This is a public-interest archive. Personal data is pseudonymized and retained under GDPR Article 89.

Re: Stan's hot tomato


On Tue, 03 Mar 1998 19:58:28 -0500 "Michael D. Cook"
<mikecook@pipeline.com> writes:
>At 01:02 PM 3/3/98 -0600, you wrote:
>   
>
>>I guess that this means I will definitely have to use a timer to turn 
>the
>>lights off during the day.  I just hope that I don't have to figure 
>out
>>some way to vent the system too.
>>
>Hi, Stan.  Without venting, you will probably have problems with mold 
>and
>fungus gnats.  But you can vent by just cutting a slit or hole towards 
>the
>top.  If you read the books, they will describe a complicated system 
>for
>figuring how much to vent; on my small cold frame, I just leave it 
>open a
>small amount during daylight hours until the temps. are warm; then I 
>take
>it off completely.  I've never had any problems.
>
>
>Sheila Smith
>mikecook@pipeline.com
>Z 5/6
>
>
Mold, and Fungus Gnats? EEEEUUUUU,  Where do you live?  I think I will
never take a vacation in your area. :-) 
     Seriously though, In Boulder Colorado, we have a semi-arid
environment.  I'm just going to chance the Mold and Fungus Gnats.  I may
get away with it due to the dryness.  Oops, I forgot, I will have to
water these things.  Maybe if I put a little lizards in each
pyramid.......    
     I would hate to go through all the trouble of insulating the thing,
and then have to leave the window open.  
     And, no, I don't plan on taking an active part in my garden once it
gets up and running. 
     It is really going to be a concession for me to even go pick up the
pyramids and stack them and put them in storage when the time is right. 
Hmmmm, maybe I could teach my dog to do it.
     This is really what I am striving for.  I want to do all the work
that needs to be done in the spring, set the garden on "automatic",  and
just pick veggies until there are no more.  I have found that I lose
interest once I plant everything.  I am not a very dedicated gardener.  I
would never think of making a second planting.  The fun for me is the
never ending task of trying to make the garden as automatic as possible.
     I have solved the animal problem with an electric fence.
     I have solved the watering problem with soaker hoses on an automatic
timer.
     I plan on solving the transplant problem with the pyramids.
     I plan to solve the feeding problem this year by putting some type
of large fertilizer applicator feeder in line with the water hose.
     I plan to solve the weed problem with lots of 6mil black plastic.
     Bugs are next years problem.
No, none of these solutions are perfect,  that's the point with me, as
long as most things are cheap and reusable, and not labor intensive, I am
more than willing to accept lower yields.  
     My love of gardening is the continual improvement of the mechanical
part of gardening, rather than the horticultural part.  
     No, I will never get it right, but that's OK.  I will keep trying
new things.  That's why I am always asking for other peoples input.

Geeze!  I just go on and on.  Sorry about being so long winded. 


Stan.     The cheap and lazy gardener.

_____________________________________________________________________
You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail.
Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com
Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index