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Serrano Pepper Flower

Serrano Peppers – Round 3

Posted on June 19, 2015July 11, 2018 by mikeyroy

Also see the previous Serrano post: Overwintering Serrano Peppers I have so many Serrano Peppers in my freezer, I may have to start giving some away, and the plant just keeps making more (~160 fully grown and counting). Triggering the new growth is not automatic, once the plant is done producing its fruit, you have…

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Red Sails Lettuce

Gaviota & Red Sails Lettuce, Kratky Method

Posted on April 5, 2015July 11, 2018 by mikeyroy

I am really happy I started growing lettuce with the Kratky method.  I really like good, clean lettuce. You just can’t get it from a store anymore. What you can get from a store is “triple washed”, bruised, sad  looking, sometimes decaying leaves. No matter how hard I examine a bag or container in the…

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Multigreen 3 MTO Lettuce

Kratky Method Lettuce Update

Posted on February 21, 2015July 11, 2018 by mikeyroy

Three months ago I first posted about doing Kratky on a small scale of one container per plant. A short time afterwards I got a whitefly infestation in my indoor garden, and had to cut everything down. It was a shame, since the lettuce plants were just starting to get big. It’s been six weeks…

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New growth on Serrano pepper plant from nodes

Overwintering Serrano Peppers

Posted on February 7, 2015July 11, 2018 by mikeyroy

I started this plant late in the season from seed – September. Despite the late start, it produced 80 2.5″ pods, which is great. Then in December my indoor garden was infested with whiteflies, and they loved the serrano plant. There was no way to salvage the plants, so I harvested what I could, moved…

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Small Scale Kratky Method Hydroponics

Posted on November 20, 2014August 16, 2018 by mikeyroy

I tried to grow lettuce in soil in my indoor garden once, and failed miserably. I haven’t tried again since. It seemed a waste to dedicate a full pot for such little return, and it was easier to buy. Bulkier greens like Swiss Chard are an exception as they are great for continuous harvest, and…

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Growing Tomatoes in San Francisco & Disease Control – Update

Posted on November 1, 2014July 11, 2018 by mikeyroy

This year, I got a late start to starting the tomatoes. I was optimistic about the grafting, but poor germination with the rootstock and uneven stem sizes lead to failed grafts, and I had to start over a couple of times, eventually deciding to grow the traditional way, from seed, in July. Azoychka, which had…

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Blue Beauty Tomatoes

Blue Beauty Tomatoes in San Francisco

Posted on October 18, 2014July 11, 2018 by mikeyroy

I’m going to preface this by saying, this not so positive review is more than likely from the environment these tomatoes were grown in. The balcony where it continues to grow (yes, even in the middle of October) is full of sun, but there are frequent heavy winds bringing very chilly, moisture laden air. Some…

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Raspberry Pi soil moisture monitor and display

Soil Moisture Monitoring with Raspberry Pi

Posted on October 8, 2014July 11, 2018 by mikeyroy

As described in previous posts, I have a self-watering setup with an extended reservoir. The only problem that has come up is that after some time the supply lines become blocked with a biofilm. When that happens, the larger plants can quickly dry out, and any fruiting going on is affected, either by reduced flowers,…

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Diva Cucumber

Posted on September 1, 2014July 11, 2018 by mikeyroy

I chose this as a parthenocarpic cucumber so I could grow it indoors without needing pollinators. It is gynoecious so all the flowers should be female. It is a perfect size cucumber for fresh eating, an english style cuke, seedless, averaging 8″x1″. The skin was reported to be thin and good for eating in the…

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H19 Little Leaf Cucumber

Posted on September 1, 2014July 11, 2018 by mikeyroy

This was one disappointing plant. Since the weather in San Francisco is not conducive to growing cucumbers, I am growing these indoors in an area that has direct sun most of the day with a fan to circulate air at a regular interval. Since I am growing cucumbers indoors, I chose parthenocarpic varieties so they…

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