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Gardyn October refresh

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You may remember Garden recommends a monthly refresh to keep things in balance and a deep clean every six months. You may also remember that I chose to actually refresh more ofen at two weeks.  As my time away passed I kept stretching the time out, developing bad habits. I think the only spreadsheet updates I have been logging are the arrived seeds. I've actually been home noshing daily for a while now. None the less I found myself letting the water get low as the 28 day count down expired and so busy I just added more water and fertilizer. So how bad is it?  The water looked comparable as did the biofilm inside (the early GSE  trial seemed to make that worse). There was a lot more chrystalized gunk at the seams. Actually took two passes with h202 and a toothbrush. It was more I was doing it at night and when I turned the LEDs back on, I realized I did a poor job. Also I looked at the funnels, and the tilting me reminded me that I rarely clean the back. Pulled some roots ...