Day 20 – March 6, 2012

Our system is just about ready for planting.  Should everything go as planned, we will be planted before spring break.

We placed our system under a metal halide lamp.  This type of light provides the following benefits to our system: they are energy efficient, and provide long-lasting natural light.

Our placement under the lighting system

We turned on our system and loaded it up with water, and approximately 3 gallons can be maintained.  After mixing up our nutrient solution of ____, we poured it into our system to allow it to begin circulating through the tubing and the water pump.  This mixture of nutrients provides many benefits to our drip system, such as: ______.