I have setup my small hydroponics kit again for another attempt at growing using this method. Luckily, I have a hydroponics shop very close to my house so when I went in there a few weeks back for supplies I was also able to get some advice.
I am trying to avoid a repeat of last year when mould formed around the roots and killed the tomatos growing in the system – http://wellrooted.co.uk/2010/06/hydro-disaster/
I have three types of chillis in the system – Jolokia, Apache and Cayene. I am using ‘Chilli Focus’ diluted in the resevoir water to feed the plants.
The top of the tray I had used last year was made from wood and I cut holes in the top to allow the plants to grow through. The difference this year is that I have the correct plastic top to the tray and I have cut diagonally through the cube cut-outs. I then bent up each corner and cut a small hole in the middle to allow only the stem of the plant to come up through. In theory, this should stop the light getting to the ‘rockwool’ cube that the plants grow in which should in turn stop them becomming green with algae and allowing mould / disease into the system…
Here’s hoping.
