Growing Spirulina, General Hydroponics, Strawberry Tower and Worm Composting Bin
John from www.growingyourgreens.com visits the Maker Faire and learns about growing spirulina in a fish tank, also a easy hydroponic system as well as how to make a strawberry tower out of 5 gallon buckets and see how to make an easy-to-make worm composting bin.
20 Responses to Growing Spirulina, General Hydroponics, Strawberry Tower and Worm Composting Bin
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Very good info
BackyardDiscoveryCo
August 2, 2012 at 10:12 pm
I’ve read most papers use a soy based ink…magazines are a different story.
amusingisthedawn
August 2, 2012 at 10:31 pm
LOL I am so happy that I am living in a time where if I become homeless or have no way to make money, I can still find a way to eat healthy thanks to advances in agricultural, energy, and other sustainable technologies!
EasternMerchant
August 2, 2012 at 10:53 pm
SEA CROP is amazing!
fetymann
August 2, 2012 at 11:49 pm
the ink is made from soy. not sure how you get black from light colored soy. Hmmm…
fetymann
August 2, 2012 at 11:52 pm
no it isn’t.
Imat00l
August 2, 2012 at 11:54 pm
nd with aquaponics u could feed the worms to ur fish and the castings to the plants, so u dont have to buy fish food anymore, then u can eat the fruit from the plants, the plants and the fish
nephildevil
August 3, 2012 at 12:21 am
eating live spirulina seems like a gooey business :p
nephildevil
August 3, 2012 at 12:31 am
Do sunspots affect solar electric systems?
HerbalixPro
August 3, 2012 at 1:29 am
Soylent green lab! Brilliant.
441rider
August 3, 2012 at 2:02 am
how about cannabis plants?
weedClouds4life2
August 3, 2012 at 2:39 am
Plant tags!!! Why didn’t I think of that! I have several sets just sitting around that my cats destroyed!
lecithinacid
August 3, 2012 at 3:19 am
John Im so happy for you. Keep up the wonderful work
EarthyPlum
August 3, 2012 at 4:18 am
MORE HYDROPONICS!! YAY!!! Another great reason to grow indoors is fresh food of your choice all year round! You can also make your own systems with the same tubs you showed for the worms (which I’m totally going to do btw)
I didn’t know GH had an organic line now!!! And the tip about the window blinds… *facepalm* I just threw some out!
bestestmama
August 3, 2012 at 4:18 am
Enjoyed the fair! Thanks John : )
Whippetfest
August 3, 2012 at 4:44 am
oh sweet!!! i was wondering how to grow spirilina!!! i have a bunch of tanks i could use too! =^-^=
Necrowitch
August 3, 2012 at 5:08 am
can’t wait to watch you grow your own Spirulina! I’d like to do that too
HealthForward
August 3, 2012 at 5:23 am
Looked up the instructions on the Master Gardeners site. The design looks great but I would ad a few pvc pipes with holes drilled to assist with easier watering. What a great way to use spare buckets, thanks for sharing John.
rottenrobbie7
August 3, 2012 at 6:05 am
@H8RbyN8URE- I’ve heard most newspapers are printed with vegetable based inks these days. I’ve done a little and it decomposes fairly quickly.
rottenrobbie7
August 3, 2012 at 6:21 am
Sweet! I’m totally gonna make a worm composter now out of storage bins. Worm tea. Awesome.
wonderbung
August 3, 2012 at 6:32 am