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Seascape Everbearing Strawberries in an AeroGarden Bounty Basic

Grow log by Jay · Original thread

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CropStrawberry
VarietySeascape Everbearing
MethodAeroGarden hydroponics
EquipmentAeroGarden Bounty Basic
Plants9
AudienceAdvanced

What you can learnA detailed strawberry-crown setup with basket modification, EC management, root cleaning, harvest comparison, and berry-quality observations.

Actions:3 Nutrients1 Equipment1 Transplant1 Finished1 Solution1 Roots1 Harvest
Useful practices
  • cutting basket bottoms to fit strawberry crowns
  • inserting crowns from top or bottom according to root size
  • flush-filling and feeding to a target EC
  • rinsing and trimming roots
  • comparing Bounty yield with a smaller Harvest garden
Problems encountered
  • soil residue remained on crown roots
  • berry size decreased late in the documented period
  • pH could not be checked because the meter was broken
  • yield was lower than desired

*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.

Day 52
UPDATE#5
Grower update

Update #5

Actions taken

HarvestReported harvesting about a dozen berries from the Bounty.

J By Jay

I love being able to come back and check the progress of this garden!I've gotten about a dozen berries off this garden. The ones in my smaller garden haven't made many berries.The berries here have been good with a good texture, I just want more of them! My EC is about 1600 and my pH meter is broken. The berries are trending smaller right now, it is coming up on time for a feeding I think I will empty and refill and shoot for an EC of 1300 again.
Day 32
UPDATE#4
Grower update

Update #4

Actions taken

SolutionFlushed and refilled the strawberry reservoir.
NutrientsAdded about thirteen millilitres of AeroGarden nutrients to approximately 1300 EC.
RootsRinsed and trimmed soil-covered strawberry roots.

J By Jay

I flush/filled and fed today. I used AG nutes and put about 13ml in. EC was right around 1300.The roots are still dirty from the soil the came in so I rinsed them a little and trimmed them. I'm not going to do the second batch until I see how this one does.Just waiting on some clean water:Dirty roots:Sitting pretty:
Day 14
UPDATE#3
Grower update

Update #3

Actions taken

NutrientsAdded fifteen millilitres of AeroGarden nutrients.

J By Jay

Feeding day! 15ml of AG nutes in the Bounty.and looks like fruit soon!
Conversation
S
Sher

You guys who are growing strawberries successfully amaze me! They look great!

U
Unknown

wow wow! Looking good!

Day 3
UPDATE#2
Grower update

Update #2

J By Jay

These are from yesterday (1-11), Bounty in the foreground and Harvest in the background.Really impressed with how quick these are greening up!
Conversation
S
Sher

They look great, Jay!

Day 1
UPDATE#1
Grower update

Update #1

Actions taken

EquipmentCut the basket bottoms to make crown insertion easier.
TransplantInserted nine Seascape crowns into repurposed AeroGarden baskets.
NutrientsAdded ten millilitres of AeroGarden nutrients.
FinishedAdded one millilitre of peroxide.

J By Jay

Essentially the same as the one in a Harvest, but different...Baskets, repurposed AGAG nutes 10mlPeroxide 1 mlCrowns: Seascape Everbearing from Handpicked Nursery (Veteran owned!)9 prepped, interestingly, some of these AG baskets had a thicker bottom. I cut them all the way off (instead of separating the six vanes) and it was much easier to get the crowns in. I inserted some from the top and some from the bottom based on the amount of roots I had.Here we go!
Conversation
S
Sher

It looks like you are off to a great start. Good luck!

J
Jay

Thank you!

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