03-02-2023, 06:45 PM
Since we last put the remaining amount of a the phdown on Sunday, we've been waiting for new phdown formula to arrive. It arrived yesterday! so of course we were excited to see if it will be more stable in holding the ph level. This is new experiment because we're not sure yet just how much we'll need to add of it. It's a liquid and we added in almost a 1/4 cup to get the 8.5 down to a 6.5 (ideal range is 5.5-6.0). The good news is today when we tested it was still at a 6.5! This is awesome so far.
Sundays are our maintenance day. We'll check ph each day till Sunday and adjust the ph again, if need be, at that time.
On 26 Feb - we decided anything had not yet sprouted, we added 2 seeds in other locations of the grow basket, Sure enough in at least one (so far) the original seed has since sprouted. Hopefully others will do the same.
In most cases though, we've had pretty good germination rates. Typically, things have sprouted in less time than when planting in soil according to the seed packet.
Our guess is some of early sprouting plantings (mostly different lettuces) we'll be starting to harvest from them in about 3 more weeks. Seems like each day we check on things you can see the change in growth on them. It's really nice having it right in our kitchen eating area where we can check on it often.
Sundays are our maintenance day. We'll check ph each day till Sunday and adjust the ph again, if need be, at that time.
On 26 Feb - we decided anything had not yet sprouted, we added 2 seeds in other locations of the grow basket, Sure enough in at least one (so far) the original seed has since sprouted. Hopefully others will do the same.
In most cases though, we've had pretty good germination rates. Typically, things have sprouted in less time than when planting in soil according to the seed packet.
Our guess is some of early sprouting plantings (mostly different lettuces) we'll be starting to harvest from them in about 3 more weeks. Seems like each day we check on things you can see the change in growth on them. It's really nice having it right in our kitchen eating area where we can check on it often.