Individual family sized hydroponic units on Holhudhoo

The seedlings, each in their own individual plastic container, are ready to be placed in the hydroponic tray.

This is a type of pilot project funded by UNDP.  A deal of research has gone into the style and construction of the hydroponic units, the types of vegetables that can be grown in the Maldives given the high humidity, as well as the mixture of nutrients needed to help the plants grow.

One-by-one, the individual plants are placed in the round holes in the trays.  Water is slowly pumped through these trays.  The moving water helps the plants grow faster.

All the holes are filled..... only thing left is for the plants to grow and produce vegetables for the family.

Special nutrients are mixed together in water, then added to the water tank that feeds the individual family hydroponics unit.

The netting is dropped around the hydroponics unit.  Now all that is needed is time, water and the sun to help the plants grow and produce food for the island.

My new living quarters on Holhudhoo Island

Here's my new living quarters.  A nice house, with three separate bedrooms.  To one side of the house, is a UNDP funded greenhouse.  Drip irrigation is used to grow eggplants and chilis.  This is one part of a larger UNDP program, which includes family level hydropanics.

The chili and eggplants inside the greenhouse are flourishing!  So green.... so healthy!  Won't belong before the community will benefit from the locally grown produce.



Here's my new room in the guest house.  It does not have a/c like my former room, but it is very large and bright.




I have my own private attached bathroom.... no hot water, but in this climate, a cool shower is most welcome!