10/29/2024 - It has been a while since my last post, but between bouts of illness and the search for answers, Tropical Storm Debby visiting us in August, Hurricane Helene in late September, and then Hurricane Milton two weeks later in mid-October, my enthusiasm for growing garden fresh vegetables and herbs has not waned.
For some times I have been considering learning to grow herbs, small vegetables and fruits using a hydroponic system. My reasoning. I became interested in hydroponics gardening after my many attempts to grow tomatoes outdoors failed, to which I believe the failures were no of mine, but of a shy third hand. I also got tired of my healthy and bushy herbs being stolen.
Each year, I use to buy seedlings and transplant them in my raise bed and containers around the backyard. But not anymore. I am done with outdoor gardening of these plants. Instead, on Friday, October 28th, I set up my first hydroponic system. In it I have added seeds for tomatoes and thyme, and after three days, tiny up seedlings have popped.
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I am amazed, excited and hopeful that hydroponics gardening will be the solution to my growing the tasty herbs, vegetables and fruits that we love.
As I am still learning everything there is to learn about indoor hydroponic gardening, I will try to update regularly this site regularly.
The clear containers pictured in the center are couple of Angel Begonia leaves I am propagating as well. I am also using the water method with the leafy stems. The plant was beautiful, but is became to leggy. Once the leaves and stems root I will transplants them into a single container for a bushier grouping. The same is true I kept the main plant and hope that will sprout new leaves. The same is true of my fig tree, which goes dormant every year if not brought indoors to winter.