Update

Tomato plants in veggie filter grew well early
on, then were shadowed by the water celery and
disappeared. Today I was thinning the plants
and found one red tomato.
conclusion - tomatoes grow much better
in my soil than in my veggie filter.
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Bonnie
NJ

Bonnie,
How did that one tomato taste?


k30a
and the watergardening labradors
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html

K30a wrote:
Bonnie,
How did that one tomato taste?


k30a
and the watergardening labradors
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html

It tasted like more!

--
Bonnie
NJ

Bonnie wrote:

Tomato plants in veggie filter grew well early
on, then were shadowed by the water celery and
disappeared. Today I was thinning the plants
and found one red tomato.
conclusion - tomatoes grow much better
in my soil than in my veggie filter.

You need to tie up the vines so they don't hang in the water. Tomatoes
grow very well in a hydroponic setup.

John Hines wrote:



You need to tie up the vines so they don't hang in the water. Tomatoes
grow very well in a hydroponic setup.

Thanks for the info John. If I try this again next year
I'll follow your advice.

--
Bonnie
NJ

Bonnie wrote:

John Hines wrote:



You need to tie up the vines so they don't hang in the water. Tomatoes
grow very well in a hydroponic setup.


Thanks for the info John. If I try this again next year
I'll follow your advice.

Thanks for posting, Bonnie. I'd been wondering if anybody was trying to
grow edible (by humans) plants in their filter.

Anybody else? Watercress, maybe?

DT

DT wrote Watercress, maybe?

I have watercress growing in my waterfall.
DH weeded it back to one sprig this spring and
it grew in completely again.
I've been tossing bunches of it in the
pond for the fish, they love it.
I've also used it in salads and on sandwiches
for us.





k30a
and the watergardening labradors
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html

dt wrote:
Bonnie wrote:

John Hines wrote:






Thanks for posting, Bonnie. I'd been wondering if anybody was trying to
grow edible (by humans) plants in their filter.

Anybody else? Watercress, maybe?

DT


I have grown watercress for several years now. And, yes
we do eat it - but I don't mention that to those who are
eating ;-)

--
Bonnie
NJ
http://home.earthlink.net/~maebe43/

"dt" wrote in message
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Bonnie wrote:

John Hines wrote:



You need to tie up the vines so they don't hang in the water. Tomatoes
grow very well in a hydroponic setup.


Thanks for the info John. If I try this again next year
I'll follow your advice.

Thanks for posting, Bonnie. I'd been wondering if anybody was trying to
grow edible (by humans) plants in their filter.

Anybody else? Watercress, maybe?

Watercress grows like mad in my stream. The mint I planted on the backside
of the VF to hide some liner, as roots 3 feet long into the VF, and smaller
plants have arisen on the other side. Next year, lotsa mint and watercress
for me. I think I'll also try Bonnie's Mato idea, and maybe even some Basil.

BV.