growing herbs hydroponically
I decided I wanted to grow some fresh herbs in my kitchen, and to do that, a small hydroponic garden would be the best choice.
An Ebb and Flow system would be best for this sort of garden since it would have a small footprint on my counter, require few parts, and could easily be controlled with an X10 module and a cronjob.
The garden consists of two tupperware containers, one sitting on top of the other. The bottom container is the reservoir, holding the nutrient solution, and the top container holds the flower pots with the herbs in them. An aquarium pump sits inside the bottom container and when switched on, it pumps the solution up into the top container, filling it up. The water cannot overflow because there is an emergency drain tube in the top container preventing water from raising above it. When the pump turns off, the water drains back down into the reservoir. The black bag you see covering the bottom container is there to prevent algae from growing in the nutrient solution. I am using two 18" flourecent grow lights mounted under the cabinets above the garden.
progress
<% require ‘yaml’ > < log = YAML.load(File.open(“src/garden/garden_log.yaml”)) > < log.each do |entry| > h3. <= entry[:date] %>
<%= entry[:text] > < end %>
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