Thai Basil, Curly Parsley, and Thyme in a Harvest Elite 360

Day 126This garden is now at the 4 month+ point and it's showing signs of it. The roots on the thyme are very dark and starting to rot. The roots on the basil are trending this way, but are less far gone. The parsley keeps getting some of the leaves looking dried up, so it's not happy about something.I did a rinse and refill today, but this garden's time is limited. It's too crowded. I did trim the basil back near the thyme and the parsley by cutting off a couple big branches, in hopes of getting those more light. I didn't do it today, but I may harvest the thyme, dry the leaves, and remove the plant entirely in hopes of getting the basil and parsley to last until the new seedlings are ready to harvest. However, the new seedlings have only just sprouted and are at the 12 day point. Should have started them sooner. Next time!I may germinate another parsley pod, as I think a 360 might handle 2 parsleys and one thyme OK.At any rate, other than the root rot, the garden has produced a lot of nice herbs for our salads and my green juices! And it's been quite PRETTY as well!This will probably be the final photo:

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2024-11-16: Day 36It's looking like a nice herb garden already! This morning I took a small bit of the Thai basil, along with two sprigs of the parsley and a couple tiny cuts of the thyme to go in a green juice.The green juice ingredients were: 1/4 green cabbage 1 green bell pepper 1 regular cucumber, peeled 1 zucchini 1/2 lime with peel 2 apples 1" of ginger root A small handful of Tatsoi, watercress, and the herbs mentioned above Made 3 cups. I drank 2 cups, hubby had a cup. We both thought it was a particularly delicious juice. I use a Sana 727 horizontal masticating juicer.

2024-10-22: Day 11Thai Basil has germinated. Nothing in any of the pods is above the covers yet, but all sprouts look good. I can’t remember exactly what these plants look like as sprouts, but I think all is normal and well from what I see so far. Pictures of the Thai basil sprout will have to wait until it peeks above the covers. I don't feel like bothering trying to raise the light to get a shot, since it is at the back of the unit. Just call me a lazy gardener!