http://doodlegeek.com Aaron and Kari Birchler en-us Copyright 2006-2012, Aaron and Kari Birchler webmaster@doodlegeek.com 60 http://doodlegeek.com/article/35/ I Liked your portrait of the parakeet and your presentation of him. Very nice! www.GingerBrady.com Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:28:55 -0800 http://doodlegeek.com/article/35/comment/343/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/77/ Although you might be disappointed with the results, I still think your garden looks pretty good. Jennifer & Chaiwat Neokul (do you remember Jenn? and Chaiwat went to PCC, too) have a pretty prolific garden. They recently gave us some homegrown tomatoes, and they tasted great. Your garden reminds me of something my sister showed me. Here's the site she emailed me: http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/urban/upside-down-gardening.htm I thought about trying it just to see how it goes. I thought it was a pretty cool idea. Any way, hope you and the family are doing well. Looking forward to your next post. Sun, 03 Oct 2010 22:34:17 -0700 http://doodlegeek.com/article/77/comment/342/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/76/ No, you don't have to transplant them. There is one tiny problem with my setup--it isn't getting enough light. The tomato plants have gotten pretty big (probably 4 or 5 feet tall now for a couple of them--except they're not propped up), but nothing has made any fruit. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:15:50 -0700 http://doodlegeek.com/article/76/comment/341/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/76/ Wow, it's been a while. Your garden looks good! Ours is not so great. We're having the same issues as you before you tried aquaponics (no time to weed, sparse watering, etc.) So far, we have a nice crop of... nothing. This method you're trying is looking better and better every time I see it. Do you eventually have to transplant them? Hope your family is doing well. I think out daughter, Clara, is starting to get her teeth. She's a lot fussier than before. Take it easy! Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:22:11 -0700 http://doodlegeek.com/article/76/comment/340/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/76/ Hi, Mindy. It's good to hear from you. Thanks--we think they're cute too. Abby is 15 months. I bet your kids are getting big. Wed, 26 May 2010 15:09:50 -0700 http://doodlegeek.com/article/76/comment/339/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/76/ Hey Aaron, How are you guys doing? Jamie and I were just talking about you so I checked to see if this site was still up and running. I see you have two little ones now. Your little ones are so cute. How old is Abby? We need to catch up! Wed, 26 May 2010 13:23:08 -0700 http://doodlegeek.com/article/76/comment/338/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/76/ Yep. That's similar to what I am doing, but mine is no less permanent than theirs is. I actually thought about doing it vertically, but my windows aren't all that tall. I'm still interested in doing it vertically, though, and I like their bottle technique. The biggest difference between what I am doing and what they are doing is that I am using an aquarium as the source of plant nutrient, and they buy commercial plant food. I do get tired of all of the "green" propaganda that one comes across when researching this type of thing, though. They really use a lot of buzz words, don't they (sustainable, green, crowdsource, etc.). Thanks for posting. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:49:58 -0700 http://doodlegeek.com/article/76/comment/337/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/76/ Hi - I forgot that you two had a blog. You last couple entries reminded me of something I had seen while browsing the www... http://www.windowfarms.org/ It sounds similiar to what you were doing but on a vertical and more permanent garden. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:52:44 -0700 http://doodlegeek.com/article/76/comment/336/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/74/ I have five white clouds, three zebra danios, and one chinese algae eater We just spent a week at my parents house, and I was a little concerned the fish would die while we were away, but they are all fine, and the plants are flourishing. Two of the tomatoes have roots that extend 14 inches below the bottom of their cups, and I think the lettuce is starting to form heads. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:54:47 -0700 http://doodlegeek.com/article/74/comment/335/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/74/ What kind of fish do you have? I don't see any in the tank. Sun, 11 Apr 2010 23:07:45 -0700 http://doodlegeek.com/article/74/comment/334/