I have been away this latest weekend but I just had time to check on the progress of my hydroponics experiment. As well as the plants that sit in the rock wool cubes, I also have the same species of plant in soil which are in the greenhouse and also in the cold frames. This is a very good method in determining which plants do better in certain environments. So far the corriander has been the most successful in the hydroponics system, growing about 5 times faster! The basil and pepper plants seem to be growing at around twice the rate of their soil counterparts. The tomato plants are slower than the plants we have in the soil though.
Here are the soil versions of the corriander, basil and peppers:
The runner and dwarf beans are now growing at an impressive rate after propogation and will be ready to put into the raised bed very soon. The tomatos in soil are behind them.
This is the corriander in the hydroponics:
