Personal experiment · Growing systems
Indoor growing trials
Some early experiments with microgreens, herbs, propagation, light, and water.
SetupWhat I was growing
These experiments explored microgreens, herb growing, and propagation indoors. The materials were simple, but the system was not: light strength and distance, moisture, airflow, seed density, medium, and timing all influence the result.
Unlike software, the feedback loop cannot be rushed. That makes observation and documentation especially useful. A change today may only become clear after several days, and an apparently small difference can compound across the whole tray.
ExperimentsWhat I tried
The useful questions were practical: how densely should seeds be placed, when should the tray be uncovered, how does the light change the shape of new growth, and what happens when a cutting moves from water into a growing medium?
- Changing one condition at a time made the results easier to compare.
- Photographs were more useful than trying to remember earlier growth.
- The setup needed to be easy to water and check every day.
NotesWhat I learned
The most useful habits were familiar: change one thing at a time, keep photographs, work with the real constraints, and make the setup easy to look after each day.
