Monday, April 30, 2012

Day 044: Cherry Tomato, Cantaloupe, Bell Pepper

Tomatoes and cantaloupe are starting to bloom.

Switched to 400W Lumatek HPS lamp; 16hr day / 8hr night (from 18hr day / 6hr night under metal halide).

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Day 029: Build plant cages; Cherry Tomato, Cantaloupe, Bell Pepper

Build PVC and wire cages.

1/2-inch PVC will fit in the three holes present in the General Hydroponics PowerGrower bucket.

Place 1.5 inch screws every 5 inches along PVC posts -- leaving slightly less than 1cm of screw exposed and wrap exposed screws with with 14-guage wire.  Wrapping too tightly will cause a pyramiding effect.

Total cost is roughly $4.00 per cage.