A quick Community hydroponics update

The little Kratky hydro setup that was sponsored by local cafe, Poetic Justice Cafe Gallery is rocking along nicely!

There have been a couple if teething issues, mainly from those brief hot days we had. They made the water in the tubs get pretty warm and the plants wilted a lot, especially the lettuces.

I've cut some construction Styrofoam and placed it along the exposed parts of the tubs to help reduce that problem.

A reclaimed computer fan and a solar panel that was repurposed from a defunct fountain pump has also been installed to circulate the air a bit when the Sun's heat is on the area. It seems to work well.

So far, we've harvested and shared Baby Cos lettuces, Basil and Celery and I'm about to plant some Pak Choy this arvo.

It's all going nicely!