Day 6
UPDATE#2
Grower update
Update #2
I was going to transplant these into the grow tent, but they look so happy in the Harvests that I plan to leave them unless they get too tall.
GrowLog
UnknownSwiss chard bok choy
Grow log by Sher · Original thread
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View recapCrop🥬Swiss chard
Variety-
MethodAeroGarden hydroponics
Equipmenttwo AeroGarden Harvest units
Plants-
AudienceBeginners
What you can learnA very short space-planning record with no mature crop result.
Actions:
Useful practices
- using Harvest units as temporary or potentially permanent homes when grow-tent space is unavailable
Problems encountered
- grow-tent space shortage
- no mature follow-up
*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.
Conversation
S
Picture perfect
S
Thank you, Shawn!
U
nice and fresh and healthy.
F
They are looking good sher01! I never tried Swiss Chard or Bok Choy in my life (except maybe all mushy/cooked in an oriental dish somewhere) until I started growing both in my AeroGarden and found that I love the flavor of both, fresh from the garden to the salad bowl. As someone else on this forum said recently, my favorite thing about growing with AeroGardens is that I get to try eating things that I probably never would have tried otherwise.The following is a list of everything that I have growing in 6 Bountys, 3 Bounty Elites, 4 Harvest Elites and six 48oz Kratky planters right now. We pretty much take a couple of leaves off of everything every day for our salads except for the top four vegetable plants that aren’t harvestable yet.Red Cherry Heirloom TomatoesSugar Ann Snap PeasSweet PeppersDiva CucumbersKale, Dinosaur (Lucinato)Kale, Red RussianKale, Dwarf Blue CurledKale, Dwarf SiberianMustard, Green WaveMustard, TatsoiMustard, Asian MizunaMustard, AmaraMustard, Red GiantBlood Veined SorrelPurslane Red GrunerClaytoniaRainbow Swiss chardArugulaBok choiCollard Greens - removed, needs to be cookedBasil, ThaiBasil, GenoveseBasil, MarseilleParsley, ItalianParsley, CurleyOreganoThymeMint Chives Lettuce, Rogue d’hiver heirloom Lettuce, Paris island heirloomLettuce, Black Seeded Simpson heirloom Lettuce, BibLettuce, RomaineLettuce, Marvel of Four SeasonsLettuce, ButtercrunchLettuce, Green Salad BowlLettuce, Grand RapidsLettuce, Deer Tongue heirloomLettuce, Red SailsLettuce, green Ruffec EndiveLettuce, Chicory Endive Curled Ruffec
S
What an awesome assortment! I had never eaten Swiss chard before I started growing it. And I also had only eaten bok choy cooked before I grew it and discovered how delicious it was raw, I will probably copy some of your projects. A lofty goal to aim for! What did you think of the purslane? I have considered growing it, but am a little leery of its muciloginous properties.
F
I like the Purslane. I never tasted it before I grew it either. It has a very mild flavor with a hint of tartness to me. I snip off a main trunk above a branch, throw the 6 or so thumb-sized leaves in my salad and throw the stem away. The leaves have a nice moist texture to me. The plant quickly grows new branches.
S
Thanks, Dave. I like sorrel, so would probably enjoy the tartness.
Day 1
UPDATE#1
Grower update
Update #1
I have two Harvests planted with Swiss Chard. I was planning to transplant them into the grow tent when they get bigger -- but I can't imagine where. That tent is much smaller than my vision of everything I wanted to grow in it. Maybe I will transplant some of them into a Bounty.