My wife brought home hydroponic basil from the supermarket recently. It was bare root in a horticube, two stalks for about six dollars. In just a day or so it turned black and was tossed into the garbage, kiss six bucks good-bye.
To prevent any further episodes of buying hydroponic basil I told her I would grow all the basil she wanted. Basil is about the easiest thing to grow hydroponically, so I simply rescued a suitable container from the recycle bin and set to work.
The basil is supported by expanded clay pellets and grown in a 3" netpot. The netpot is suspended in nutrients to a level just below the rim. Any water soluable nutrients will work, but keep the nutrients on the weak side, about quarter strength.
Friday, June 1, 2018
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