20 gallon resevoir 28 cells( next time I do 12 this one was too crowded) From October 1st to 17th Ph 6.1 EC 1.5 Bokchoy, butterhead Lola Rosa

Started this spacemaster off a month or so ago and its by far the healthiest one Ive grown so far.

Germinated it in cococoir and then put it in DWC as soon as it was a seedling. All i use is 3 drops of southern AG GFF every res change.

Phase 1:seedling to veg - 2 weeks

PH 6.0ish EC .7 - nitrogen focused

Filled a 5 gallon bucket and just let it sit for 2 weeks. I never looked or checked its roots once. Basically waited for it to start needing to climb.

Phase 2: veg - 2 weeks - even masterblend ratio 2-1-2 as recommended

PH 6.0ish EC 1.4

This got it to where it is now with pearly white roots. Its got 2 vines i let run around both sides of my shelving with nylon rope as support. It has tried climbing everything in my garage lol.

Phase 3: pollination - low N high PK

PH 6.0ish EC 2.2

Just switched the reservoir today to support the male and female flowers coming out. I pollinated one female by hand but now she is ready to go.

Tips for cucumbers:

1) dont try to transplant them. The suffer from transplant shock a lot worse than most plants

2) A lower EC to start prevents lockout and burnt edges. Im a hobbyist and I value low maintenance. I don't like having to check things often or even monitor them much.

3) preventative care is key. I do a weak neem oil and a southern gff spray as directed to prevent powdery mildew which im prone to growing in the south. Neem oil is key for me to prevent outbreaks growing in a garage. As soon as I pause my preventative care nature gets a foothold.

So i have been trying to further my succession platting for my small nft broccoli. Its been a struggle, but i think i have system now with more real time feedback on timing with my ai agent.

Her is my latest harvest this past week or so:

1 head 490g
1 head 430g
1 head 170g
1head 30g

I had five plants in one 5’ long channel and i think tgey were a little tight leading to some heads getting stunted. I gave up on the last one cause its too far behind and my next crop has been ready for two weeks.

Cleared out one channel today and will get the next crop in the system.

Ive been using green magic and it seems to do really well.

I have included my harvest states for the summer/fall

My plan going forward is to plant when one of my 4 channels is started to head. Then rinse and repeat until i can increase my system size. Im going to limit each channel to about 3 plants to see if that will help keep a more consistent production.

Micro NFT

2X Spider Farmer SF300

Bok Choy

Master blend half strength. Started with 10 gallons nutrient solution, ended with 5 gallons.

Didn't measure pH

Seedlings went into the system on September 16th and harvested October 16th.

Harvested 988 grams.

Party on.

I got a dwc shelf hydroponic system inside a classroom. I'm looking for ways to improve the system. Any ideas?

Anyone into hydroponic farming in Hyderabad/Telangana?

Looking to connect with people actively running hydroponic farms and learn about investment, profitable crops, yields, and actual profits. If you have hands-on experience, please comment or DM. Thanks!

Does it look ok? I think it’s like 2 months old but looks tiny to me? Not sure how big it’s supposed to get tho 🥺🤷🏻‍♀️

Good morning all, I have started my first seeds to transfer into my dwc bins in coco coir. I sterilized it with boiling water, packed it into reusable seed trays and bottom water pretty much exclusively

Tho some Seedlings seem to be thriving (Squash and cucumber Seedlings are the biggest and strongest and already have true leaves/are pretty much ready to transfer to dwc buckets) others are dying out, or sinking into the seed trays and rotting

I check them twice a day and try to add more coco coir but it seems like most of the coco coir is getting washed to the bottom of the watering tray

I was wondering if there was a way to add structure to the soil to help them stay, and considered worm castings bc they're ph neutral and full of good nutrients for Seedlings but because this hydroponic setup will be exclusively indoors i am doing my best to not bring in any pests and prep the Seedlings to be inedible to them (I found this Sierra natural science- SNS-209 systemic concentrate from hydroponic reddit that I can add to the system that kills pests or makes the hydroponic veggies not taste good, and have added a small amount to the Seedlings starter nutrient water once they sprout true leaves)

Sterilizing the coco coir was easy enough with boiled water and the 24 hour cover-n-wait method, but Im not sure how to sterilized the worm castings, since they tend to come pre-moistened ig for lack of a better phrase.

Should I boiling water sterilize the bag? Should I use potting mix and sterilize that instead? Idk, any help would be welcome

I've never grown anything that lived! This is amazing!

I'm not sure how to harvest some basil so that it will continue to grow and produce. Anyone want to assist, and maybe mark up one or more of my pics?

What supplies and diy set ups would you suggest for a VERY new beginner with VERY minimal space indoors? Maybe something vertical? If vertical, what are the best lights? Thank you!

Everything was fine the night before. When I checked on them this morning, they were mostly all collapsed!. They still had water in their reservoirs. Could it have been the fan I turned onto them last night?

I was gifted an Aerogarden to start my hydroponics journey and my first attempt failed. My basil took over and only the savory survived. I am currently doing a 50/50 vinegar flush and was thinking about my next steps. I was thinking I may have to stagger when I put some of the herbs in during the next round which is planned to be ready in time for the holidays. I know basil should be planted at least a week late.

Here's the herbs I have, I am planning a two phase plant, one tomorrow and one next friday. I was wondering which should go in which group?

Basil, parsley, oregano, thyme, mint, cilantro, dill.... and I am thinking of digging out my seed bag and replacing the mint with chive. (I hate mint)

Which should go first and which should I plant on week two to reduce over crowding

I’m still new to pon, so I have some questions for y’all! I have my small plants in 1/8” Pon. I’m planning on slowly converting all of my house plants to semi Hydro. I’m thinking the big boys will go into LECA and all of the more fibrous root plants + Anthurium will go into pon. I am doing the wicking method.

What size media do you use whether it is PON or LECA?
What additives do you put in the water and how often? (EX fertilizer, biocides, fungicides)

is this mold or due to the ph of the water or what

Not sure why these leaves are curling. I used the tower garden 2 part formula, 6.5 ml of aquarium water conditioner to remove chloramines, and the pH is set to about 5.5. I haven’t added any supplemental lighting beyond whatever the Tower Garden HOME version has. How do I fix this?

I am currently setting up my wire shelf hydroponic flood trays. I initially thought a 20-gallon Rubbermaid Brute container would work, but the volume is too close with two flood trays.

I am considering using an HDX 27-gallon tote instead, but I need it to be food-safe. Does anyone know of any food-safe liners that would fit a 27-gallon tote?

Thanks for your help!

h2o2 3% daily @ 5-6 ml / gallon , change water every 5 days pH 5.7?

Does that sound about right, or can I go even higher dose with h2o2 just to be safe?

I recently found out that my Calcium Hypochlorite pool shock has expired several years ago, despite having no dates on the package and I cant get more until next week but I also just started a small batch of clones yesterday.

• Use the expired Calcium Hypochlorite pool shock at 5 ppm dosage and hope that there is still enough free chlorine for effective water treatment?
• Or dose it with hydrogen peroxide everyday?

Trimmed all day leaves on the first pic. New leaves seem to be slowly coming as well. Changed water early since it was full of dead roots that were shedded. Root pics will be posted on Sunday for all plants.

Second picture: all leaves still healthy with new shoots rapidly being pushed. Previously had root rot, which was treated early and no sign of returning.

Third picture: two new shoots are forming! Its root system looks the healthiest and I am excited to show yall it on Sunday when I remove coverings. Hard to capture it head on, so it a bad picture…

Fourth picture: No new changes. Hopefully any sign of recovery is shown this week or early next.

DWC stats:

Temp 12h: 58 F
EC: 920-1000 us/cm
TDS: 400-500 ppm
pH remaining stable at 6.2. No extra acid has been added since previous Sunday.
rH 12- 85%

Hi all. Does anyone have any suggestions for coco coir type grow sponges. I have an idoo hydro system and I'm finding that all of them seem to have the Prop 65 cancer warning. Any more natural alternatives? Thanks in advance.

Doing 3 min on , 20 min off now that it’s cooler, and 45 min off in the evening. Ignore the seedlings, just giving them some sunshine . No lighting here.

I was running 3/12 as they were establishing

Thanks

I have failed multiple times before.

But this time.

This time I have a good feeling about these