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Summary: About the hydroponics garden in my basement.
I have a "Secret Garden" in a storage room in the basement of my house. It's currently a [[Hydroponics | hydroponics]] system growing leafy greens. You can see an hourly photo of it below:
I had a "Secret Garden" in a storage room in the basement of my house. It was a [[Hydroponics | hydroponics]] system growing leafy greens and herbs. You can see an hourly photo of it below:
<a href="/media/garden_hi.jpg">![a hydroponics garden, taken from a webcam. it might be in colour or black-and-white depending on what time of day you are visiting this page. purple timestamp on the top left.](/media/garden_lo.jpg)</a>
Click the above photo for a larger version.
Top: 1x dill, 1x spinach, 4x basil. <br>
Bottom: 4x kale, 4x strawberries.
There's usually kale, spinach, cilantro, parsley, and green onion growing. Sometimes dill and basil. It's currently not active this fall of 2024 because I'm planning travel.
## Nutrient Film Technique
The garden uses nutrient film technique (NFT) to continuously deliver a shallow stream of nutrient solution to the plants growing in 2" ABS pipe. A submersible fountain water pump sends nutrients up 1/4" irrigation hose to each of the four pipes. The nutrients flow down the slope passed all the roots and return to the ~25 L reservoir. An air stone oxygenates the water. Two computer case fans ensure adequate [[Airflow|airflow]].
The garden uses nutrient film technique (NFT) to continuously deliver a shallow stream of nutrient solution to the plants growing in 2" ABS pipe. A submersible fountain water pump sends nutrients up 1/4" irrigation hose to each of the four pipes. The nutrients flow down the slope passed all the roots and return to the ~40 L reservoir. An air stone oxygenates the water. Two computer case fans ensure adequate [[Airflow|airflow]].
![[nft1.png | four black pipes supported horizontally by a wooden frame. eight small seedlings are growing out of the pipe under four grow lights total. two fans on the right. a pink towel is down below, covering the reservoir.]]