Today we checked on our hydroponic system and we were very disappointed. Our plants had dried up! We didn’t know what the problem was. We had enough water in the system, we had the nutrients, had the air pump working, and the pH level was still at a good level. We just couldn’t figure out what the problem was. We checked with Dr. Brusic and she said that our plants had dried out too much and there was no hope for them, so she said that we should start over, so that’s what we decided to do.
NEW START!!!
We decided to replant the mesclun lettuce seeds and start the whole process over. We got new rockwhool, planted new seeds, got new cups, new pipes for the air pump, and emptied the old water and replaced it with our nutrient mix. Were off to a fresh new start and hope to see improvements in our system as time progresses. Were going to see if we can speed up the process and improve our system this second time around!