Grow log by bigshot · Original thread
What you can learnStrong practical case study showing why herbs with different germination speeds, heights, and growth rates can perform unevenly in one AeroGarden.
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It looks like you have the knack to AG. Great garden
I think I've figured out what I want to do with my gardens. The basil one is so successful. I think the reason is that all of the plants are the same... they germinate the same, grow the same... it makes them more compatible. My herb garden, some things do well, some don't. I have a round six pod model I got for cheap. I think I'm going to load each of the small ones with a single kind of herb... thyme in the round Harvest, and rosemary in the Harvest Elite. Basil, thyme and rosemary should do me well. It's going to take a few months to transition to that.Chives just don't grow fast enough to keep up with my use of it. Better to get chives at the market. And the oregano is leggy and the leaves burn in the lights too easy. Tarragon is doing well. I might leave that with the rosemary.
Are you using AG oregano? I use other vendors and mine grows like a ground cover .
Yes, I think the problem is the different sizes of the plants. The oregano grows fast and tall into the light and the others don't, so it gets burned. If I had all oregano in there and no slow and short rosemary, it most likely wouldn't be a problem.In other news, two months later the marjoram has finally sprouted. Since marjoram looks so much like oregano, I'm not sure if it sprouted from a seed or if a root from the oregano invaded the pod and took root.
I bet the room smelled wonderful
It still does!
Your garden is doing well.
August 17, 2021My gardens were five days out of sync with each other, so for the last few water and food tendings, I've dawdled a couple of days on the herb garden to put them on the same schedule. Sunday I was able to get both in sync for a feeding.The oregano has grown up to the light now and is looking a bit leggy. Gonna give it a haircut this week. The thyme is doing fantastic. Going to chop it back a little too.
July 31, 2021Today I changed the water and added new plant food. The left side of the garden is doing better than the right side. Mint is doing well, and thyme has several stalks with beautiful leaves with purple underneath them. I have several nice long spears of chives, but it's going to be a while until I can harvest anything. The rosemary and oregano are growing, but very slowly. It took several weeks to take the cup off, but they are starting to grow now. The sage was DOA. I thought I saw some life in there, but it was just mold or something. I'm going to pick a new pod to replace it tomorrow.
Rosemary is a very slow grower. Thyme, all mine always have the purple underneath. There are some varieties that do not but most do.
For chives, I've had better luck with the cut and grow again method, or whatever it is called. I just top it and leave it to grow taller again. Instead of harvesting whole leaves? So to speak?
The mint is getting evicted. It grew very fast and started crowding out the other plants, so I chopped it down to 1/3 its size. It didn't phase it a bit. It started growing back the first day. I'm going to chuck it out into the garden and let it fend for itself there. I have some other herbs I want to try instead.
I've had a Chocolate Mint plant in front of the garage for years. I planted it to fill in and use as some ground cover. It dies back in the winter & then come back with a vengeance. I understand that rodents don't care for mint, and it does look pretty. I call that a win-win!
July 11, 2021Seedlings spotted down inside almost all of the pods. The only ones that are still sleeping are chives and sage.
July 14, 2021Chives are popping up now. No sign of sage yet. Added my plant food. Is there any way to add food with a hypodermic or something. Filling the cap and getting it to the little door ends up spilling. Is there something made for this that measures?
There is a thread "Measuring Nutrients" in the Nutrient & Supplement Board regarding this very topic.
How much is a capful? That might help me figure out what kind of syringe I need.
I have no clue but check the "Nutrients (AG and Other Brands) AND Mr. Mucha Stash Guide" thread.
If I remember right a capful on the AG nutrients is 4 mL
July 15, 2021Sage is popping up now. All the pods germinated. I ordered a little baby medicine syringe at Amazon. Hopefully it fits in the bottle.
This is the size I use in the bottles 5ml
July 20, 2021My Aerovoirs arrived. They fit well on the table with my AGs. Although everything has germinated, three herbs (sage, rosemary and oregano) still have cups on them. They are lagging behind. Rosemary has gotten to the surface, so it should zoom forward soon. When all the cups are off, I'll post a picture.