Gardening

Major Nikon

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6. Update

Fri Mar 28, 2014, 09:59 AM

Mar 2014

The flood and drain system is fully operational now. The PH of the reservoir was adjusted to 6.1. The hydro nutrients were added at a rate of 95-38-125. Calcium and Magnesium supplement was added. The TDS came to right at about 1,000 PPM which seems like a very good level at this stage from what I've read.

My bush beans and zucchini had outgrown the seedling planter and were developing a lot of root growth. With the warmer temps at night I decided to start planting what I have for now. I planted 3 seedlings in the flood and drain system. Each plant gets a string to grow on which leads up to the ceiling of my porch. The flood and drain system is fully automatic. One pump fills, another drains, and both are controlled by timers. I have them set to 3 flood and drain sessions per day.

After showing initial promise, most of the seedlings didn't do much. I'm going to start over with new seedlings and hopefully this time read the instructions for the rockwool.

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My hydroponics thread, 2014 [View all] Major Nikon Mar 2014 OP

Bookmarking for when I have more time to read the links... great stuff, Major. opiate69 Mar 2014 #1

This guy's youtube channel is pretty good Major Nikon Mar 2014 #2

Learning more than I ever wanted to know about fertilizer Major Nikon Mar 2014 #3

I bought a copy of Resh 2 years back and it is mostly so dense and technical that KurtNYC Mar 2014 #4

I thought about trying an Aerogarden to do seedlings Major Nikon Mar 2014 #5

Update Major Nikon Mar 2014 #6

Update: First week in April Major Nikon Apr 2014 #7

Update: Second week in April (how-to for the easiest hydroponic method) Major Nikon Apr 2014 #8

Any fungus gnat isues? I had a situation this winter indors and it sucked. bettyellen Apr 2014 #9

I haven't seen any Major Nikon Apr 2014 #10

When I googled the gnat, 90% of issues were with hydro people, so I wondered. They can damage bettyellen Apr 2014 #11

Root damage can lead to pythium root rot which is a serious problem with hydro Major Nikon Apr 2014 #12

Interesting. I'm mostly outdoor but starting seeds a bit. Big problems are keeping cats from bettyellen Apr 2014 #13

Update: last week in April Major Nikon Apr 2014 #14

Update: First week in May Major Nikon May 2014 #15

Update: Second week in May Major Nikon May 2014 #16

Update: 3rd week in May Major Nikon May 2014 #17

I got a harvest from my Kratky bucket lettuce Major Nikon May 2014 #18

It's been a couple of weeks since the last update Major Nikon Jun 2014 #19

That's a nice-size zucchini laundry_queen Jun 2014 #20