We're up and Running!

     The seedlings arrived on Wednesday from Living Tower Seedlings, They were in pretty good shape except the watermelon vine didn't seem to make it so I snapped a photo of it and emailed it to customer service, They credited my account for my new order. They will also resend your seedling if you request but because we are starting so late in the season I decided to wait. 

     The seedlings come ready to insert into the Tower Garden nestled in their rock wool coat. I removed the stacks that held them in the packs and removed each pod. I carefully placed the pods into the water tray using the same map in which they were labeled when shipped. The pods will soak in the sunshine for 24 hours before I move them to the Tower Thursday evening. 

     I put all the supplies I will need in a tote. The only thing you need is a ph testing kit, ph up and ph down, and nutrient solution.

     I am  happy I ordered the  dolly because after filling the reservoir with water that tower wasn't going to be moving anywhere. The dolly offered by Tower Gardens JP+ fit the Tower Garden to a tee.






     After we filled the reservoir, I tested the pump to make sure it was filling the basket and draining through all the pod baskets.








   

     The next step was to test the Ph.











   It was a little high so we added some PH Down and retested. Adding a little more until it came exactly 6.0

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     Then all that was left was to add the nutrient solution Part A and Part B as directed, hook up the timer and make sure the solution was pumping through the system at a cycle of 15 minutes on and 15 minutes off.

    Then came the funnest part. We got to fill our pod baskets with our seedlings. I used our map to make sure the herbs were on top, then our leafy vegetables, then the bushes, and then on the bottom I placed all our the fruiting vines. 

The finished product: 

DAY ONE!!