Batch#01 - 19 Jan - Day 41 (Cos cycle #2 germinated! & GR Microgreens)

2nd Cycle of Cos/Romaine Lettuce Germinated!

And the Start of Grand Rapids Microgreens

Placed 1 seed each in eight pots on Tier 1, two days ago. And ALL of them germinated successfully after seemingly 3 days plus. Experience from the first seeding cycle suggests that this is slow. Important to note that the seeding took place in the evening, and the seeds were placed a little deeper than the usual "sprinkled over the leca balls" method. Wanted to find out if this will keep the Cos more anchored and upright.

Seems like pelleted seeds are a good investment. Since seeds usually expire 3 months after the seed package is opened. So what do we do with those plants that come in quantities like 2500?

Microgreens seem to be the obvious answer.

Grand Rapid Microgreens

Did a little research and came across this site on microgreens. Seems like quite a large variety of microgreens are edible. Lettuce family is one of them. So decided to try out the Grand Rapid from Yash's set.

Decided to try germinating them with moist kitchen towel, placed on moist leca balls. Prepared 2 pots of this.

And read somewhere that for microgreens, it's best to germinate in the dark. Hence the two upside down coffee cups!

DATA:

EC1400

pH5.80

WT28

Water level: just below Max level.

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Deep Water Ebb-Flow System

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