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Let's see if this works...
Hello there, and welcome to the blog I made to go with my garden cams.In may of 2007, I planted some morning glory vines in planters on the side of my apartment's balcony. The goal was partly to...
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Sprouts!
Well, I guess something must be working - today, I have tomato sprouts in all three positions.This makes it a little less than a week from the initial "planting" to the sprouts reaching the top of the...
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Springtime under the lights
There may be snow on the ground outside, but it's springtime indoors under the lights!The grapefruit trees have suddenly decided that it's time to make more leaves again, and both of them are putting...
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A new pump
Right around the two-week mark on my AeroGarden unit, I noticed a huming sound. There is usually a very quiet hum coming from the reservoir, about as loud as a fish tank aerator pump, but this was a...
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Tomatoes!
After "planting" them in mid-January, my tomatoes are starting to ripen now, and I picked my first batch of them last night. Okay, so it isn't exactly the Happy Valley Produce Co-op, but...
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I've got........a Plan!
With the recent warm weather and rain, and some plants that have spent the winter growing indoors, I guess it's about time to start working on the balcony again. Last year was my first experiment with...
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Farewell Yellow Tomatoes...
...we hardly knew ye.I'm afraid that I have some bad news today: the yellow tomato plant is no more.The AeroGarden instructions say to trim the tomato plants' leaves fairly aggressively, and now I know...
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Green walls
It was really pretty nice having a "green wall" partially enclosing the balcony last year. In fact, it was nice enough that I decided to extend the idea to both open faces of the balcony this year.The...
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Something New!
What's this? An update?The tomatoes had a good run, lasting far beyond their supply of nutrient tablets, and even had a bit of a comeback later on, using Miracle-Gro fertilizer. They had gotten a bit...
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Beans!
Well, it looks like the first sprout has reached the point where it's poking its head up through the top of its pod. It's a bit too big to squeeze through the hole without help though, so I took the...
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A Matter of Perspective
I was sorting through some files today, and ran across a couple of pictures that illustrate the effectiveness of my "green wall" pretty well. The webcam is mounted high on the wall of the balcony,...
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Temporarily Offline
Well, nuts. Apparently, the camera has picked up an intermittent, and needs some work. I've taken it down temporarily while I work on it, but I'll hopefully it will be a quick fix, and I can have it...
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