hydro-experiment #6

This hydro-experiment started with an 8″ pot and a test strip of poly-tubing.

I cut down the pot so that it fitted inside the test strip

then cut a proper length of poly-tubing. I used my arm-span as a guide, as I had no idea what would be a good length.

Then I pushed the cut pot down into the tubing, leaving about 10cm to turn in

and jammed it into place with a second pot. Then I soldered holes through all layers to “weld” the pots and tubing together.

Next, I made a hanging loop from wire, cut another pot down and lined it with a circle of fabric.

Then I scooped perlite/vermiculite into the tubing,

pushed the third pot, with its lining, down into the tubing.

and tied it off at the bottom. Ta da!

I hung it up and poured a couple of watering-cans of water in at the top to wash the perlite and to test the weight.

Before the lump bans me from (mis-)using the soldering iron, I used it to seal the ends of inverted u-shaped cuts in the tubing.

I chose at least one of each variety of strawberry, rinsed the roots and poked them into the holes.

And another “ta da”! Here’s hydro-experiment #6 finished with a bucket hanging from the bottom to catch the draining nutrient solution.

I have another seven to make – or I have room for another seven!