MFSGL: Harvest Time 
The time period from sprout to harvest was 9 weeks and 3 days.
We could have harvested sooner, but our schedules restricted the time when
we could all meet at the same time. The last couple of weeks of growth was
rapid. Two plants were removed because of disease symptoms. It was a leaf
spot symptom we related to an Alternaria pathogen. Microscopic investigation
revealed no spores, so no absolute culprit was determined. The rest of the
crop looked quite healthy. By harvest time the plants on the coir side had
overtaken the plants on the wool side in size and compactness of the center.
A blind taste test performed with the help of our classmates revealed no significant
preference between the plants on either side. Harvest was to reveal the big
difference. *****
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Picture Perfect
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Down to the Roots
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The Babies are Delivered
 
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These are in the wool. Above and to the
right are in the coir. Pretty, huh?
The roots in the coir had a more
natural growth, whereas the roots in the wool tended to mat on the bottom of the slab.
(pictured below)
What parent could be more proud?