Cloning Made Easy
the plants name is called “makahiya” and hiya in tagalog means “shy”.
whenever you touch the plants leaves, they immediately fold up together looking as if its really shy hence the name.
woaaah!
always loved playing with these plants when i was little! i love the philippines <3
(Source: jaidefinichon, via embraceyourshadows)
Close to harvest #straightedge #hydroponics #xvx #xxx
What is Aquaponics?
Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture (growing fish) and hydroponics (growing plants without soil). Herbs and vegetables are able to grow and thrive in the same water system as the fish. Fish excrete ammonia in their waste. In high levels, this can be toxic for both fish and plants. Nitrifying bacteria, which lives in soil and water, convert the ammonia to nitrite and then to nitrate. Nitrates are essential for healthy plant growth. Nitrifying bacteria will thrive in gravel in the fish tank as well as the grow bed. The plants will absorb and use the nitrate to grow and thrive, and the water that is returned to the fish tank will contain less nitrates and more oxygen, creating a healthier environment for the fish.
Benefits of Aquaponics:
- Aquaponic systems uses a fraction of water compared to a soil raised vegetable garden because water is re-used and recycled in an aquaponics system.
- Plants are fertilized organically as opposed to chemically, by the natural fish waste.
- By eliminating soil, soil born diseases are also eliminated, as well as weeds, and most pests.
- Aquaponic systems are relatively easy to maintain. Fish need to be fed daily, and water will need to be replenished and refreshed occasionally in the fish tank.
What is Hydroponics?
Hydroponics basically means “working water”. It is a cultivation of plants in a nutrient enriched solution, instead of soil. Plants feed on basic nutrient salts that are created when biological decomposition breaks down organic matter. Rarely in soil will the conditions be completely balanced. However, a hydroponic system uses water enriched with the same nutrient salts, but is easier to maintain.
Plants are grown in an inert growing medium, although the plant does not receive anything from the medium. The medium is more beneficial if it is able to retain water and also porous enough to allow gas exchange. Types of growing mediums include: sand, perlite, gravel, etc. The plant obtains the nutrients needed from the nutrient solution.
Benefits of using Hydroponics:
- Food can be produced in parts of the world with soil that cannot sustain plant life.
- Hydroponic systems eliminate the need for pesticides, since most pests live in the soil. Without pesticides, the Earth’s air, water, and soil will be cleaner. Even the food produced by the plants will be cleaner.
- Water waste is reduced since most systems recycle the nutrient solution.
- No weeds
- Hydroponics can save space. Plants can be placed closer together since the roots no longer need to grow and reach for nutrients since the nutrients are brought to them.
Hydroponic Windowfarm at the Baker Penthouse! Growing cherry tomatoes and strawberries
Manga publishing is a huge business, valued at hundreds of millions of dollars worldwide, but what happens when the books are no longer wanted? They’re sent to secondhand bookstores, passed down under they’re tattered and worn, recycled and turned to pulp… But Koshi Kawachi, a Tokyo-based artist whose works often feature water and recycling themes, has come up with a fun and eclectic way to give the old comics a burst of new life. His concept is quite simple: place an old comic upright in a dish in a sunny, airy spot, sprinkle some seeds over it, water them, and wait for sprouts to peek out from between the printed pages. Radishes, buckwheat, broccoli, rocket, basil, and many others will work—and of course, so would any book or comic. You might balk at the idea of sacrificing of a perfectly good book—but you can always use a hated one, perhaps one with a particularly weak storyline that you can (literally) breathe some fresh life into it. Paper is potentially a good fertiliser, and if the nitrogen content of pulp could be boosted and the ink made more environmentally-friendly, then Kawachi’s idea could open up imaginative possibilities for book recycling and indoor farming.
(via fuckthereallife)
I have sucked to the maximum on keeping my grow updated on this blog. Much more to come, this is our third grow and here is a pic of one of our Lemon Kush plants. She’s a beauty. I expect to yield about 2oz off her. This the last week or so for her, flush has been done and just waiting for the soil to dry up a little bit and its time for a trim. More to come, you’re all awesome, ttyl!
Dank Submission from:flash5169
Good view of where it split
Aquaponics by Local River
The babies are growing!
Sketching and cutting holes for cells on the hydroponic system.
I hope more cities copy Vancouver
