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Our goal is to bring you and ourselves the finest fruits and vegetables available. We also want to show you how it is all done.
We believe in healthy, tasty, fresh, and organic fruits and vegetables that are free of insecticides, are non-GMO etc. Our greenhouse team is on a mission to produce only the best produce. Most of our produce is hydroponically grown, making them healthier, making the growing process better, and making the produce safe for the consumer. We grow our plants from seedlings so that we know what goes into our produce and we keep on top of what our plants need, and make sure only the best goes into our produce.
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Greetings from Flagstaff. Thought I would write to you and see what you are able to provide. I am considering Solexx greenhouses for my home family food needs as well as possibly supplementing my restaurants veggie needs. I own the Crystal Creek Sandwich Company here in Flagstaff. I am a avid gardener and now want to take it a step further and add multiple greenhouses to my property ( I live on an acre ). I have been researching greenhouses and as you can guess so many options and configurations. I am impressed with the Solexx line and am looking for more info. I live in a very windy area at times and also we get our share of snow. I have many questions and was wondering if we could speak on the phone ? I have also been researching Aquaponics and am considering integrating this with the Solexx Greenhouse. Wondering what level of sales and support you may provide as well as any possible hands on services you may provide. As I have said I am looking at different configurations, an attached to home, a conventional structure, a low profile item that I could move when summer hits. Considering a custom design as well. Any help would be appreciated. Looking forward to hearing from you. You can contact me at any time but mornings are probably best and I am up early ( 5:00 am ) and feel free to contact me then if you wish. My name is Tom. 928-XXX-XXXX PS: I am motivated.
Looking forward to speaking with you!! Great site!! Amazing use of 2 liter bottles!!
Have you ever considered using aquaponics and raising organic talapia as well? Fish feed the plants!
Have a great day!
Brad
Hey Greg! Where’s the Facebook Like/Reccommend button? You should put one up (http://developers.facebook.com/) and get a bit more PR!!
Allen, I’ve been using the share link on the right hand side of the pages that have menu bars. Thank you for the link. I guess it is time to make some more changes.
Enjoyed reading about you in the WMI on your Greenhouse and Pepsi Grant. Put my vote in this morning for your project – good luck! My mom (an avid organic gardener) actually read the article first and got really excited about your gardening. She is visiting from Hawaii and asked me if I might take her to see your garden. Do you give tours? Please contact me via email and let me know. Thanks!
I love the use of your soda bottles! There are actually things called garden cloches that they use in the UK a lot that do the same thing. They used to be made out of glass but there are now plastic ones out there. Just thought I’d let you know since soda bottles might get blown away in the wind easier.
Howdy From Tucson, Are you still considering having a workshop at the end of Sept. or in Oct? Love what you are doing. Michael Z.
Hi there,
Love the concept of hydroponic growing but have not seen an operation first hand and I am wondering what the startup costs are too. Do you offer tours of your set up? I am in the Vernon area and currently have a greenhouse but I grow in raised beds (lots of rock out here to contend with!).
Would love to hear from you when you have time.
Debbie
Hello Debbie,
Thank you for the post. We will be offering tours along with classes this summer. I’ll add your e-mail to the mailing list and notify you when the tours start.
We also have a lot of rock and I’m not a fan of digging holes in the side of a rocky mountain. This is why I use hydroponics. It also limits your water usage.
Greg,
Hi Greg, looks like a great site. I also believe in healthy, tasty, fresh, and organic fruits and vegetables and have set up an aquaponics system to feed my family. It works like a treat. Its also a great educational tool for the family and community.
“Most of our produce is hydroponically grown, making them healthier, making the growing process better, and making the produce safe for the consumer”
Some curious claims, and very subjective. Most studies I have seen show soil grown produce to be better flavored. I have no doubt that well grown hydro produce of varities selected for flavor rather than shipping ability like most mass grown produce is would be better though, but all things equal I have not found hydroponic to be better flavored food as a general rule.
Mike,
A lot of this has to do with the nutrient you are using. Most commercial growers use enough nutrient to make lots of fruit but don’t focus on taste. We use worm castings along with bat guano and compost in a large cheese cloth tea bag which is replaced weekly in our reservoirs. So the plants are getting the same nutrients they would be getting in the soil mixture but in a liquid form. We also use heirloom seeds which are far superior in flavor (my opinion, yes) to hybrids. So they naturally taste better from the start.
The used organic material left in the tea bags can be put back into your compost or worked into rain gutters to grow lettuces, radishes, peas, or tomatoes.
Hey Admin, Never heard if you were actually having tours or workshops. So, I just jumped in and started my own thing by studying your pictures. Actually have tomatoes going right now. Also tomatillos. Problem though. Roots are so thick in bottles that nutrients do not enter bottles. Plants still doing well. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks, Michael Z.
The secret here is to make the risers in the bottles stick up about 4-5 inches. This makes the roots grow around the riser/nutrient feeder and not try to funnel themselves down into the bottle.
4 to 5 inches up in the bottle. Duh! Who knew. Ok, so in an earlier post you mentioned that you use compost, bat guano and worm castings wrapped in cheese cloth. Can you tell me what proportions of each that you use. I have 16 gallon reservoirs, The store bought liquid stuff is getting expensive. Still wondering if I could visit y’all in the spring. Thanks for the tip on the riser. Keep on Growin’, Michael Z.