Video – Planting Indoor Radishes

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:38:26 +0000

Hydroguy plants some radishes in a cardboard box trough for indoor growing.

Though I realize the lack of excitement in sowing radish seeds in cardboard, this video will be one of a couple showing the results of the Indoor Radish trial, inspired by discussions on a Facebook group “Gardenaholics Anonymous”.

Video – Refilling Aerogarden DIY – Webcam

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:37:14 +0000

Hydroguy does a quick demonstration on how to refill your Aerogarden with a fresh batch of seeds without buying the refill package. Due to a lack of proper camera for the day, HG uses the never-great “record via webcam” option.

Video – Hydroguy’s 2min Puck Puff

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:36:02 +0000

In this short video, Hydroguy shows -in real time- how quickly the Jiffy-7 Care Free peat pucks puff up when hydrated. Talk about a time saver!

I do not sell these, I do not know Jiffy, and I am not gaining a damn thing by showing this. I just think it is pretty neat [...]

Video – Maintaining Your Ballasts

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:34:46 +0000

Hydroguy walks through an old ballast check-up and the basic things to look for before you reintroduce old equipment into your garden.

Hydroguy is not an electrician, and this video is not an instructional on wiring ballasts – it is just for standard user-level inspections and maintenance of equipment at home.

Video – Transplanting Peppers & Peas

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:32:11 +0000

Hydroguy gets a little silly transplanting his Purple Blooming Peas, Sweet Peppers, and the coveted Bhut Jolokia – the peppers were generous gifted seeds from a friend in PA.

Hydroguy shares one tip – really the tip is a repeat, with a twist, of a similar tip given by Jef Tek in [...]

Getting into The Zone – Hardiness, Heat, Moisture, and Altitude

admin — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:40:14 +0000

Many gardeners will come across a problem when trying to determine whether or not a plant is suitable for their region. Most plant labels consider a single variable, cold hardiness, and do not take into account other key variables such as heat or moisture. The American Horticultural Society has made a great leap by [...]

Hanging Your Shades Part 3

admin — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:11:34 +0000

Remember that the more complex you make a design, the greater the chance of an unforeseen problem arising. Don't over-burden yourself with fancy equipment you do not need - keep your room as simple as it can be. If you can access your shades easily, use a well fastened chain system or whatever equally reliable device you prefer. Measure safety over novelty, and function over convenience, and you are well on your way to having a successful urban garden. [...]

Hanging Your Shades Part 2

admin — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:10:58 +0000

If not already obvious, it is also not safe to hang a shade by the wire that powers the lamp. If there is any concern of hanger failure a grower should have a secondary safety chain securely mounted overhead with enough length to give the shade mobility, but without allowing it to actually crash onto the plants or floor. HID bulbs contain mercury and growers should not be exposed to vapors resulting from breakage. The last link in the hanging apparatus is fixing your hanger to your ceiling, however devised, so your shade is securely mounted to a stationary joist or frame. [...]

Review – Grubbycups Simple Hydroponics (Vol 1)

admin — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:42:29 +0000

“Hydroponic systems can both be complicated and expensive, but they don’t have to be. They can also be simple and elegant. The central concept of hydroponics is to garden using a rooting material that is not soil.”

– Grubbycup’s Simple Hydroponics

When it comes to the spectrum of books on hydroponics, few before Grubbycup’s Simple Hydroponics: First [...]

Review – U.S. v. Yerbas

admin — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:00:20 +0000

“Our story profiles an American lie and its death. The lie’s death needed to be fiction as her courts no longer chew on rights for they fear being overruled or political peril. So fear rules all under law. What a shame for freedom, but as many Americans know the people they fear most aren’t really real [...]

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