Sher
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Post by Sher on Mar 28, 2020 20:24:25 GMT -5
I have the Harvest 360 grow deck seeded with Parris Island romaine lettuce, Napa cabbage, and medium sized bok choy.
And does anyone else think the stainless Harvest 360 Elite looks like a cook pot with a levitating lid? 
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Post by Shawn on Mar 29, 2020 5:33:50 GMT -5
 Yes it does.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Mar 31, 2020 8:08:24 GMT -5
Day 3. I see life in all but 2 pods so far.
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Post by Sher on Mar 31, 2020 8:12:00 GMT -5
Just in case anyone wonders why the water cap is white... I painted it black, but the cap is one of those plastics that even Krylon won't stick to. The paint peeled off.
At least it matches the white rim.  |
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Post by Shawn on Mar 31, 2020 8:13:47 GMT -5
Exciting!
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Apr 5, 2020 15:27:22 GMT -5
I`m seeing nice progress here.
I seeded another Harvest with 3 Chibikko tomatoes, 3 dwarf Thai purple eggplant, 9 perpetual spinach (heat tolerant spinach-tasting chard) and 8 more Suzhou Baby (8" tall) bok choy.
All seeds were from Baker Creek, except the tomato from Renaissance Farms.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2020 16:16:23 GMT -5
the seedlings look very healthy..yes it does look like a cooker...and I really like the look of the Harvest set-up
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Apr 10, 2020 15:57:37 GMT -5
Here they are at 13 days!
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Apr 11, 2020 15:58:12 GMT -5
At 14 days, the Napa cabbage had to come out of the seed starter. They are huge and had a massive root system, to the point they were growing through the filter into the pump. Not to mention shading everything else out!
We are expecting very severe weather tomorrow. So Monday I will start hardening them off.
I didn't have solo cups, so planted them in a planter with coco coir to hold them over.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2020 16:57:22 GMT -5
there ya go....lookin good sher
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Apr 11, 2020 17:02:31 GMT -5
Thanks. Corinne. I'm really looking forward to seeing these mature. I have a total of 8. 6 will be for regular cooking and stir fries, and two for a kimchi recipe I want to tty.
How's that for counting your eggs before they hatch!
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Apr 17, 2020 16:43:42 GMT -5
I got a few things planted out today.
Here is my window before I set them out.
And this is what I got planted today. There's more to go, but with COPD, two boxes a day is my limit.
These are 20+ year old Earth Boxes. Now all I do is fill them with 1/3 container potting soil, 1/3 coco coir. 1/3 compost, plus granular fertilizer, perlite, and epsom salt (magnesium), I'll add additional supplements if they need it.
It's anybody's guess how these will do. Our nights are ranging from the 30's to the 50's, and our days from the 60's to the 80's
Will plant more tomorrow, transfer more out of the AG seed starter tonight, and get some flowers planted in the seed starter.
They will be late, but hopefully worth waiting for.
We are expecting severe thunderstorms Sunday. I'm hoping these survive!
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Post by Shawn on Apr 18, 2020 4:35:12 GMT -5
Can you bring in the garage at night when it storms
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Apr 18, 2020 5:47:17 GMT -5
No. The Earth Boxes are way too heavy to move.
But I'm not going to worry about it. I have a whole bunch of starts to replace them, if need be. But I'm hoping I won't have to.  |
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Post by Shawn on Apr 18, 2020 7:20:55 GMT -5
Ahh ok, I did not realize they were in EB's
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2020 10:35:54 GMT -5
The EB's have a plastic cover that fits around the rim of the box with an elaastic. One purpose of this is to protect from bad weather. Excess rain won;t damage the crops because the excess will just drain out the bottom..one of the perks of the EB's.If you don;t have any covers, you can use use trash bags cut to dimension and duck tape it around and have slits cut for the plants to get air and protection from water on the cover.
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Post by thegrindre on Apr 19, 2020 20:00:57 GMT -5
And does anyone else think the stainless Harvest 360 Elite looks like a cook pot with a levitating lid?
Levitating lid? Spooky... Yes it does. 
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Jay
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Post by Jay on Apr 22, 2020 8:41:10 GMT -5
Sher do you have casters on your Earthbox? I'm thinking of getting some and the option to add casters seems a little expensive... I had a knockoff with casters and after one season the side of the hole where the caster fits broke. I'm putting deck saver wedges under it for now.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Apr 22, 2020 9:56:06 GMT -5
Jay , my Earthboxes are over 20 years old. I used them as Earth Boxes when they were new, but now I just use them as large containers with richly amended soil.
I do not have casters, but they would be a much appreciated accessory!
I do have them lifted off the deck with short lengths of 4x4's.
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Post by Shawn on Apr 22, 2020 12:05:29 GMT -5
I was going to get casters as I have bad back issues but I will wait and see how I do this year first. Then again if my plants die before they get planted I may either buy some from the nursery OR plant flowers in mine
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