What weekend weather! The temperature inside the greenhouse was topping 30c and some of the young plants were wilting quite a lot.
I was mostly repotting things this weekend, moving young plants from their propogators into bigger pots. They have also moved on from the greenhouse into the cold frames to free up some room.
The raised bed frame has been improved, so the netting is easier to remove to work on. The netting is stapled to a long section of wood that can be lifted up over the top bar so that it takes it all out of the way.
The hydroponics kit is now is full flow, so happy with the progress on that so far. I started by measuring out how many litres of water were going to fill the resevoir. I needed this to know how much nutrient solution to add. It turned out that it took 15 litres and I added 7ml per litre. I also had to alter the PH level of the water, to begin with from the tap it was around 7.2 so I used phosphoric acid to bring it down to about 5.5, this is also what the nutrient solution required. I also made a new wooden cover and pre-cut 6 holes to place the rock wool cubes in. I then laid the spreader matt down on the tray, placed the wooden cover on top and planted into the cubes.
I have planted 2 x ‘Gardener’s Delight’ tomato, 2 x ‘California Wonder’ pepper, 1 x Basil and 1 x Corriander herbs.
