Shane's Vegetable Farm

[Shane Karmann]

I got tired of topping up my 27 gallon tote res, now halfway through switching to a 40 gallon model. Really glad the larger size fits. If the 55 gallon had fit I would have gone with that! While I'm rearranging everything, going to ditch the carbon filter and move the fan outside the tent somewhere tbd. Really loving this tent.

oh, and I deleted the tomatoes. The biomass to fruit ratio wasn't going to work out.

 

[Shane Karmann]

Sunday harvest. Topping 2 basil plants means we make pesto today.

 

[Dboybudz]

Sunday harvest. Topping 2 basil plants means we make pesto today.View attachment 13823View attachment 13824View attachment 13825

I can smell that fresh basil, right in the middle of winter,well here at least.

 

[Shane Karmann]

Yeah, another thing I won't grow outdoors again. It's so carefree, Just have to keep after it so it doesn't get too big

 

[DCcan]

New food of the day, zoodles

 

[Shane Karmann]

I had to delete my pepper plant. Sadly the roots are too much for the system and it flooded overnight. All on top of my res lid fortunately but I'm sad I couldn't keep it going. Going to figure out another way, sadly I couldn't save this one. Maybe a dwc tub would be better.

 

[Shane Karmann]

Taking a new, old, direction in hydro. These dwc buckets have airstones and continuous drip rings. 7 gallon buckets fill to 5 gallons right below the net pots. If I run out of rootspace now, I'll quit, I swear.

 

[DarkWeb]

Taking a new, old, direction in hydro. These dwc buckets have airstones and continuous drip rings. 7 gallon buckets fill to 5 gallons right below the net pots. If I run out of rootspace now, I'll quit, I swear.View attachment 13983

If you run out if room, trim the roots and let them go.

 

[Shane Karmann]

These were cuttings I took 4 weeks ago, they already have little fruits. I am in awe of tomato vigor!

 

[Shane Karmann]

Finally solved the problem of light leaks in my rails. One round black foam cloning collar fits snugly into the net pots. Seeing green on roots is never good!

I replaced all those stupid Hole Cover stickers. They didn't stick and nutrients dissolved the pigment so they were basically cloudy packing tape. Nice and clean looking too.

 

[Shane Karmann]

I got my first ripe tomato. Yay me! I should probably grow determinate varieties, these are pretty out of control!

 

[Laughing Grass]

I got my first ripe tomato. Yay me! I should probably grow determinate varieties, these are pretty out of control!View attachment 14814View attachment 14813

Toasted tomato sammy with mayo and bacon!

 

[Shane Karmann]

Planning on salad with fresh tomatoes tonight. How boutchu?

 

[Shane Karmann]

How I fill my res now. 5 gallons at a time was too much work with added demand from the tomatoes. I mix 20 gallons and pump where needed.

 

[Laughing Grass]

How I fill my res now. 5 gallons at a time was too much work with added demand from the tomatoes. I mix 20 gallons and pump where needed.View attachment 15374

is the veggie tent using more than the cannabis tent?

 

[Shane Karmann]

Active circulation, evaporation and a lot more plants than my flower tent which uses about 2 gallons a day for 4 plants. Lettuce and tomatoes are thirsty plants. Strawberries not as much. I estimate.the veggies use 5 gallons every 4 or 5 days. So really not that different and no dtw.

 

[xox]

this is really cool, i have a question have you ever thought of running some dwarf cherry tomato varieties in the blue hydroponics equipment? i really like red robin and orange hat as far as dwarfs go. seems like lots of work growing those huge trees.

 

[Shane Karmann]

this is really cool, i have a question have you ever thought of running some dwarf cherry tomato varieties in the blue hydroponics equipment? i really like red robin and orange hat as far as dwarfs go. seems like lots of work growing those huge trees.

I tried it at first. Their roots were too much for that system, kept making it overflow, drained the whole res once! The variety I'm running is a cherry. I haven't thought of dwarf plants. I think I need to try Bush type tomatoes, harvest all at once like pot, instead of managing vines in limited space. I agree the plants I have would be much better outdoors. All of this is me charging forward with minimal forethought or research.

 

[xox]

I tried it at first. Their roots were too much for that system, kept making it overflow, drained the whole res once! The variety I'm running is a cherry. I haven't thought of dwarf plants. I think I need to try Bush type tomatoes, harvest all at once like pot, instead of managing vines in limited space. I agree the plants I have would be much better outdoors. All of this is me charging forward with minimal forethought or research.

you’ve never ran a dwarf? oh they would probably be fun to run in your system look at this photo of orange hat on this website.

https://www.rareseeds.com/tomato-orange-hat

 

[Shane Karmann]

I could easily have made 100s of tomato starts for sale if I had thought of it earlier. This system roots like crazy. Wonder if cannabis would not mind rooting in highly fertilized conditions. Just the bare stem poked through a cloning collar