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[Tomatoking]

Originally Posted by Tradesonred [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

My only cost is a bag or 2 of soil with some nutriments added in, can it really be cheaper than that?

The peppers just wouldnt grow, im thinking my pot wasnt big enough maybe, same with aubergine

there are many factors , if you dont feed your plants every 2-4 weeks you wont get good results , you need quality soluable natural fertilizers and those arent cheap

you also need to spray your plants , all of them, against various buggies including ( But not limited to ) Caterpillars ** nemotodes ( horrible soil bugs ) Leaf miners , and various beetles that will hump your plants and eat silly amounts of your tasties while you sleep.

peppers require a bee to get a pepper btw , and phosphorous to make a flower , when they are full grown add bone meal

start with GARDEN SOIL not potting soil and definitley dont buy manure or compost unless you are feeding an adult tree, big problem most people make when they start gardening.

if you can , raise your beds with composite lumber ( if you have bucks irl ) USe regular wood if not , dig down at least 4 inches and remove soil if your dirt sucks

i bought 10 big bags of miracle grow garden soil for the tomatoes you see in my pics , thats about 100 bucks , my tessara was around 120 bucks , ive spent 27$ so far on fertilizer , 2 bottles of caterpillar spray @ 10 bucks each , 1 bottle of organicide and other then strings or clips so far no other expenses.

growing in dirt is just as expensive as hydroponically trust me. 1 gallon of botanicare CNS17 should last you 1 year and its 28$ Best part is you can spray the nutrients directly on your plants at half strength for max uptake

Hydro plants grow more then 4x as fast as regular plants

ill take a pic of my broccoli tomorrow you wont believe how fast its growing.

you can build your own hydro system with a small amount of brown magic and huggie knowledge + a few trips to home depot