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Of the two fig trees I have planted, only one has started producing fruit. Mind you, these trees are just over a foot tall. I didn’t photo the other tree because there was nothing on it. But they’re both the same size, they were both planted at the same time, and they both get watered…

Take a look at the following. I have hydroponic basil, and I have basil planted in the ground. Notice the growth of the hydroponic basil, it’s bushy, yet somewhat limpy. Take a look at the basil planted in the ground. It’s not bushy, but it is standing firmly, and It doesn’t have as many leaves…

As I mentioned in an earlier post, the hydroponic mint wasn’t doing well as compared to its counterpart planted in the soil next to it. Well, I’m here to say that the hydroponic mint has come back just as strong if not stronger than its counterpart. It needed a proper mixing of nutrients to grow…

I checked on the cherry tomatoes today, and some of them seem to be doing quite well. Others are still small.

I have been experimenting with growing more herbs hydroponically. I thought mint would be perfect for this experiment because it is a very aggressive plant. So I found an old clay pot and placed some mint in a net cup, and put it in nutrient solution in the clay pot. The clay pot is under…

The jalapenos have started producing more peppers. I was worried about them for a little bit. I checked their totes and found that they had too much water in them. We had rain every day in July, and it filled their totes to the brim; their roots couldn’t breathe. I emptied out half of the…