Hydro Tray Starter

The starter tray contains four net cups, washed clay aggregate, a quiet pump, nutrient salts, and seeds chosen for forgiving temperaments rather than culinary glory. Wet clay and fresh basil give a clean cellar smell when the loop is healthy; fishy sweetness means bacteria have won. Fill with eight liters of potable water, run fourteen hours of warm-white light, and keep each seedling's crown above the splash line. New berth families and apprentice crews buy it because instruction is printed on the lid and no subscription owns the pump. Wealthy gardens use soil shipped across systems. This one grows greens and teaches consequences. Greasy galley hands carry wilt, overfeeding scorches roots, and topping off forever without changing water concentrates salts. The first mistake kills lettuce. The fifth can foul a shared condensate return and make the life-support chief personally interested.