http://doodlegeek.com Aaron and Kari Birchler en-us Copyright 2006-2010, Aaron and Kari Birchler webmaster@doodlegeek.com 60 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/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/74/ Wow, this is a fascinating method of growing plants. Good luck with your vegetables this year. Mamie also has a garden, but we haven't really been taking very good care of it. Recently, we had our first experience paying a gardener to mow our lawn. Between the baby and this being my busy season (I'm in charge of the school play every year), I didn't have time to mow. We didn't want another letter from the Homeowners' Association. It seems like tomatoes can grow anywhere. We also had zucchini, but we let it stay on the vine too long. Our eggplant didn't do very well. The sugar snap peas were great. I'm not a big fan of them, but even I thought they tasted pretty good. We tried strawberries, but while the plants did okay, no strawberries grew. Right now, the only thing growing well is the baby. I'm okay with that. Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:52:50 -0700 http://doodlegeek.com/article/74/comment/333/ http://doodlegeek.com/article/73/ AHAHAHAHAHA! "Little presents"... Poor Kari. I guess the next lesson for Christian is to stay where he is until he is cleaned up. It sounds like he's making progress, though. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:13:12 -0800 http://doodlegeek.com/article/73/comment/332/