Deep Water Ebb-Flow System

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

FIRST HARVEST of the NEW YEAR 2021! It has been a wet start to the new year. Rained since early morning till evening. That is not going to stop our first new year harvest! Harvested about 100g each of Cos/Romaine and Red Oaks for dinner and brekkie. Although the Red Oak doesn't seem to have much of a red look them. These are on Day 23 since seeding. At this stage, the lettuces look young and tender. Not much bulk and probably fibre to them yet. Taste-wise, sweet. Less crunchy compared to the ones that we get from the markets. But very happy with the yield and quality of greens.   Part of the reason for harvesting early is to thin out the batch. Each pot is now left with just one plant each. These will be left to a full 28 - 30 days (as suggested by many fellow home growers) to see the outcome. The before and after look! Kept an empty pot on the bottom tier, at the position nearest to the outlet to the reservoir. This makes it more convenient to pull out the pot to measure EC a...