I'm getting greenhouses next year, so I won't be worried about the plants then. But I'm thinking of growing some herbs - lavender and a few others possibly when I begin my herbal classes. What kind of lighting should I get? I will be potting them and growing them indoors for the time being. And windows aren't an option since I only get about 3-4 hours of sunlight on either side of my house.
Get Grow Light florescent bulbs or LEDs only. The LEDs use less electricity. Check here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grow_light Peace, poor_old_dad
I am part of a start up. We needed to test some LEDs. In a dark basement, over eight weeks, kale, geraniums and tomatoes lived under a 9 w led in blue/red spectrum. We got leaf growth, blooms and fruit set. Now we are selling them, so please give a look at myterracefarmer dot com
Dear Ms. Drumminmama, Tell, please, about the "My Worm Farmer. Will y'all have a "My Bee Farmer"? Peace, poor_old_dad
im going to start a worm farm ^.^, really excited about it. i saw this "worm hotel" on the internet, and basically you stick a box with a lid in the soil, put your organic waste in the top, and the worms come up to eat, but they deficate below/ around your garden because worms dont generally eat and poop in the same place if they can avoid it. anyway, worm poos great for the garden ^.^
Worm poos, or worm castings, are indeed one of the best fertilizers. Another thing good about worms in the garden is they keep the soil loose, allowing air into the soil. When I had a farm in Arkansas, part of it was raising rabbits in cages. Sold young ones to meat company & raised worms in the rabbit droppings. Sold extra worms to fisherman. Used and sold the fertilizer. Sold older rabbits as pets (especially around Easter), never ate any of them.... multitasking... Peace, poor_old_dad
Lol...no, no bee farms. It's a semi closed system, so the worms make the soil enhancement. If anyone is curious, use the greenhouse name, myterracefarmer, and add a handy dot com, and I think net works, too.
