What people
actually got.
Observational cultivation records from people running the kit — crop, day count, reservoir readings, and what went wrong. Where a grower used an AI assistant to help write it up, the record is marked AI-assisted so you know how it was put together.
Notes from the counter.
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This section opens as soon as the first growers have a harvest to report — we would rather leave it empty than fill it with examples.
Running a kit? Send your logWhat the numbers mean.
pH 5.8–6.5
Nutrient availability window for the crops in the guide. Lettuce and basil sit at the lower end, tomato slightly higher.
EC 1.2–2.6
Electrical conductivity, in mS/cm. Leafy crops run low; fruiting crops need closer to 2.2 once flowering starts.
Water 18–20 °C
The chiller loop holds this range. Above 22 °C dissolved oxygen drops and root problems follow quickly.
Day count
Days since transplant to the net pot, not since sowing. Compare against the crop guide rather than between crops.
Four rules.
Observations, not instructions
Records describe what a grower saw and measured. They are not a protocol to copy, and nothing here is a genetic editing procedure.
Real runs only
Entries carry a badge until they come from someone who actually ran a kit. Demonstration records are labelled as such.
AI help is disclosed
Many growers use an assistant to turn rough measurements into readable prose. That is fine, and worth saying plainly rather than hiding.
Failures stay up
Records reporting algae, transplant shock, root problems or a lost crop are published exactly like the good ones. They are the most useful entries here.
Got a log?
Reservoir readings, day counts, photos, what died and why. Send it over and it goes up in your words, AI-assisted or not.