New Hydroponic System finally constructed!

It's been quite a while since i have last posted an entry. LOTS have things have been happening lately.


First of all, i'd like to introduce my finally constructed hydroponic system! If you recall, my previous hydroponic system was flat and rectangular. Picture below:

This system was great! But i have to say that it took up a bit too much space. If you are one of the people who came over to visit, this garden took over more than 1/2 of my entire lawn! Since this is a residential garden, thats not a good thing. No one wants to wake up to see a pile of pipes outside the window.

Besides, my childhood friends would peep over the fence and comment that my house looked like a drug factory with all the pipes and herbs growing. hahaha

So i took about 2 months to design and get some help in designing a better system. I wanted something presentable that would make someone say "i want this in my garden." Something pretty and inviting, as well as space efficient. Previously, i had experiment with a-frames. I got one built for me to try on: 

(this photo was posted on a blog by a customer who visited the garden earlier this year

 http://tropicalpenpals.com/blog/things-related-directly-about-the-philippines/sustainable-living/hydroponics-in-cebu-philippines/) 

I noticed that the sun would rise and set from the east-west ... well.. my east and west that is... 

If you dont know yet, but sunlight is a crucial element in photosynthesis for plants. They need it for food :) 

So regardless if your plants like hot/cold climates, sunlight IS essential. 

So with all that thought and design in mind, plus taking advantage of the fact that my parents who work abroad are here and can help me boss people around easily, we got started on a new system. Finally, after a while, we finished it! 

It's quite a big change if you compared it to my previous systems. But i'm happy to say that it's doing really well. It's taking up lesser space than the previous system, a lot easier for me to handle, cleaner, more organized and not to mention presentable! :) With this, i can easily promote hydroponics as a garden that can be adopted in our very households.

The plants currently growing are my culinary herbs: Sweet basil, thai basil, lemon basil, purpl basil, Ashitaba (green tea), tarragon, vietnamese corriander, italian corriander, and my cherry tomatoes. 

Tarragon

Sweet basil

Spear mint

Purple Basil

Lemon basil

ASHITABA - Green tea
An excellent herb for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high sugar levels, diabetes, cancer and anxiety. Eat 2 leaves every day, raw. Personally, it tastes like guava. :)