Organic Farming, anyone?

[ulyssa_marie]

sa city hall gyud? i tried calling the baranggay hall and they gave the phone to a vendor. they sold me semi composted coconut bark. not vermicompost. it was still crawling with millipedes and beetle grubs. Not to mention the stuff still had very sharp coconut slivers.

Im not easily disgusted but those plump beetle grubs really made my hairs stand out on end.

yes, sa city hall jud. u can go there personally and they'll give u the pure vermi the ones i got dont have any bugs nor coconut parts in it. I usually buy 100kg or more every month from them.

The citi hall is right beside BIR (past the flyover behind Ayala and Pag-ibig). U can speak to the tanods or people near by to show u the direction. good luck!

[Kibir_Tidibir]

where can i buy parsley seeds? kbw mu?hehe

[inc-pankz]

guys is it true ang tanglad na tanum mka tabang ug pawala sa lamok? ?

[Kibir_Tidibir]

@ulyssa_marie: my basil cuttings have just grown roots today, when would be the best time to pot them? pls help me.hehhe

[codered88]

yes, sa city hall jud. u can go there personally and they'll give u the pure vermi the ones i got dont have any bugs nor coconut parts in it. I usually buy 100kg or more every month from them.

The citi hall is right beside BIR (past the flyover behind Ayala and Pag-ibig). U can speak to the tanods or people near by to show u the direction. good luck!

how mush is it sis? are they selling it per kilo or per sack?

[datu_rob]

hello peeps, nagpahipi lang ko until murag namingaw man ni na thread. I just wonder is hydroponics also regarded as organic farming? Home gardener wannabe from Talisay here...

[ulyssa_marie]

hello peeps, nagpahipi lang ko until murag namingaw man ni na thread. I just wonder is hydroponics also regarded as organic farming? Home gardener wannabe from Talisay here...

I get that question a lot. If u search in GOOGLE, it'll tell you "NO, it's not the same", and it'll answer pretty much why.

Basically, organic gardening means u grow your crops in its most 'natural' habbitat with 'natural fertilizers'. When growing hydroponically, u can quickly pick up that plants dont naturally grow in pipes, with light bulbs and water pumps. Secondly, in hydroponics, u use chemical nutrient solutions to replace the nutrients the plants need from the soil (since hydroponics is SOIL-LESS gardening). t

There CAN be Organic-Hydroponic Produce, in where u can use organic liquid solutions instead of non-organic chemical solutions.

i do both organic gardening (my tomatoes, ocra and herbs), Hydroponic gardening (my lettuces) and Organicy-hydroponic gardening (my other herbs) ... I'm in Talisay too.

[datu_rob]

OMG! It's the hydropnics guru in Cebu! (arms raised and bowing down). Deeply humbled by your reply. I have read your posts and some of your blogs just today and kudos to your achievement to note that with such a short time you have accomplished so much. I would surely love to see your garden one of these days kay duol ra man diay ta. Another question, is it cost effective, I mean like the bulbs of lettuce you presented, how much would you sell it compared to the ones in the grocery shops?

[ulyssa_marie]

OMG! It's the hydropnics guru in Cebu! (arms raised and bowing down). Deeply humbled by your reply. I have read your posts and some of your blogs just today and kudos to your achievement to note that with such a short time you have accomplished so much. I would surely love to see your garden one of these days kay duol ra man diay ta. Another question, is it cost effective, I mean like the bulbs of lettuce you presented, how much would you sell it compared to the ones in the grocery shops?

I'm no guru . i'm still an amateur. there are many hydroponics enthusiasts here in istorya that have accomplished way more than i have.

i cost my lettuces at php170 a kilo, retail.. which is just about the same as the ones in the groceries (approx php170-200+ a kilo). But let me tell you.. that they are LIGHT AS FEATHERS! it takes me about 30 heads of lettuce to reach a kilo..well...that would depend on what kind of lettuce really..since some lettuces hold lots of water more than other.

There are restaurants who want wholesale prices though... and they KNOW how to bargain! sometimes they demand it at php80 a kilo

though, i've slowed down on lettuce production. they're sensitive like babies and drive me up the wall.

But when it comes to home gardening, harvesting ur own lettuce to eat (be it organic or hydroponic) after growing them urself feels soo much better than buying it off the shelf. It tastes better too (psychological since u wanna believe that ur efforts taste good. haha )

[connection2wealth]

Hi Guys,
Nice to be here, I'm into backyard farming - aquaponics - and hope to link with other practioners or enthusiast. I want to post some pictures but I'm quite backward when it comes to this stuff as I am groping my way how to go about it. Just a test run of how this goes.
Esoy/Joel

Hi Esoy,

I emailed you last time about Aquaponics...I supposed to attain trainings on your Sunday schedule but due to some hectic schedule I decided to do some research na lng...now my setup is 2 weeks+ old na...

Here's the thread I'm created for Aquaponics enthusiast...hope you can share yours also if you don't mind..hope to see you there..

https://www.istorya.net/forums/genera...nces-here.html