naked hydroponics

May 1st Video, update 3

pete — Tue, 03 May 2011 22:45:09 +0000

We’ve decided (belatedly) to do some comparisons between feeding regimes. We have had good results -and have made recommendations according to those results- starting off with just fortnightly nutrient changes, building up to weekly changes, but we have never really quantified these results in any methodical way. We’ve basically just played it by ear.

So [...]

How we do things the movie, the ongoing saga…

pete — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:58:23 +0000

It’s now week 3 of our naked hydroponics video journal, the ongoing adventures of a few good plants (and cuttings) boldly going where no plant has gone before… How many clichés can one man fit into a sentence, you wonder? Wait for our next update on May 1st (or thereabouts…).

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How we do things, the movie (?)

pete — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:38:39 +0000

Here’s a short video of how we use our Naked Hydroponics Planter.

Hope you find it helpful.

Naked Hydroponics. As simple as not putting clothes on.

pete — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:39:57 +0000

Everyone knows hydroponics is a complex science, right?

Everyone knows hydroponics is highly technical. You need a lot of knowledge, read a lot of books…

You need a lot of equipment, like pumps and lights and aerators and testing equipment…

What if I told you that’s all bull?

There’s no doubt, by spending lots of [...]

Correct Nutrient Levels; a pictorial guide.

pete — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 01:57:26 +0000

The Dose is the key.

If you aren’t getting the results you were hoping for from your Naked Planter, it’s almost certainly due to the wrong amount of nutrient.

And I’m prepared to take -at least- some of the blame.

The problem is there are just too many variables to give an exact dosage, starting [...]

Introducing “Naked Hydroponics”

pete — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:36:58 +0000

The ultimate in simplicity and convenience and the most cost effective for the home gardener. Just walk onto your veranda or balcony for that lettuce leaf, celery stalk, tomato, fresh herb… No dirt, no shovels, no wheelbarrows, no heavy lifting or digging, no weeds, no bending, kneeling or squatting… There’s also no water or air [...]

About Us

pete — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:13:02 +0000

About us? Well basically we’re not ambitious. We just want to change the world. (Doesn’t everyone?) This is just the first step. For my long term goal, read my blog about “Living off the Land”, at avasay.com. After thousands (millions?) of years of being totally at the mercy of the weather, Hydroponics has finally enabled [...]

Nutrients

pete — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:40:50 +0000

Of course, the big break-through for us was finding a nutrient which actually worked consistently with our 'stripped down' system. We trialled every commercial nutrient mix we could find. [...]

Nutrient Comparison

pete — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:31:10 +0000

Thanks to a little prod from ‘Fiona’ (see forum) I have finally addressed a long standing (and embarrassingly obvious) ‘gunnadoo’. After trialling many different brands of nutrient, I have at last gotten around to making a simple comparison of the elements included in the 2 nutrient mixes we have had most success with. Whereas we [...]

Why 2 part Nutrients?

pete — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:51:47 +0000

A couple of people have asked me why Optimum Grow and Optimum Bloom both come in 2 parts. The reason for this -as I understand it- is because some elements tend to react with other elements; specifically calcium tends to react with phosphates and sulphates. This causes what is variously described as ‘nutrient lockout’, ‘nutrient [...]