diff --git a/content/Secret Garden.md b/content/Secret Garden.md index 0ba2375..8f7e4bb 100644 --- a/content/Secret Garden.md +++ b/content/Secret Garden.md @@ -3,18 +3,17 @@ Date: 2024-02-21 Category: Notes 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 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) Click the above photo for a larger version. -Top: 1x dill, 1x spinach, 4x basil.
-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.]]