Hydroponics – Gardening all year long in Canada, eh !

Living in Canada and being an avid gardener is tough when the real growing season is only 4-5 months long. While this rushed season does produce a great deal of vegatables that can be stored for year around use, it would be nice to have at least a few fresh greens in the winter time. With this in mind, I decided to dip my toes into hydroponics. Not a big operation, and no, not for “medicinal herbs”, but for a steady supply of lettuce, spinach, bok choy and similar greens.

This page outlines my experience with this, including a bunch of learnings along the way.

Oct 11th, 2020. Seeds germinated and placed in a Deep Water Culture (DWC) Hydroponics setup (lettuce, bok choy, and peppers)
Oct 17th 2020. One week in! Bok Choy and peppers on the keft and lettuce on the right
Oct 23rd 2020 – 2 weeks in
Oct 31st – 3 weeks in and the lettuce exploded this week
Nov 7th 2020 – 4 weeks and nearly ready to have some salad.