Those little cucumelons are pretty cool!
It looks like your hydroponic system works pretty well for you. I haven't tried any hydroponics yet. I've done some aquaponics experiments but the results are fairly mediocre, I probably don't have enough fish in the water to generate the necessary nutrients. The problem is that if you do have enough fish, and the pumps stop for some reason, fish can start dieing before you're aware of it.
Are you using deep water culture, or some other method?
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I really like the cucamelons! They look great, have a really satisfying crunch and are wonderful for pickling.
Can't really complain about my system, I haven't had any major issues so far. I thought about doing an aquaponics one but I would have struggled with the space, especially if I wanted to run 20+ buckets on it; I would have needed lots of fish I suppose. It's my first hydroponic build as well and I didn't want to complicate it too much having live fish in it.
It's not a deep water culture, I'm not quite sure what category it would fall under. It's my take on the dutch bucket system. The buckets hold about 2 inches of water at all times and are watered on a 15min on, 15 off schedule during the day. I've got explanations for the system here and a bit here.
Cheers!