It is day #5 of the hydoponic garden experiment! I got a we bit antsy and pulled up a tomato plant from the outdoor garden and placed it root-ball and all in a cup of pea-gravel ,also a cutting from a wisteria and strawberry plant. Time will tell on those,but as far as the incybator goes-SO FAR_SO GOOD!!!! As you can tell from the pic-the seedlings are sprouting and growing like-well-WEEDS!!!!
We had a slight problem yesterday evening(one you can avoid should you try this at home). A peice of plastic from cutting the hole in the side of one bin(for a fitting) was left in the bottom of the bin before I filled it with water. The drain sucked it up and clogged the drain-hole.
We were alerted by the pump that we purchased at Lowes, as it has a kight that is attached and blinks frantically when the water gets to low.
Honestly, I didn't think I would need this little extra, but I admit it came in handy and now I recommend it! I know it saved us from a MASSIVE water clean-up!!!
It has also taught me a wee-lesson; If you put this garden in your living area,build the entire project inside a larger bin than you use for the water-recovery bin. in other words;if you use a 30gal bin for the garde water-recovery-set that bin in a 50 gal bin (or larger)-just in case!
HAPPY DRIPPY GARDENING!
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