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Post by On y va on Jan 15, 2016 8:41:46 GMT
What I read on various blogs or see here on Mallorca on several voyaging boats, is some form of on board gardning going on. Either some plants or, more for the ocean going and or long distance cruising people, some form of vegetables of herbs growing. The most popular being cress, parsley, rosemary and thyme.
Any of you growing anything on your boat?
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Post by neil44i on Jan 15, 2016 12:49:10 GMT
Years ago I lived aboard a 26 foot boat for a couple of months and tried growing a few things for fun and practice, in anticipation of an offshore trip that never happened. The biggest and most obvious thing is to make sure you avoid salt spray. I had a basil plant, rosemary, grew some lettuce in one of those plastic shoe hangers that go on the back of a closet door. It hung from the backstay yolk. Depending upon where you are , fog and mist seem to help things grow. While sailing I just wedged everything into the head and galley sinks, hung the lettuce shoe contraption from a bulkhead. I've also tried sprouts which you just let germinate and eat, not much actual growing. There are a ton of good sites out there that discuss gardening aboard. Like many things it's probably worth figuring out the basics before you take off so you can avoid carrying too much of the wrong items. theboatgalley.com/fresh-from-the-garden-on-a-boat/yachtpals.com/boats-growing-9036
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Post by hoppy on Jan 15, 2016 12:57:54 GMT
only mould on old cheese in the fridge
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Post by Trevor on Jan 17, 2016 2:48:09 GMT
I seem to be able to grow a lot of vegetable matter under the hull without even trying.......
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Post by On y va on Jan 17, 2016 11:57:23 GMT
trevor: but do you enjoy eating it though?
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Post by minnewaska on Jan 18, 2016 23:58:49 GMT
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Post by Trevor on Jan 19, 2016 12:33:49 GMT
On y va, I boil it with a piece of rock, strain off the vegetable matter and eat the rock. Sorry guys...I know this is a serious post...... Trevor
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Post by sailbleu on Jan 28, 2016 7:36:02 GMT
Onyva ,
yes we did last year. Mint , basilicum , oregano , parsley. Some words of attention though. First of all the water is so chlorinated in some marina that the herbes wither after awhile.So a watermaker is a must unless you filter the tank water through an active charcoal filter. The scorching Meditarrenean sun will burn the plants alive , so bimini and/or sprayhood are required . Next to that , on time there were holes falling in the leaves of our basilicum , just here and there at the beginning , not alarming . But after a few days the whole pot was infected , and by coincidence we noticed the little green (completely the same colour as the leaves) caterpillars underneath the leaves. The culprits were found , but by then the plant was waisted , did never recover the assault.
Regards
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Post by On y va on Jan 28, 2016 15:51:58 GMT
On y va, I boil it with a piece of rock, strain off the vegetable matter and eat the rock. Sorry guys...I know this is a serious post...... Trevor
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Post by zofiasailing on Mar 9, 2016 3:35:59 GMT
Onyva We have a plastic caddy intended for carrying your cleaning products. It's a bit like 2 shallow trays with a handle in the middle. These trays help contain the pots and any water that drains out. When we sail we bring the caddy below. We move the caddy around also to get out of direct light, wind etc. The handle and the fact that the pots are all contained make this easy. We have parsley, basil, coriander and mint which have been growing successfully and productively for a couple of months. They are watered with a dilution of water and Seasol (a liquid fertiliser made from sea weed). So far very pleased with outcome. V interested in the lettuce in hanging shoe bag!
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Post by On y va on Mar 9, 2016 8:19:44 GMT
zofiasailing: I know exactly the thing you mean. That is a sensible solution actually. Thanks for sharing!
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