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Batch#01 - 21 Feb - Day 72

Winding Down Batch 1 Have been harvesting pretty regularly. Enjoying the produce thus far.  Seems like the fungal or mildew or nutrient lock issue is spreading from Tiers 1 and 2 to Tier 4. So perhaps it's time to wind down this batch and to clean the system. Target system clean is 18 Mar, during the Mar hols. Will experiment with new batch of lettuce, with dedicated equipments (scissors) and portable fan for top up tiers and to apply crop rotation.  Hypothesis here is that with crop rotation, each batch of water nutrient mix can be further prolonged.  Will harvest the Red Oaks and Lollas till then.  Also have to start thinking of a plan to transfer the Basil too.  Thanks to a fellow YH enthusiasts, improved the water level indicator with this mosquito prevention net. DATA EC1020 pH6.56 Temp 29C Water Level: @MIN Topped up with 4L water, moderated by 20Down

Batch#01 - 13 Feb - Day 64 (Day 2 CNY - Double Harvest)

Day 2 of CNY Double Harvest Harvested a colanderful of Red Oaks for brekkie.  Red Oaks tasted very earthy, hinting at end of life. Although no signs of bolting yet, perhaps at 60 plus days, these batch is almost at senior citizen phase. And lollas for lunch. Tasted a little earthy but young and tender. At 24 days young.  Balance of Red Oaks after harvest.  Lollas are definitely ready for harvest. Just waiting for the right meal opportunity to come along.  Feeling guilty (slightly) for missing 2 days of data in a row! 😅 So here's the lay of the land for today. Data shows OK EC but pH creeping up. Water level is at Min level. So some topping up in order.  Harvested  DATA EC1262 pH6.35 WT29 Water level: at Min level. So top up 4L of water, 10mL AB from BLH, moderated by 20 down