{"id":1,"date":"2021-02-23T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/hookedonponics\/?p=1"},"modified":"2021-03-10T08:02:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T08:02:57","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/hookedonponics\/2021\/02\/23\/hello-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The Journey Begins!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Welcome to my little corner of the internet!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join me as I learn about the fun little hobby of indoor gardening! My name is Stewart  and I will be using this blog as a space to document my exploration of different growing techniques and (hopefully) growing  some different kinds of indoor plants and vegetables.  I will try and take note of any questions that came into my head while doing my research, and conveying the lessons I learn via weekly reports on my successes and failures (hopefully more of the former).  If you&#8217;re reading this and have any friendly advise, questions, or comments, please share! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I&#8217;ll be honest, I&#8217;ve never been much inclined towards indoor gardening as an interest, but I&#8217;ve noticed an increase in people I know who have taken it on as a hobby and seem to really enjoy it.&nbsp; Part of me is  curious to see how the hobby grows on me over the course of the next couple of weeks.&nbsp; Who knows, maybe by the end of this I&#8217;ll be a crazy plant dad or something! :p<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>so&#8230;Where to start?!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My hobbyist friend suggested I start with Lettuce  using what is referred to as a &#8220;Kratky&#8221; hydroponic system.   Apparently the benefit of this method is that it takes a very &#8220;set it and forget it&#8221; approach to growing.  In theory, it should be low maintenance and hard to screw up.  Of course,  we&#8217;ll soon be putting that theory to the test.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My friend directed me to the video below which will serve as a model for what I&#8217;ll be trying to do in the first few weeks of gardening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-hfnemXohJs?controls=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to my little corner of the internet!&nbsp; Join me as I learn about the fun little hobby of indoor gardening! My name is Stewart and I will be using this blog as a space to document my exploration of different growing techniques and (hopefully) growing some different kinds of indoor plants and vegetables. I will try and take note of any questions that came into my head while doing my research, and conveying the lessons I learn via weekly reports on my successes and failures (hopefully more of the former). If you&#8217;re reading this and have any friendly advise, questions, or comments, please share! Now, I&#8217;ll be honest, I&#8217;ve never been much inclined towards indoor gardening as an interest, but I&#8217;ve noticed an increase in people I know who have taken it on as a hobby and seem to really enjoy it.&nbsp; Part of me is curious to see how the hobby grows on me over the course of the next couple of weeks.&nbsp; Who knows, maybe by the end of this I&#8217;ll be a crazy plant dad or something! :p so&#8230;Where to start?! My hobbyist friend suggested I start with Lettuce using what is referred to as a &#8220;Kratky&#8221; hydroponic system. Apparently the benefit of this method is that it takes a very &#8220;set it and forget it&#8221; approach to growing. In theory, it should be low maintenance and hard to screw up. Of course, we&#8217;ll soon be putting that theory to the test. 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