Week 5
Not much new going on. I ended up not harvesting last week and this was the result. I harvested just after taking this photo and got a large bowl full, probably about 1/2-3/4 lb in all. I took either leaves or entire plants where there there were more than one in a cell. This would be enough for about 2-3 meals of good sized salads for 2 people. The last of the three goldfish is still controlling the mosquito larvae. The lettuce still tastes good, no sign of bitterness.

This was our first harvest taken last Thursday. It was enough for two large salads with dinner and a round of blt sandwiches for lunch. It was crisp, not even a hint of bitterness. I was very pleased.

This is what the plants looked like after harvest.

Today, 6 days later and it is time to harvest again. In the past week I have added an aquarium air bubbler and 3 feeder goldfish to the system. Two of the fish died within the first couple of days (not uncommon with feeders) but the last one is still around. Since putting in the air and fish I haven’t seen any more mosquito larvae.