Did have to start over.

Well, I did have to start another batch of seeds. Only 2 plants survived the trauma in the end, but I think it was for the better. I was beginning to worry about how I was going to change the nutrient solution. I was growing a bunch of plants that would need support, and it would have been very difficult to move the planters due to that fact when it was time to change the nutes. I realized that it would be much easier to grow support-requiring plants in a bed whose nute reservoir is NOT directly attached.

So I think my cats did me a favor, in the end. The strawberry seedling and the jaltomate seedling are all that are left of the first round, since they hadn't left the dome yet. I replanted the huckleberry, but other than that, I went a totally different route than peppers. I decided to plant some greens and herbs, which won't need support, so a nute change will be easier. I also have had to move the system to a closed off room, so those kitties can't get to the plants.

So, I've got the 3 berry seeds, 1 broccoli, 1 dell celery, 1 red stalk celery, 1 1basil, 1 thyme, 1 parsley, 1 peppermint, 1 spearmint, 1 spinach, and 3 random greens seeds that came from a salad greens mix. A lot of the seeds popped root in the 1st 24 hours of planting.

That's what I get for sleeping!

Well, the cats got to the hydro setup, and it looks like they were chowing down on seedlings!

Don't know if anything is gonna survive that. Need to find a better spot for these things.

So, the next post might be a while starting over.

No more cucumber, no more pea

So on advice from the Gardenweb Hydroponics forum, I got that moldy pea the heck out of my system. The verdict is that the rooters are too wet for sugar snap peas to germinate, and there was probably some mold on the pea itself. I inspected the pea to see if it was sprouting when I took it out. It was not. It stunk like rot. Glad I got it out when I did.

I also removed the cucumber seed I hurt. I'm at almost 100% germination right now, and am going to have too many plants. Knowing it was going to be distressed, I just removed it. So now its just peppers, and a tomato plant.

I'm going to take some pictures of the life tonight. Will post at some point soon.

Grow it. Cook it. Eat it. Love it.
The Green Guisador