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Greenhouse 9/6/19

BY: @costopher | CREATED: June 9, 2019, 10:34 a.m. | VOTES: 21 | PAYOUT: $3.34 | [ VOTE ]

What a difference two months make!

From those puny little tomato plants to 5 foot plants that are 1-2 weeks away from giving us the first ripe fruit!
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I think that the rockwool slab system I'm trying out this year isn't quite as good as the clay pebbles I've used the last 2 seasons. It seems that the plants get stressed more and there are really high swings in EC during the day. Maybe I should cover the trays with white sheeting to reduce heating, but I did not have to do this with the black buckets so I'm not sure.

Anyway, the first cherries are almost there!
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I've been harvesting cucumbers for the last 2 weeks. I only have 1 mature plant and I've added 2 seedlings into the system as well to take over once this one gets too manky.
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My greens have been neglected a bit and most of them are going to seed. I need to get rid of them and start a new batch.
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Cheers!

TAGS: [ #hydroponics ] [ #garden ] [ #greenhouse ] [ #plants ]

Replies

@amberyooper | June 10, 2019, 4:47 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Your greenhouse plants are looking good!
I've never been very impressed with the rockwool cubes. They're ok, but they're not great.

@costopher | June 10, 2019, 10:36 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Thanks! It's the first time I'm using the slabs. I've used smaller cubes before for rooting and I liked them, but the slabs seem quite iffy. Will see what I'll do for next season.

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