, 2010 in forum: Pests, Diseases and Cures
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    How is all your veg doing?

    Hi Shiney My missus is doing a Blackberry and Rhubarb crumble today..great minds think alike :) I`m malled out with blackberries i`ve put loads...
    Post by: Hex, Aug 9, 2010 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Any tips re my faulty Hozelock sprinkler

    Do you have hard water? If its a case of calcium/lime deposits clogging up the works and preventing it from oscillating you could soak it in...
    Post by: Hex, Jul 1, 2010 in forum: Tools And Equipment
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