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Growing GuidePlant Type | Temp | Light | NPK Mix | Plants | pH | Growing | Vitamins |
| Artichoke | 19-27 C | not directly under | 1:02:02 | 1 | 6.5- 7.5 | perlite 10 inches or deeper | high food value |
| Banana | 27-29 C | fantastic light | 12:01:16 | 0.5 | 5.5-6.5 | perlite at least 16" deep w/ very high humidity |
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| Beans | 15-18 C | needs good light | 2:04:04 | 5 | 6 | 4 inches deep or deeper w/ plenty of moisture | protein, Vitamins A, B, C |
| Broccoli | 13-18 C | needs good light | 3:03:01 | 2 | 6-6.8 | NFT - cut 5" from top and will continue to come | Vitamins A & C |
| Cabbage | 13 C+ | needs good light | 3:03:01 | 2 | 6.5-7 | 2.5" deep or deeper (NFT works) | Vitamins A & C |
| Cauliflower | 15-20 C | needs good light | 3:03:01 | 1 | 6.5-7 | 2.5" deep or deeper (NFT works) |
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| Carrots | 15-30 C | moderate light | 1:03:03 | 2 | 6.3 | 30% vermiculite and 70% perlite - good drainage required | iron, Vitamins A, B1, B2, C |
| Corn | 15-20 C | needs great light | 10:03:05 | 3 | 6 | 6" deep or deeper w/ great drainage | carbohydrates and protein |
| Cucumber | 24-30 C | good light | 10:03:10 | 2 | 5.5 | 4 to 6" deep or deeper | little food value |
| Garlic | 27 then 15 C | good light | 15:03:16 | 3 | 6 | 4" deep or deeper - sand w/ high initial temp cooling off | illness prevention |
| Lettuce | 12-20 C | moderate light | 9:01:16 | 6 | 6-7 | grow w/ rockwool sitting on styrofoam in water | little food value / roughage |
| Onion | 15-27 C | good light | 15:03:16 | 3 | 6-7 | 4 inches or deeper within aggregate or sand/ perlite/ vermiculite mix | not particularly high in energy or vitamins |
| Peas | 15-18 C | good light | 8:01:05 | 4 | 6-7 | 4" deep or deeper in aggregate or rockwool w/ good aeration |
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| Potatoe | 60-70 F | fair light | 7:01:09 | 3 | 5-6 | 12" deep or deeper 2/ good drainage - tubers not exposed to light | 2.2% protein, .1% fat, 1% potassium |
| Pumpkin | 20-27 C | good light | 10:03:10 | 1 | 5.5-7.5 | rockwool or perlite sow seed direct - need trellis big time | great Vitamin A, fair Vitamin C |
| Soybeans | 15-18 C | good light | 2:04:04 | 5 | 6 | NFT culture | protein, iron, B Vitamins, calcium, zinc |
| Spinach | 15-19 C | cool shaded | 10:04:12 | 3 | 6-7 | 4" deep or deeper using rockwool or sane or perlite | excellent Vitamin A, C, Fair B, high fiber |
| Strawberry | 15-18 C | good light | 5:10:05 | 6 | 6 | troughs filled with gravel/perlite or granulated rockwool 6 to 8" deep | Vitamin C |
| Tomatoe | 21-24 C | great light | 5:07:01 | 3 | 6-6.5 | rockwool w/ trellis or something to hold them up | excellent Vitamin A and C |
| Wheat | 60-70 F | good light | 10:01:04 | 8 | 6 | silt and clay loams outside; humus; significant moisture but not flooding | fiber 14%, protein (gluten) 12%, 2% fat, several minerals |
| Zucchini | 24-30 C | good light | 10:03:10 | 0.5 | 6 | aggregate culture w/ constant supply of moisture |
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Offered by John.
