{"id":4020,"date":"2018-02-21T11:22:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T16:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baselines.com\/?p=4020"},"modified":"2018-02-23T18:57:59","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T23:57:59","slug":"indoor-hydroponics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baselines.com\/?p=4020","title":{"rendered":"Indoor Hydroponics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been gearing up for indoor growing.<\/p>\n

I got a 4 foot by 4 foot growing tent and set it up in the basement.\u00a0 Then I picked up the shelving and some 25 quart bins with covers.\u00a0 I drilled holes in the covers and fit in some 3 inch pods to hold the germinated seeds.<\/p>\n

Here are some pictures:<\/p>\n

This is the grow tent. You can also see one of the containers that will hold the 9 plants.<\/p>\n

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Here are some lettuce seeds, germinating in ph corrected distilled water. \u00a0This is about 3 days in.\u00a0 I got distilled water and some ph adjustment liquids to make sure the PH was between 5.5 and 6.5.<\/p>\n

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Here’s looking into the grow tent with one T5 4-foot fluorescent light installed<\/p>\n

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The first shelf I got was 3 foot wide, but you can actually fit 4 foot shelves inside. Here’s a shot of the first tanks.\u00a0 This was taken on Jan 30 2018.\u00a0 I also got a second light for the second shelf.<\/p>\n

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This is a shot from Feb 14.\u00a0 There are 4 tanks and two grow lights now.\u00a0 The lettuce is doing the best, but the spinach isn’t too far behind.<\/p>\n

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This is from the 18th of February – some nice lettuce!<\/p>\n

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The first lettuce harvest on Feb 20.\u00a0 Pretty quick growing cycle!!<\/div>\n
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The first Spinach harvest on Feb 21st!<\/div>\n
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Here’s a shot of the root system:<\/div>\n
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