My hydroponics setup has always been in front of my brother’s house wall. I am only getting at the most 4.5 hours of sunlight. Intermittent sunlight due to cloudy skies and regular rains from the wet season disrupts the growth of my vegetables.
I bought two ten dollar grow lights. Added a little bit of vermicompost just before moving my lettuce to my hydroponics system. Good results.
I shared this pic since the particular lettuce stands out among the other lettuce planted on the same set.
I had it positioned in a way that it will receive at least 4 hours of sunlight.
I feel that I have accomplished a milestone. I got the size of the plant significantly larger against every plant I have planted. My next milestone is to produce my own greenhouse infrastructure. Currently I only have a small area that is capable of receiving at least 4 hours of sunlight.
Thanks to Garden Grill farm. The seminar hosted by Nonoy and Ging Engle paved way for my backyard farming.
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Goodbye to the Engle couple. Thanks for sharing the technology!
The spot currently is getting adequate sunlight. I am still using seeds from RAMGO. Seeds can be bought at any Ace Hardware store.
Also I am trying to grow my seedlings for my 4th set this year. I have covered the seedlings with plain plastic cover. This is the first time I used plain plastic cover, it would be nice if it is sufficient.
When I grow seedlings, I make sure I try to give them shade. But once they are transplanted you can give them 4 hours of direct sunlight. Even if they extremely wilt they will still recover a few hours after.
You should see my lettuce at night. They look very strong and wants to grow bigger.
Do not be too guilty about spending some money. Do not stop trying and changing your methods until you reach your goal. Continue on widening your skillset.
I had about 4 or 5 tries starting with germinating seeds. I had a lot of issues growing seedlings.
In the end, I had to set up my own greenhouse. Also, I still have a lot to improve.
This is my stress reliever. I really plan a self sustaining environment and now is a good time to practice that.
In red containers are tomatoes, I might replace them with another seed type from RAMGO because the leaves and stems at the bottom easily rot. The plants to the left of the tomatoes are sweet potatoes and I apologize for the small picture.
These pictures are the close-up of my best tomatoes. Not happy with the seed type.
Eggplant starting from seeds is the left picture. The right picture is what you’ll expect from the seeds in 1 and 1/2 months. Still not producing but I really like the seed type, it is still RAMGO brand.
Squash. Flower of the squash has been harvested and it has been served through pinakbet(Filipino viand). We are still waiting for the squash itself.
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