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Batch#01 - 03 Jan - Day 25 "WINTER" in Singapore!

2 Days after Harvest! COLD Day! Thirsty lettuces!


All are doing well. And super thirsty. In the morning around 9am, the water level is halfway between mid and min level. By the late afternoon around 6pm, (that's 9 hours difference) the water level has reached the min level. That's like 1L of water being taken up by the plants. Time to top up the nutrients again. And as the title said, it's a pretty cold day in Singapore today. Rained and drizzled through out. News outlet reported that this is due to monsoon anomaly - a little El Nina phenomenon bringing about this wonderful day! No chance to holiday in a winter season country, no problem. El Nina brought winter to Singapore!

COS/ROMAINE:
Growing well after thinning out. Leaves are stretching towards the light. About 6 to 7 inches (22cm tall right now)


GRAND RAPIDS:
Standing up again, with a little help. Interesting to note that the leaves are "sticky". They tend to stick to each other pretty strongly, despite not feeling sticky at all to the touch. I suspect that it could be similar to velcro, meaning to say that the surface of the leaves may have micro "hook-like" structures.



RED OAK:
Doing well too. Spreading out nicely, though not so much upwards. A learning point: may need to leave alternating empty pots between each other. Somewhat like a zig-zag pattern for next seeding.


BUTTERHEAD:
The size is increasing, leaves are also getting taller. Not so identical to those butterhead balls that we see in the markets. I wonder why.



DATA:

EC1188

pH6.38
- added 10 drops of down, hoping to bring down the pH to around 6.

WT27
- super wet and cold day, experiencing winter in Sg!

Water level: near to min level
- topping up another 2L of water, 10ml ABC, moderated by 6 drops of pH down.




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