24/10 First Harvest of high EC Bok Chois

Pleased with the harvest from the first batch of high EC greens (Bok Choi) based on crop rotation concept.

This is 5 weeks after germination. The previous crop cycle were lettuces.

Did not flush the system. Simply added water and more A and B. Kept EC to about 1600. Harvested only the leaves, yielding a modest 230g from 2 tiers.

Leaving the bok chois to grow for next yield. And the next and... Will see how many times of yield before they bolt. 😁

And recycling plastic packaging to store the leaves for stir fry tmrw! Found these Envy apple bags that comes with zip lock super handy!

#hydroponics #sustainableliving #greenhobby #recycle

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