/members-area/personalblogs/b/nico-tewinkel-s-blog/posts/greenhouse-updateSo I gave up on the temperature monitoring for the time being, as watering it became more important. With us wanting to take a few vacation days, I figured I should get this going so that we don&#39;t need someone to constantly water it. I have...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nico-tewinkel-s-blog/posts/greenhouse-updateMon, 23 Jul 2012 19:43:14 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:13c36dbd-949e-4174-9a57-7de9dab9afaaDAB1<p>Hi Nico,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yea, adding anything to pure water results in slime.&nbsp; If you look at most irrigation systems, they all use pure water and then later apply the fertilizer in a separate application.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You might want to look at some of the hydrogardening being done in Holland.&nbsp; They mix up a nutrient fluid just before they do their plant feeding so that they plumbing only holds the stuff for a very short time.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As you stated in your blog, its a slow learning experience.&nbsp; Have you done any calculation on how much longer you extend your growing season with the greenhouse?&nbsp; I would be interested to see what types of new crops you could grow given the more controlled environment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks for the update,</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=14576&AppID=296&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">