But my babies are making me proud so let me show them off a bit ...
They seem to be still going strong. Mind you, each one is nestled in a 2 liter bottle, so that should give you a good sense of how big they are. They took right to these 'mini-SIPs' without any fuss.
This afternoon I had to reorient the grow light so it's now horizontal, and bring up the diffuser about an inch. I still have several inches of space to work with, but I don't think I'll need all of it. I suspect I'll soon have the first graduating class of the Mater-Matic moving out into the world.
Speaking of which, I'm happy to report some very excited co-workers. All are saying their adopted maters are doing well - in fact they haven't taken out of their mini-SIPs yet. They have remarked how easy it's been to maintain them. One fellow is using his fishtank water to keep them going - apparently that's as good as worm tea!.
I also hit the mother lode of pickle buckets, thanks to my local Chik-Fil-A, which means I'll have enough SIPs to meet my needs and have a few more to give out at work.
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Mike, Your mater babies are really looking good. Apparently the Mater-Matic can work well with you gone. Those little sippy cups are really doing a good job for you.
ReplyDeleteKeep an eye on that "fish guy" using one side of the aquaponics growing system. It really does work and there are companies doing it on a large scale. They use the fish tank water to feed the plants in a hydroponics setup and then the water is filtered by the plants and it goes back into the fish tank, feeding both fish and plants. It just keeps recycling and is self-sustaining. Even the "Prepers" are putting those systems together for doomsday! We can't have the Fish-O-Mater winning the Great Tomato Race now can we?
You might need to get some of that fish water. I wonder what those tomatoes would taste like?
When your maters are ready to eat, all you will need to add is bread. You will have a fish sandwich with maters and pickles. Boy you will really have something new. You could go into business in a new food truck called the Sippy Truck!
Hey there Mike those maters good great! Nice and strong and green. We all really are good at our mater makin'! I don't have fish, but I have a toilet. Maybe I'll start there!
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