Eight-Position Bounty Herb Garden with Frequent Pruning and Relocation

I replanted the basil, but they are growing very slowly. Maybe because of the massive curly parsley roots!

I had to remove the Thai basil. It is flowering and it was a constant battle to keep it from taking over the whole garden. Also the taste changed to awful when it started flowering. I will pot it up and move it outdoors later to use by other plants as a deer deterrent. The mint is a very compact, dense clump behind the curly parsley. I don't like its taste, either, but will try it in cooking and see how it works. I may remove it later, too. Now the Italian parsley has room to grow. So the herb garden is getting smaller, but more useful to me.

The herbs are looking good so far. I have to cut chunks of the thai basil off twice a week to keep it from shading everything out. I also have to keep the mint severely pruned. The dill was seriously failing to thrive, so I took it out. It had small roots that were brownish at the top. I moved the new Italian parsley (behind the mint) to the dill's old spot. It looks like it will do well. I took the extra curly parsley out and put it in soil, just because I didn't want to to throw it away. I really love having the herb garden in the kitchen!

A lot has changed since I originally planted this garden. I didn't think the curly parsley was going to come up, so I planted another one. They both came up. I just took the dome off the second one today and arranged a thai basil leaf over it to shield it from too much light today. I don't know what I will do with it yet. I can't leave it there! Next, when I bought the new Bounty, it came with an Italian parsley pod. I stuck it between the thai basil and the dill. It has not germinated yet. The dill does not look too healthy. I cut it to one main stem to keep it from taking over the Aerogarden. It looks to me like the basils and dill need nutrients. But I am afraid to add them right now in case I burn the smaller plants. The mint, chives and thyme are doing well. I discovered I do love thai basil and dill. The fresh herbs are so mild compared to dried! I'm still dealing with messing up the pump settings when I moved the herbs from the Elite and they ended back in germination mode. To compensate, I have the pump running 24/7 which I am sure is overkill. So this project is turning into a real adventure, and evolving as I go along!

I cut the dill down to one stem as I use very little dill. The trimmings are in the freezer to use in deviled eggs. My thyme was to the top of the dome. I took the dome off first thing this morning and fried them. The tops turned brown in a couple of hours! So the dome is back on. If they recover, I will take the dome off after the lights go out next time so they can recover overnight before the lights blast them again. Oh, I also thinned the thai basil to one plant as I am not crazy about it.

The herbs are popping. I replaced the Genovese basil pod that didn't germinate, and the new one is almost ready to have the dome removed. I wasn't sure the curly parsley would germinate, so I added a second pod. Now they both have germinated. The dill was sprawled flat on the deck. It dawned on me that they didn't have enough nutrients. I had only used 4 ml. So I added 2 more ml and the dill is starting to stand up again.

7 Days In.... Not too much showing. The dill and thai basil are up. There are two tiny thyme leaves just topping the pod. Chive roots are showing. I think I see a hint of mint. The curly parsley is invisible. And since Genovese basil is usually a fast sprouter, and nothing is happening in that pod. I think it may be a dud.