Our Wick System

Once we started the germination process, the race was on to finish our growing system.  We decided to use the wick system, primarily because of expenses, and also because we found that a complex system is not needed to grow mesclun.  The body of our system is made from a plastic/pvc fence post sleeve.  We cut two pieces to meet our size restrictions.  We then drilled three connection holes.  We then glued three 2″ pieces of 3/4″ pvc pipe.  After the glue dried we then applied silicone for sealing.  We thought that creating these connections between our two body pieces would allow for a shared nutrient solution reservoir, possibly slowing down the evaporation/use of our solution.  Next we used silicone to install our end caps, drilled two small holes for the airlines, cleaned it up, and tested our system.  Everything tested well.  Here is our completed system.  System completed on 2/27/2012