Now that the bacteria cycle (ammonia to nitrite to nitrate) has established the growth rate is sensational, particularly in the lettuce and celery. The parsley died back to yellow before putting out strong new growth and the chives have only just started coming on.
I covered the return tubing with shadecloth to ensure I didn't accidently drop scoria down there, very hard to get out otherwise. One water inlet at the back was not enough to soak the entire bed, so I made a rectangle of pipe from the water system, drilled opposing holes and now get good coverage over the entire grow bed. Very much a work-in-progress situation.
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