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I have decided to start documenting my ventures into the hydroponic gardening world. Many people have shown interest in the concepts and progress of my "shed garden." So I am preparing to build a site that will show the garden's progress and status. My plan is to eventually display a live data feed from the environmental control systems, along with a detailed history of the operating conditions.
During this documentation of my efforts you will likely see that I am very new to the world of hydroponics. I'm sure you will see many newbie blunders through my trial and error process.
Already I am on "Grow #3." My first grow attempt was the Fall of 2009, it was a complete failure with no crops obtained at all due to the dreaded Aphid's that made my warm garden their home. In the winter I restarted the garden with "Grow #2." The second grow attempt was much more successful, obtaining a descent sized crop of Cucumbers and Tomatoes. This second grow was going very well until summer hit, at that time a combination of high temperatures (failed A/C) and bugs brought the grow to a halt. Grow #3 was just started in October 2010, so far it is going fairly well. The only crop to this point has been a large amount of lettuce, but there are zucchini, cucumbers, corn, beans, and swiss chard already forming.
Reminder: This is a temporary site that will be used until the final site is ready to be published.
Here are some photos to get everyone caught on the current status...
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| 9-21-2010: Seeds have been placed into propagation flats, now we wait for germination. |
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| 10-10-2010: Germination has been accomplished, now we wait for transplant time. |
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| 10-16-2010: Transplantation completed, now we wait for the crops :) |
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| 11-9-2010: Starting to take off. Lettuce is growing good, and first male flower on zucchini has bloomed. |
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| 11-16-10: Still going strong. I got the trellis for the cucumbers up and they are already climbing. |
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| 11-30-10: We are well on our way to "Jungle" classification ;) |
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| 12-6-2010: The first ear of corn has started developing. |
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