cdmtdm Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I've just been made aware that Hydroton went bust! But there seems to be another source around that is made in Thailand, will post it when I find it. Tom. Hi Tom , my plan is to use 3/4inch bluemetal same as they use on the road works ... much cheaper and more readily available ...i am also about to start up in Nk Area ... cheers and goodluck Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdmtdm Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I've just been made aware that Hydroton went bust! But there seems to be another source around that is made in Thailand, will post it when I find it. Tom. Hi Tom , my plan is to use 3/4inch bluemetal same as they use on the road works ... much cheaper and more readily available ...i am also about to start up in Nk Area ... cheers and goodluck Chris Hi Cdmtdm, i got hold of some 50KG bags of Popper in the end, not cheap but I figure it should outperform the gravel as it's designed for the job. I have also ordered a pallet of Seramis for future use, should be here sometime next month. Are you going hydroponic or aquaponic? Cheers, Tom. Hey Tom thanks for the reply , i sent u a pm.. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Hello All, could you please post a picture of the material and the bag/label please. rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Hello All, tomster thanks for posting the pictures!! rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Hello All, I went to Home Pro out on Hwy 2 in Korat yesterday to have a look at bathroom furinishings and look in the garden supplies and they had small bags of popper's, 6Lt. @ B.135. It maybe the smaller bags get beat around more, but they sure chip easy. Pic. The poppers dirrect from the bag, L/H, and hydrotron R/H. rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Hello All, since this is a hydro thread, I'll recover one of my plans that I will be able to finally be able to do after we move from town to farm. Looks like with poppers you need to clean and rinse off very well before use as this will be in a recirculating system. 10 X 5Gal buckets and net pots, the roots will be suspended in nutes, so if the power dies, all is not lost. rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop1 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Hello All, since this is a hydro thread, I'll recover one of my plans that I will be able to finally be able to do after we move from town to farm. Looks like with poppers you need to clean and rinse off very well before use as this will be in a recirculating system. 10 X 5Gal buckets and net pots, the roots will be suspended in nutes, so if the power dies, all is not lost. rice555 Hi Rice , can you tell me what the bucket is worth? Cheers Scoop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Hello Scoop1, it's been a while since I've priced them, but used buckets were going between B.30-40 each, not always with lids. Some of them need some work to clean up the insides. Off to mix up nutes, the plants are hungry. rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop1 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Hello Scoop1, it's been a while since I've priced them, but used buckets were going between B.30-40 each, not always with lids. Some of them need some work to clean up the insides. Off to mix up nutes, the plants are hungry. rice555 Thanks Rice Scoop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Hello All, tomster, I've only been there 3 times(2-taxi/1- with Thescott) but you turn left left(coming from JJ) on Soi 71. The rest is a blur, then you turn left off the main soi/road,(50-75M) it "T's", turn R. Take the next L. and up on the R/H side is the WESCO warehouse, yes, its surrounded by houses on a small soi. It's always been calling WESCO and asking moto-taxis for directions. On the R/H side, inside of the building you walk to the back and go upstairs, take your shoes off and go inside. Much easier to order and have EMS's or shipped to you, it's a warehouse, not a shop/store. Only the one guy we've listed on the hydro threads about nutes speaks English. rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop1 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Hi all, just need some information on two types of Chilli's from experienced Chilli growers if possible, I have been given some seeds to grow in Hydroponics and have been warned that they are extremely hot and just wanted to know if I have to take any precautions because of the heat, one is a Habanero Red and a Trinidad Scorpion, I have grown Thai Birdseye before but apparently these two are much much hotter, any advice would be great. Cheers Scoop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Hello All, I haven't grown those two parities, but the latter is the hottest. I thought you were a light weight when it came to fire! rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop1 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Hello All, I haven't grown those two parities, but the latter is the hottest. I thought you were a light weight when it came to fire! rice555 Hi Rice, you are one hundred percent correct , I also heard that you have to wear cloves when handling them, but I am not sure, that's why I need some advice. Cheers Scoop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teletiger Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Cloves? Yes, and garlic around your neck, 'cause these chilli bite. Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop1 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 (edited) Cloves? Yes, and garlic around your neck, 'cause these chilli bite. Regards. Hi Teletiger, I think you mean Gloves not Cloves , is that right? yes I am aware that they are the hottest chilli on the planet, I wont be eating them just growing them, haha, but what about handling them, and other advice ? , Sorry buts what's with the Garlic? I know nothing about eating chilli's is that like an Anti Venom. Cheers Scoop Edited August 27, 2013 by Scoop1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Hello All, Scoop1 the only chili I've had cause problems with from handling has been one verity of brown Hab from TGS in FL, their "Jamaican Hot Chocolate". Have not had this problems with other hab's or with Naga's, but, after you cut a chili, it's a different story. rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewater Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Great info all, i am soon to be starting a hydro garden and i am so happy to see a place to get such great info. Keep up the Great posts and i will add when i land next mo. , ahhhh to be retired and relaxing, with a garden of my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewater Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Rice Those chunks look nice and uniform. What size are they...??? About 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm is what I'm after. I reckon those chunks mixed 50% with the fine coir dust would be ideal. This stuff is LOADED with salt and takes a weeks soaking to be usable: Buffered and Non-Buffered Coco Coir Coco coir in its natural state contains a lot of sodium ions, which cling to the coco coir like a magnet on the cation exchange sites, and is also rich in potassium. In order to make coco coir suitable for use as a growing media it must be pretreated or ‘buffered’ before use. The buffering process involves pre-soaking the coir for 12-24 hours with a buffering solution high in calcium; this displaces the sodium and balances the naturally occurring potassium. After the soaking period the media is washed with water, this removes the displaced sodium, leaving the calcium in the coir. This buffering process prevents unwanted draw down or ‘lockout’ of calcium and magnesium, and avoids sodium toxicity issues. Luckily for us home growers, most pre-packaged coir products in grow stores are buffered at the point of manufacture and will be ready to use, however; it doesn’t hurt to check the packaging before use! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Hello All, whitewater, I think someone brought that up before, they were asking about some pre-rince for coir. I think it only on paper here, you have to go back to the mother ship to get it. Even the export coir slabs and pressed bricks made in LOS not pretreated from what I can tell, let alone how washed it is during the screening process. This is what I've used before which I buy locally. The white bags cost Bt.80-90 depending where I buy, I now have switched over to the smaller bags(Bt.15-20) but the coir is cleaner and not a lot of fiber or trash. For those in the Korat area, the place is at the Ya Mo Market. I'm heded towards downtown in a bahtbus in the pic. If you go back up to the corner and turn R., go down to soi's you will be across the road from The Mall Korat. If you turn L. at the corner and go up 2 soi's you will be at the train station. If you go straight at the same corner and head W., and go about 3/4 miles you will be in the back of Lotus. He has coir, and 2 other sizes of pieces which is cheaper than the coir, on the ground are bags of CRH($?). rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop1 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 (edited) Hi All, whitewater if the coir processing procedure is done properly there is a lot less sodium remaining in the coir, however that is not always the case or what maybe in the bag, its a Nitrogen draw down index that has to be rectified before initial use, most large coir manufacturers have specifications on what that Nitrogen draw down index is, but so many don't have that information, the easiest way to "charge" the new coir is to use a Calcium Nitrate solution { 20.0% Calcium 15.5% Nitrogen or similar } at an EC of 2.0 and totally cover and saturate the coir with this charging solution and leave it soaking for at least 24 hours and the completely drain it , then give it a good flush with the nutrient solution at the strength that you require for the plant that will be growing in the coir, and then it will be ready to use and the seedling won't suffer from a Nitrogen deficiency from that draw down. This is the formula that is required, dissolve 400 grams of { Calcium Nitrate at the percentage mentioned above } in 1 litre of water and use it at a dilution rate of 1- 200 and that will get you very close to EC 2.0. which will supply 310ppm of Nitrogen and 400ppm of Calcium. If the percentage of the Calcium Nitrate is a little different, give me yell and I will work it out for you if you need me to. Cheers Scoop Edited September 1, 2013 by Scoop1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Hello All, thanks Scoop1 for the calcium nitrate info. The husk pieces in this pic is what runs Bt.80 for the big bag, have not seen this wide of tray before. Rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimleybob Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Hello All, thanks Scoop1 for the calcium nitrate info. The husk pieces in this pic is what runs Bt.80 for the big bag, have not seen this wide of tray before. Rice555 Two questions Do you plant seeds directly into growing medium or in seed trays? How often do you have to change the growing medium? Thanks. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Hello All, GB, I dump my coir into my dirt garden, what do the say about not growing toms in the same spot every year? Trays, I now fill and then level my trays with the back of a rake, this Texas OG grower showed me better way than I did. rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop1 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Hello All, thanks Scoop1 for the calcium nitrate info. The husk pieces in this pic is what runs Bt.80 for the big bag, have not seen this wide of tray before. Rice555 Two questions Do you plant seeds directly into growing medium or in seed trays? How often do you have to change the growing medium? Thanks. Bob Hi GB, I use my coir 3 or 4 times with just about everything I grow and when it becomes totally filled with roots I do what rice does and dig it into the soil garden, as for the seeds I sew my seeds in individual trays 1 seed per division, with the same coir and transplant when strong enough, If you have to separate, lets say 10 or 20 seedlings it does cause stress to them and that sets you back a little bit while they recover, but with Hydroponics , it is not the same as soil, where you should not plant the same plants in the same position season after season ,because you are feeding a balanced and fresh nutrient all the time so there is no depletion of elements from the same plants like there is in soil, I just flush the used coir in fresh water and start again. Cheers Scoop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Hello All, the new issue of <see the pic> has a few articles and some good pic's on hydro and protected ag(net/greenhouses) covering grapes, papaya and other toms/greens, dirt and hydro. Well worth the Bt.60 just for the pics. rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Hello All,thought I would start this thread again, Scoop1, do you re-treat your coir with calcium nitrate when you replant? My coir has been sitting in the grow bags since the last season, been rained on, like tonight , and planning to reuse the coir and use your nute formula, have about a week till they need to be planted. Here's the plants today and early this evening after seeding 4 more trays and reorganizing the older plants to the back so I can feed them. I did plant 25 Carolina Reapers, the new #1 HOT to give them a try. The first pic, the R/H plants are 2 months, the R/H 1 month old. Thanks for any help. rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop1 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Good morning all, hi rice, if your coir has been used there is no need to condition it again, just flush the EC out of it with a bit of fresh water then flush through with the nutrient strength you plan to use, too easy. Cheers Scoop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Hello All, thanks Scoop1, about to start transplanting this coming week. If I would of done so this week, today would have been damage control, early this morning the skies opened and barrels, not buckets came down heavy, no wind, just straight down. Thanks rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fapington Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 We are getting shit on down here too Rice. Non stop rain for the last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop1 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Hi all, Rice and Fapington , my plan is to come and visit you guys in Febuary 2014 and I cant wait Scoop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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