Member Contingency-Guy
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I do my kratky gardening in the garage, mostly Romaine lettuce with some Arugula. Very easy to do. I use Masterblend for fertilizer (amazon) and it’s worked great for me. I can grow it about 8 months out of the year, mid- summer just gets too hot. I use a 14 gallon bin and a 2 inch hole saw for the net pot holes. Just a note, use all the same size net pots in the same bin or you’ll have trouble with the initial water level, experience speaking. I started with one bin and expanded to three. The trick with so much lettuce is to harvest in zones, or you’ll be feeding the neighbors as well. It grows back a number of times after harvesting. Have fun!
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I’d stay away from any models with an arm brace and barrels less than 16 inches to avoid the drama the ATF is about to unleash with those models.
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Between 5.5-6.
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I’ve stocked up on Superglue, which I sprinkle baking soda on for instant drying and increased strength and JB Weld SuperWeld that has a blue light on the back of the container that dries the glue in a few seconds. I’ve just learned about these this year and have fixed numerous things that I thought I’d have to trash.
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My plan is to use the Calcium Hypochlorite to kill all the nasty stuff then filter it through a PortaWell to remove sediment and other particulates and it does so at about a gallon a minute using a two-stage filtering process with carbon block, ceramic standard home filters. It requires less than 35 watts to operate and can run off a 12v battery (8 Ah will run it for an hour). I find this process more practical for larger volumes of water compared to using a Berkey gravity system.