Day 7 – 3/28/12

Today we came in and were happy to see one of plants growing very well.  It grew about an inch since Monday.  Our plants are showing more of a green color and are looking healthier.  When I checked the pH, it was about 6.5.  I was happy to see it stayed consistent and did not go up a lot like the past few times it was checked.  We added more nutrient solution directly to the plants and to the system itself to raise the water level.

Ever since our system was first introduced to the lighting, it has been blocked by the green giant placed directly in the middle!  The other systems that are placed more directly under the light are not experiencing shadows from the green giant like ours is.  They are also witnessing better plant growth.  In our first attempt to solve this problem we placed some scrap wood under our system to raise it up and hopefully get more direct light.  Hopefully this works out well for our plants.