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@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ The approach that worked was to use the Kratky method of Hydroponics:
* The pH monitor I purchased wasn't great quality and I'm also not very careful with accuracy so I suspect that the pH wasn't ideal - I might well invest in better pH monitoring device and hopefully this will make it easier. * The pH monitor I purchased wasn't great quality and I'm also not very careful with accuracy so I suspect that the pH wasn't ideal - I might well invest in better pH monitoring device and hopefully this will make it easier.
* I probably need to be a bit more aggressive with harvesting the basil as it got a bit 'leggy' near the end - I understand that due to the close proximity to the lights compared to the sun this can result in slightly different growth rates. * I probably need to be a bit more aggressive with harvesting the basil as it got a bit 'leggy' near the end - I understand that due to the close proximity to the lights compared to the sun this can result in slightly different growth rates.
* Weird looks - luckily my family are used to my experiements but the concept was a bit weird and when I spoke about it got some dodgy looks! * Weird looks - luckily my family are used to my experiements but the concept was a bit weird and when I spoke about it got some dodgy looks!
* Its not possible to run the hydroponics all year, I mean I could just grow the basil outside...
## Next Steps
Keen to do this again with some lessons learnt:
* Temperature Control - I'll have the water heater from the beginning, hopefully with the insulation of the room coupled with additional insulation around the hydroponics and the water heater we'll be able to generate a nice warm growing environment.
* Better pH control, this was definitely and issue last year, I may invest in a better device to track the pH
* Stick with basil - it fitted into our meals easily
* Better monitoring - perhaps a camera...
* This year I'm going to stick with the Kratky method but in future I would be tempted to try different methods of hydroponic growing.
## Images ## Images
![Pic1](https://git.solarcene.community/smallsolar/solarcene_community_setup/raw/branch/main/hydroponics/images/IMG_6238_917Medium.jpeg) ![Pic1](https://git.solarcene.community/smallsolar/solarcene_community_setup/raw/branch/main/hydroponics/images/IMG_6238_917Medium.jpeg)