Finals

Okay groups!! We will judge the crops on Friday, March 13th at 3pm. Yuncong would also like to do a salinity pull through test at this time. Groups are welcome to attend the judging.

I realize time is short - but if possible, please determine the amount of water you used for your crop and send me this info by Friday or bring it to the judging. I know many of you used water other than that of the irrigation system and this will not be counted so our total water volumes will be off.

Based on observations during this period we will be changing the irrigation control and delivery. The control will be changed to a timer that will allow for lower irrigation times and the control will be modified to a jet type of application. Any suggestions by groups for the type of jet - please send to Kati or Tina.

Prizes will be awarded next week after results have been tallied.

Also - the fertilizer is here for the hydroponic shade house and Mike is making modifications so that we can have 2 rows on 1 fertilizer and 2 rows on another fertilizer. By Friday, I hope that the system is operation and planting can take place when ever you are ready!

Friday the 13th!

Friday, March 13, 2009 the organic greenhouse farm will cease, and the decision on the winners will be made. Please visit the blog to see who the winners are. Prizes will be awarded.
Also start thinking of what crops you would like to plant the next go round. We will be modifying the irrigation to allow more choices for the watering times anywhere from 1 second to 12 hours. Also the drip irrigation will be replaced with misters. Good Luck everyone!

Is Miracle-Gro a miracle?

It is a ‘miracle’ that both spinach and cilantro planted in Miracle-Gro fertilized soil have stayed in suspended animation for almost two weeks. Cilantro especially has not grown up since germinating, becoming yellowish day by day. Is it because of too much nitrogen in the Miracle (N:P:K 7-1-2)?

Coming to an end?

Starting March 9, 2009, our organic greenhouse plants will be looked at on a week by week basis to determine when the project will end and who the "winners" are. That gives us at least one more week to nurture our plants and get them growing....Go Spice Girls!

Fertilizer is on its way!

This week Teresa will be bringing the fertilizer for the hydroponic shadehouse. We will soon be ready to start planting!

Question for the powers to be:

How and when will you decide who the “winners” are? Here is the reason I ask. If it will be in say a month, it might make sense to leave many plants in a pot to have the most mass at the end. If it will be in say three months, it might be better to leave only one plant per tiny pot, or they will all be dead. Thank you - rita.

PS- Ian, how did you get Pam to let you video her, do you know how much trouble she gives me when I want her to be my model? Good job!!!

Spicy!

Spicy! Spicy! Green gators today are rewarded with the fresh fragrant when they thinned our cilantro. We guess it might be even smellier when it grows bigger and starts to absorb Perdue or Miracle-Gro, which smells not so pleasant to us but should be sweet to cilantro and spinach.

Green gators are glad to see all their spinach have germinated at the 6th day after planted. Cilantro seems not to be in a hurry. There are only three ‘early birds’ headed out of their beds on Feb, 12. As our decent baby seedlings are ‘getting up’, Guiqing is thinking of giving them more to drink. It is true that the temperature is warming up. We don't want our cuties to be thirsty!