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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…

Still growing Well the pineapples are still growing strong. We had a week of rain last week and they are somewhat flooded in their container. I’m pretty sure the nutrients within the container is very much diluted. I thought about replenishing it but I dare not disturb the current balance of the container because the…

Soggy messy is what it is. I have been out playing in the mud. Well, not really playing, more like working. I still have not come to a final decision on what the flooring should be in my greenhouse. I keep flipping back and forth between an all-natural earthen floor and pouring a slab. Convenience…

These were started back on the 10th of March. They sprouted on the 12th of March. I moved them to their own containers on the 16th of April. They have all produced fruits, but at different stages of growth. The harvest date for these is May 29th, 2022.

Zucchini Planted six, only got 3 to start really well. Two of them are still struggling but hopefully they’ll pull through. Premium Lettuce Blend Just started these about 2 weeks ago. They have been slow to come up because of the weather lately. I need to seed more ASAP. The romaine I started didn’t take,…