My tomato plants in the Kratky system have lived out their lives. It is time for me to plant some fall season plants. I will be trying Bok Choy/Cabbage in one bin and lettuce in the other bin.
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| Original setup before cleaning |
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| Pastry box + egg cartons = seed starting tray |
The seed starting box was simple to make. I took a pastry container from the local grocery (upcycling has never been so fun) and put some paper egg cartons in it. I poked holes in the bottom of each carton and filled each with a little soil. I added seeds and watered the bottom of the tray. The paper cartons absorb water so I had little to worry about moisture. Covering the tray with the plastic top helped to retain moisture for the seedlings.
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| 6 days later |
Once the seedlings were big enough (read as: after I got back from vacation/bin was filled with water), I started transplanting in. I started with the cabbage bin. The lettuce bin followed a few days after.
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| Cabbage + Bok Choy in here |
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| All different varieties of lettuce in here |
Soon the corn will be replaced with other winter vegetables. For now, I have gotten a total of one ear of corn. I think lack of sunlight and pollen is to blame for my crop's poor performance.
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| My only ear of corn |
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| A testimony to no sun and no pollen |
At least the roots on my corn look good.
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| Mostly white: water consumption picked up once they started "producing" |
Once the corn dies off, I will be replacing them with greens, most likely lettuce.
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