King Neptune’s Garden

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A 2 tier fill and drain hydroponic garden, I’ve named King Neptune’s Garden. We have a 24 gallon reservoir in a boat lazarette that holds the water and fertilizer. We have a marine pump that is connected to a 16 time a day auto timer; that pumps water for a minute or two to the top tier then gravity drains to the second tier then gravity drains back to the reservoir tank.
The system holds 18 plants. I typically grow big beef tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, mini sweet peppers, basil, rosemary, thyme, mint, and kale (I have terrible luck with oregano but try every year).
Our garden’s started with a different experiment called Poseidon’s Garden. The theory of Poseidon’s Garden was that plants could live in a non-circulating hydroponic system and the agitation of the boat movement would provide enough oxygen to the plant root system. The theory approved effective; however, we stopped using Poseidon’s Garden because it was not fixed to the boat and swinging projectiles underway can cause bumps on the head.
Below are a collection of Noon Reports that we report the condition of the garden. Please contact us if you have more questions. Always happy to help!
French Polynesia In Reverse Hydroponics at Sea King Neptune's Garden Noon Report Poseidon's Garden

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