A new greenhouse with an electric supply has allowed us to trial growing lemongrass plants in some NFT and Aeroponic hydroponic systems.
We now have Lemongrass plants in a Nutriculture NFT hydroponic grow tank, some Fennel in a smaller NFT system and some ‘mother’ lemongrass plants in an aeroponics tank.
![Fennel plants in an NFT hydroponic system](http://www.rustical.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/nft-fennel-2016-886x1024.jpg)
I have no idea if Fennel will grow successfully in a pot let alone in a hydroponic system but am giving it a go. I will hopefully trail some in the same system but outside as ‘bolting’ might be an issue for the fennel plants if they are kept in a greenhouse.
I also wanted to trial some hydroponic Celeriac which will definitely need to be outside but have possibly left it too late for getting seeds started for this growing season.
![Lemongrass plants growing in a NFT hydroponic system](http://www.rustical.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/lemograss-nft.jpg)
The bigger lemongrass plants sat in the NFT system have started to put roots beyond the pot and onto the spreader mat.
![Lemongrass roots after one week in the NFT hydroponic tank](http://www.rustical.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/lemongrass-nft-roots-795x1024.jpg)
The Lemongrass in the aeroponics system has been in for a week now and the root growth through the net pots is most impressive.
![Trialling Lemongrass plants in a aeroponics tank](http://www.rustical.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/aeroponics-system-1024x778.jpg)
![Lemongrass 'mother' plant after 1 week in an Aeroponics system](http://www.rustical.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/aeroponics-trial-roots-575x1024.jpg)