6 Feb - New Cycle of RA & BC

6th Day of the new Lunar New Year. A new start.

Red Amaranth

Did a final harvest and cut down all the 4.5 months old RA. It was seeded on 15 Sept 2021. Many have started to flower and bolt. As a result, the taste is earthier and the height of the RA has reached the bottom of the upper trough.

Learning Points:

RA is easy to grow on either leca or grow sponges. For this batch, black grow sponges are used. These are prolific, and an EC of around 1200 is good enough.
RA leaves can be eaten raw.
Taste just like any spinach, with a mild earthiness to it.
Looks nice too. The red stem and variegated deep red hues on the leaves liven up the system, and make it look New Year-ish.

Seeded 6 sponges with about 3 to 5 seeds and placed them in a plastic container.

White-Crowned Bok Choi

Seeded 6 sponges of WCBC to top up the current batch.

Baby Bok Choi

Seeded 12 small sponges with BBC. Really like BC since they are easy to grow and produce multiple leaf harvest.

The remains of the RA were cut up (roots too) and were composted. Trying to retain as much of the carbon in the soil as far as possible.

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