My First SH Experience!

[SP2340]

Hello everyone! I'm proud to say I have finally tried out SH. I did it simply because of the "auto-watering" since my new job and my 9 month old son don't give me much time to take care of them during the weekdays.

I took bits of info I got from the forum and firstrays.com. I Googled "hydroponics Miami" and found a store that sold Hydroton close by and bought this huge bag for $25. The hardest part in my opinion was finding a container. I kept reading about people using plastic bottle and so on... I didn't have any! I went everywhere and finally went to The Container Store, they had some nice ones but very expensive... $4 a pot! I went home and looked online and using my trusy friend again I Googled "32oz clear container" and found an online store that sells restaurant supplies. I bought 25 32oz containers for $6.50!

One problem I had is when soaking the medium it says to mix in Epson Salt and calcium nitrate. I couldn't find calcium nitrate, does anyone know where to get this stuff?

Anyways, I repotted three plants:
Phrag. Mount Fallu
Some Cattleya I got from my Mother-in-law
C. Leopoldii var Alba

I couldn't find any one who had tried a Leopoldii in SH so I'll let you all know in a couple months.

Thanks for looking!

Here's the Phrag: