On Tuesday I work on the Deep Water Culture (DWC) bed. Today I have a 24 hole raft full of Monte Carlo Romain lettuce that I’m harvesting.
I’ll harvest the 12 largest heads for New Hope Ministries “Market” food pantry in Dillsburg. So people can come in and get a fresh head of lettuce. We’ve got kale, beets, collards, carrots, broccoli, and lettuce growing. It was warmer today – about 45° when I got up this morning and it’s been in the mid 50s in the greenhouse. The lettuce weighted 9 pounds, that’s 12 – 12 ounce heads!
Once in a while the DWC bed must be cleaned to remove the fine solid fish waste that collects in the bottom. It’s been 9 to 12 months since I did it the last time. Today I got this whole bucket full of very fine solid waste. I’m just gonna put it in my compost pile out back behind the greenhouse to let it break down.
I also cleaned the Infusinator nozzles Today to keep the air flowing into the DWC.
