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Farhad A

I have cut back my purchase of bananas because they are not local and most brands are from questionable companies.

Went to our local shop and found a huge pack of "old bananas" at discount price. So I purchased them.

This gave me the opportunity to create banana juice for my plants. Cut the peels into small pieces, added water and let it sit for w days.

Going to use the water as #potassium boost for my plants and crush the peels in a high speed mixer with coffee grounds, egg shells and a small amount of baking soda to adjust the pH level to create my speed #compost mix.

It will go into the bottom of the container I'm preparing for a friend with cherry tomatoes. Hopefully she will be able to grow them as tall as I managed (3M+) and get a lot of #tomatoes from it.

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #SouthOfFrance #Hydroponics #GrowYourOwn #Plants

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Farhad A

Spent a lot of time in the balcony today. Cleaned up and got rid of some half dead plants, detaches and replanted strawberries from last year and added new compost into the pots.

I had 3 large strawberry plants growing from last year and I could see they were struggling.

Took them out and dividend then into 29 small strawberry plants and put them into 3 different planters with a lot of compost from the big bag I started last summer.

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #SouthOfFrance #Hydroponics #GrowYourOwn #Plants

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Farhad A

Another failed experiment. Cocktail tomatoe plant on the balcony, the Kratky system didn't work at all and mix of heavy rain and lack of attention got it killed.

Cleaning up the balcony to have one side for sitting and other side for gardening as my wife is coming back in a few months and demanded to have her half of the balcony "livable" bor like a jungle as it is today.

Probably have to give up my second 220L water container as well because there was a no way I can have 2 of them fitting in one side of the balcony.

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #SouthOfFrance #Hydroponics #GrowYourOwn #Plants

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Farhad A

This is what happens when you grow #mint ina hydroponic system.

Just like in soil, mint have a strong way of spreading and taking over what ever place is available.

This used to hold a #parsley seedling, next to the mint unit on the 3x5 hole #IKEA #Växer unit.

The parsley was killed long time ago and it's roots were chocked and taken over by the neighboring mint.

I'm cleaning up the unit indoor and getting rid of all the unhealthy units. This , I pulled to find over 40cm of roots growing towards the rest of the system.

I removed this unit and trimmed all the unnecessary roots. And I probably have to do major cleanup of the reservoir.

But for now, this guy needs a new home.

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #SouthOfFrance #Hydroponics #GrowYourOwn #Plants

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Farhad A

Hydroponic leek from an outdoor #IKEA #Växer (small 3x4 holes) unit.

Kept one unit on the balcony and turned it into #DWS using solar panels and air pump.

Tomatoes and parsley didn't do well out there but leek seems to have gone wild and have thick juicy leaves.

Not at tall as those I planted in soil and the white part is not as long as those but overall it is a great vegetable that is going to be my #leek and #garlic #omelette today.

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #SouthOfFrance #Hydroponics #GrowYourOwn #Plants

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Farhad A

I wasn't planning to start any seeds this summer, but the sale of our apartment is delayed to post summer so I'm going to set up a system outside to water the plants while I travel finding a new house.

Used cocopeat, vermiculite and compost to use as seed starter. Some chilli peppers, some cucumbers, some beef steak tomatoes and some mystery seeds.

Going to prepare another one for hydroponics with dill, fizzy parsley, Moroccan mint, Persian Basil and spinach.

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #SouthOfFrance #Hydroponics #GrowYourOwn #Plants

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Farhad A

Tried to go to sleep early, and instead ended up waking up at 2AM.

Decided to do some quiet garden work so I picked up the failed attempt to grow #garlic hydroponically.

It grew pretty good as long as just the roots were in water, but when I planted the bulbs in #vermiculite and placed them on one of the holes of #IKEA #Växer, they stopped growing after a while and the stems turned dryand rotten.

I am going to plant these in soil outside to see if I get them to grow leaves again.

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #SouthOfFrance #Hydroponics #GrowYourOwn #Plants

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Farhad A

Nothing is more rewarding for a hobby gardener than getting surprise seedlings that happened to grow from a dropped tomato plant.

Saw it last week and let them grow a bit till today.

Picked them up and gently separated them and now I have lots of cherry tomato seedlings to replant and grow them a bit more so either giving them away or selling them.

#Tomatoes #SurprisePlants
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Farhad A

Another major batch of #parsley from one of #IKEA #Växer units.

This time is about 700g and going to freeze them while waiting for the next batch to grow (I have one more with parsley, one with #leek, #coriander, #mint, and #dill that are not producing as much. Each unit has 15 grow holes. One is almost empty. I am missing #taragon and I'm missing Iranian Shanbalileh (شَنبَلیله یا به فارسی دری شینبل (نام علمی: Trigonella foenum-graecum) ) to have all vegetables I need except to spinach that is not worth growing in small space that I have to be self sufficient in having all necessary vegetables for cooking different Iranian dishes.

This single Ikea unit has givene 5 batch of parsley since I started it and ther are no sign of decline as ww are getting closer to summer.

It has already paid off the initial cost I paid for it and from now on, it's all profit. Next it trying to setup the Mimi tower unit to grow them with solar powered water pumps and sunshine (no artificial LEDs for this trial.

Just need to buy some fertilizer because running low.

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #SouthOfFrance #Hydroponics #GrowYourOwn #Plants

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