Okay, so i've tried the easy things - lettuces, herbs, tomatoes, peppers ... now i wanna try something a bit bigger - MELONS! to be specific, honey dew melons! Now, i'm not sure if this will be successful... but it doesn't hurt to try!
So far, what i've done, is sprout my seeds. Doing this was easy since i've been sprouting seeds for quite a while (practice makes perfect!) . I was able to successfully sprout 28 honey dew plants and transplant them into individuals cups. In 3 more days, i will move them into the hydroponic system.
The seeds sprouted faster than i had expected - 3-4 days was all it took. At 8 days, this is how they looked like. On the 8th day, i transferred them into cups;
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sowed on September 25, 2011 - 8 days old! (since picture was taken)
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| Comfortably sitting in their own cups now |
I've read that melons are a vine-plant; this would mean that they spread around a big area before producing fruit. doing this hydroponically would definitely be a problem! Since i am growing them in pipes and not massive patches of land. So ... i've decided to combine my hydroponics with vertical gardening! this is the process in which plants are trained to grow VERTICALLY as to growing horizontally (vine plants). I have yet to prepare my trellis (the support frame work in which the plants will be latching onto while growing upwards) .. so when it's done, i'll make sure to post the pictures here before installing it. :)
Let's hope this goes well! If any of you readers out there would like to give suggestions, please do. this will be my first time growing melons hydroponcially and vertically, so do tell your secrets! :D
'Till next entry!
Ulyssa
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