Day 40
UPDATE#9
Grower update
Update #9
This is what the seasoning celery looks like now. I think it would do a lot better in a pot, like chives do.
GrowLog
SuccessfulMixed Herb Rotation with Basil, Parsley, and Seasoning Celery
Grow log by Sher · Original thread
9 visual updates11 photos30 replies
View recapCrop🌿Dill, basil, parsley, thyme, chives, seasoning celery
VarietyGenovese basil, curly parsley
MethodAeroGarden hydroponics, continuous herb rotation
EquipmentAeroGarden unit, AeroGarden Bounty hood used for drying
Plants6
AudienceBeginners
What you can learnA useful herb-maintenance diary with failed seed, pod repurposing, pruning for shape and light, edible thinning, and seasoning-celery observation.
Actions:4 Pruning2 Harvest1 Finished1 Transplant
Useful practices
- replacing less-wanted dill and thyme positions with basil
- topping and cutting back basil for bushiness
- snacking on surplus seedlings and herbs
- drying a large basil cutting
Problems encountered
- chive seeds failed
- basil became long and leggy
- large basil shaded smaller plants
- seasoning celery remained very small
*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.
Conversation
C
It looks good. Maybe a tad on the undisciplined side? LOL.
S
That's a understatement!
S
It looks good. My chives love their home in the AG. I am going to post some pics
S
I still need to plant some more. Am waiting to move some lettuce out.
Day 30
UPDATE#8
Grower update
Update #8
Actions taken
PruningCut the dominant basil down so smaller plants could access the light.
The big basil kept growing by leaps and bounds. I had to behead it to give the small plants access to the light.
Conversation
C
How are you going to use it?
S
I am drying it on the hood of the Bounty. It will get used in a little of everything. I will probably start with a strawberry basil salad dressing.
C
That sounds yummy!
S
That sounds good!
C
I just remember that I have a silicone mat that fits perfectly on my Bounty's hood! I'm going to try that & put some basil up there too! I've got plenty in the freezer, for now.
Day 27
UPDATE#7
Grower update
Update #7
Actions taken
PruningCut one elongated seasoning-celery branch.
HarvestReported already eating basil from the garden.
The curly parsley continues to grow. I cut one of the long, leggy seasonong celery branches off, and now I can see little celery shaped leaves growing. I continue to be surpeised at the different sizes of the basil. I have already been snacking on them!
Conversation
S
They look healthy. Just push that one one in the back down
Day 24
UPDATE#6
Grower update
Update #6
Actions taken
PruningCut all basil plants back to force bushier growth.
Update time! My basil were growing long and leggy, so I cut them all back to force them to bush out. The curly parsley is up. The chive seeds were duds. I will have to restart them. And I'm not sure whether to thin the seasoning celery to one plant, or not.
Conversation
S
The seasoning celery looks like it grows like thyme. If so I would leave it. Then again I never saw it before so I do not know.
S
Thanks, Shawn!
Day 19
UPDATE#5
Grower update
Update #5
Actions taken
PruningRemoved the growing tips from the basil plants.
I topped tha basils. It's funny how differently they all are growing. I've never grown seasoning celery before, so I don't know how they are supposed to look. But they are tiny! The chive seeds must not have been good. I would have expected signs of life by now. And the curly pursley is always slow. I hope it makes it.
Day 12
UPDATE#4
Grower update
Update #4
Actions taken
FinishedRemoved dill seed from its pod because the grower preferred more basil.
TransplantTransferred duplicate basil seedlings into the former dill and thyme positions.
HarvestAte the two remaining baby basil seedlings.
The seasoning celery's tiny little leaves are visible way down in the pod. And there were 5 healthy basil seedlings in one pod -- 3 large and 2 small. Since I'm not wild about dill, I took the dill seeds out of that pod and transplanted another basil. Then, since I have rosemary and thyme overwintered outdoors, I put another basil in the thyme pod. I will move them when they get bigger. I couldn't bear to throw away the two remaining baby basils. So I ate them!
Conversation
S
I can smell the basil fields already
S
I'm not quite there yet, but then I have a cold!
S
Soon enough
C
Oh, dear! Hope you have a speedy recovery! You have some good smells to look forward to now!
Day 6
UPDATE#3
Grower update
Update #3
As expected, the Genovese basil is first.
Conversation
S
Yup, that is usually what happens
Day 1
UPDATE#2
Grower update
Update #2
@zyphax and maskedsonnet, here's a picture of the packet so you can see what it looks like.
Conversation
M
Thank you!
Day 1
UPDATE#1
Grower update
Update #1
I am not using a template because these herbs will get moved around a lot. I have dill, Genovese basil, curly parsley, thyme, chives, and seasoning celery, also called cutting celery. It is mostly just intense celery flavored leaves without the stalks. I love it dried and crumbled in cooking! I do not use much dill so as soon as it starts getting big, I plan to harvest it to give the others more room.
Conversation
S
Nice to see new gardens starting.
U
I haven't hear of cutting celery before. Where do you get the seeds from?
M
Oh seconded on the cutting celery question, that sounds like a really interesting plant to try out!