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redloon's Indoor Hydroponic Kit garden

Garden Type: Hydroponic | Sun: Indoor | Soil: None

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I received this “Hydro Greenhouse 2” kit from my cousin Denise for Christmas.

It’s made by “Uncle Milton” and is described as a “Table-top Hydroponic Mini Greenhouse”. It comes with a sturdy green plastic planting bed, a thin transparent plastic wrap-around + top with holes for ventilation, a 600mL reservoir bottle that automatically dispenses nutrient solution, a nutrient transfer strip, a bag of growing medium (white light-weight balls), a bag of fertilizer (enough for 1 year), a spoon for measuring out the fertilizer, a miniature plastic rake for smoothing out the growing medium, and a miniature plastic shovel for planting seeds.

I initially planted basil, pak choi and tatsoi seeds, and set the kit in my living room by a window. The seeds germinated, but the seedlings did not thrive; I don’t think that they got enough light.

So I reassembled the light stand that I built for seed-starting last spring, pulled out the sad little seedlings, and planted a new set of seeds – embedded in the paper of a wedding thank-you note from a friend. When I asked, he said that he didn’t know what sorts of seeds they are – hopefully we’ll find out soon! :)

Tag Orange hydroponic

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Plantings

  • Mystery Seeds!

    Mystery Seeds!

    Sown on 01 Feb 09 The mystery seeds are embedded in a piece of ha...

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  • Pak Choi 'Toy Choi Hybrid'

    Pak Choi 'Toy Choi Hybrid'

    Brassica rapa (Chinensis Group)

    Sown on 10 Jan 09 Package Description: "Super quick to harvest an...

    • 1 journals
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  • Tatsoi 'Rosette Green'

    Tatsoi 'Rosette Green'

    Brassica narinosa

    Sown on 10 Jan 09 Packet Description: "Delicate, mild flavor is d...

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  • Basil 'Sweet Nufar Hybrid'

    Basil 'Sweet Nufar Hybrid'

    Ocimum basilicum

    Sown on 10 Jan 09

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Comments

  • kelly

    kelly wrote:

    Very neat! Kind of looks like one of those self-watering dog bowls doesn’t it?

    Posted on 20 Jan 09 (about 10 months ago)

  • redloon

    redloon wrote:

    Now that you mention it… yes! :)

    Posted on 21 Jan 09 (about 10 months ago)

  • kelly

    kelly wrote:

    Haha, I bet you could come up with a little rig and make a bunch of them for seed starting!

    Posted on 22 Jan 09 (about 10 months ago)

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