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Nine Tom Thumb Pea Pods in an AeroGarden Bounty Elite

Grow log by lynnee · Original thread

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CropPea
VarietyTom Thumb Pea
MethodAeroGarden hydroponics
EquipmentAeroGarden Bounty Elite
Plants9
AudienceBeginners

What you can learnA complete compact-pea diary covering germination, pump moisture concerns, flowering, multiple harvests, end-of-life decline, and a realistic yield assessment.

Actions:2 Harvest1 Equipment1 Planting1 Finished
Useful practices
  • cutting a slit in each sponge for a large pea seed
  • using an always-on pump when rear pods appeared dry
  • harvesting tender peas raw
  • evaluating yield against resource use
  • selecting a higher-yield compact pea for future trials
Problems encountered
  • two rear pods initially stalled or remained dry
  • leaves and remaining pods dried near the end
  • yield was modest relative to time
  • water
  • and electricity

*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.

Day 54
UPDATE#7
Grower update

Update #7

Actions taken

HarvestCollected the remaining pods when ending the garden.
FinishedEnded the pea garden after fifty-two days.

L By lynnee

Yesterday I ended the Tom Thumb peas, after 52 days. The leaves were drying up, and so were the remaining peapods. I harvested the pods and got enough peas for a dinner snack.This has been fun, because the peas are so cute! Next time I grow AG peas, I'm going to try to find a variety that will thrive like the Tom Thumbs but produce more peas.
Conversation
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areyoukittenme

This is my goal as well! I love peas!

Day 41
UPDATE#6
Grower update

Update #6

Actions taken

HarvestHarvested roughly two dozen pods for a snack.

L By lynnee

Day 41 Today I harvested about two dozen pods, and came up with a decent snack. The photo shows my harvest in a custard dish. I'm not sure that the harvest warrants the time, water, and energy expended on it, but I'm going to keep my 8 plants for at least another couple of weeks.
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areyoukittenme

A mighty harvest! I'm glad you're having a good experience with the Tom Thumbs! And I do agree that it's prooooobably not worth what you gotta put into them if the goal is yield. They're cute, though, and fun to grow!

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Shawn

Look at all those peas

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airscapes

That's the problem with row crops like peas and carrots.. you need a lot of them to make it worth while. Broccoli is another vegetable that does not produce much for the space a single plant takes up.. Did grow it a couple of years but not wroth the effort and space for 2 heads of broccoli.. and the worms love it.. Hope you enjoy your peas, nothing like fresh peas from the plant!

Day 37
UPDATE#5
Grower update

Update #5

L By lynnee

Day 37 Lots of pea pods, and two are filled out enough to harvest. The little peas are delicious eaten raw.
Conversation
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areyoukittenme

Woohoo, peas! They look wonderful, lynnee!

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Shawn

They look great!!!!

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Sher

They are just outright cute, lynnee!

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lynnee

Darn tootin!

Day 25
UPDATE#4
Grower update

Update #4

L By lynnee

Day 25 These little guys have blooms (top left, middle right)! Sorry that they're so hard to see.
Conversation
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Sher

Such a sweet little garden, lynnee.

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Shawn

Peas are such pretty gardens in the AG

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areyoukittenme

Flower time! I'm glad the little guys are growing well

Day 9
UPDATE#3
Grower update

Update #3

L By lynnee

The peas all have green sprouts and/or leaves, but two pods in back seem to have stalled out. If they don't produce leaves soon, I'll take them out. Maybe the Bounty is on a slightly slanted surface? So that the ones in back get less water?
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areyoukittenme

The Kelvedon Wonder peas I'm growing had a couple stalls like that. What few roots they'd put out ended up rotting away. I think some seeds just run out of juice before they can push out a seedling big enough to make it on its own.

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lynnee

Could be. Just now I changed the pump setting to 60/00 (always on), because the slowpokes seem a bit dry. Time will tell!

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Shawn

I always break out a level to make sure my units are level. I find the slightest bit off can really make a difference on how the water flows.

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Shawn

Other then that they are doing nicely.

Day 3
UPDATE#2
Grower update

Update #2

L By lynnee

All nine seeds have germinated! This one is farthest along.
Conversation
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Sher

Awww. Go little sprout!

Day 1
UPDATE#1
Grower update

Update #1

Actions taken

EquipmentCut a slit in each sponge so a pea seed could be inserted.
PlantingStarted nine Tom Thumb pea seeds in a Bounty Elite.

L By lynnee

Following areyoukittenme's lead, I started some Tom Thumb peas in a Bounty Elite today. Seeds were purchased from Amazon. I had to cut a slit in each sponge to insert a seed. I wonder whether all 9 seeds will germinate?
Conversation
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Sher

I hope so! Oh, goodie! Another pea project to watch!

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areyoukittenme

Ooh lynnee I'm excited! I think growing these in a Bounty is a fabulous idea! That bigger reservoir will be a great help once they get going and get thirsty.

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Shawn

I loved the Tom Thumbs. Can't wait to see these grow.

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