Shane's Vegetable Farm

[Shane Karmann]

This is really taking off. While I have 1300 watts available, I run the lights at 60% 18 hours a day and everything seems to like it. 4 basil plants on the top row are finding their feet, lettuce and strawberries are doing their thing. Tomatoes probably heading toward out of control in another week.

 

[laddyd]

That's quite an erection you have there. Very impressive.

 

[Thurston]

This is really taking off. While I have 1300 watts available, I run the lights at 60% 18 hours a day and everything seems to like it. 4 basil plants on the top row are finding their feet, lettuce and strawberries are doing their thing. Tomatoes probably heading toward out of control in another week

Not to be that guy but my concern is for your safety. Electrical cords on the floor, where water will run if something leaks, is not a good idea.

 

[Shane Karmann]

Not to be that guy but my concern is for your safety. Electrical cords on the floor, where water will run if something leaks, is not a good idea.

You are right. That cord was supposed to run up a support. I didn't finish the job.

 

[Shane Karmann]

Thanks!

 

[Shane Karmann]

Today I grow unsure about the tomatoes. The roots are shoving the plugs up out.of their holes. That's not a problem but if they interfere with free flow of water through the system it could overflow and flood my tent. Taking some cuttings for now and closely watching. Flowers are opening.

 

[laddyd]

Not to be that guy but my concern is for your safety. Electrical cords on the floor, where water will run if something leaks, is not a good idea.

I moved my cord too, nag nag nag.

 

[Thurston]

Just call me the "GSI" or the "Growdolls Safety Inspector"

 

[Shane Karmann]

Just call me the "GSI" or the "Growdolls Safety Inspector"

Never want to see dark Jim Backus.

 

[Shane Karmann]

Jim was in the 1952 film Don't Bother to Knock, with Marilyn Monroe. He came home one night during the filming and told me that Miss Monroe in her most seductive breathy voice asked him to meet her in her dressing room. His curiosity got the better of him and he went. Once there, she exclaimed like an excited child, 'Do Mr. Magoo!' And Jim did."

 

[Thurston]

 

[Dboybudz]

Shane with his lettuce,lol,needs freeze dried strawberries to!

 

[Thurston]

I, Thurston/Jim Backus/Mr Magoo, discovered Garden Hero's lettuce stash, similar to Popeye's spinach stash!

Although Popeye ate from a can so not as powerful as fresh lettuce!

 

[DCcan]

You are right. That cord was supposed to run up a support. I didn't finish the job.

I like these for all my cords and the strings on the light hangars.
Keeps everything tucked away up top or against the side walls.
When you raise the lights, you don't have to screw with all the strings or watch the power line.
Plastic snap part goes around the cords, usually toss the metal rings

 

[Shane Karmann]

Definitely on the ripe track.

 

[Shane Karmann]

I decided to prune my tomatoes they way I do outdoors, into a single vine with no side shoots. Put some cuttings in my clone box for later. Probably removed 80% of the foliage.

 

[Shane Karmann]

We appear to have spawned a tomato. The top one has a distinct swelling.

I got a decent number of berries this morning. The plants need some attention but the yield is increasing. I would like to figure out the deformed fruits. Is it nutrition or cultivation or what. These were selected from a larger group

 

[Shane Karmann]

8 days to rooted tomato cuttings. Whatever shall I do??

 

[Shane Karmann]

 

[Dboybudz]

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Just to be able to smell those plants would make me happy. With all this winter, just squish a leaf and breathe in...