Day 35
UPDATE#4
Grower update
Update #4
Today (34 days, AG nutes only) the lettuce looks like it is about to explode! I'm thinking about harvesting it all, and starting some cilantro and other seeds.
GrowLog
SuccessfulMarvel of Four Seasons, Merlot, and Mixed Lettuce in a Wireless Bounty
Grow log by lynnee · Original thread
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View recapCrop🥬Lettuce
VarietyHeirloom Salad Greens, Marvel of Four Seasons, Rouge d'Hiver, Romaine, Merlot
MethodAeroGarden hydroponics
EquipmentAeroGarden Bounty
Plants5
AudienceBeginners
What you can learnA short and clear lettuce diary covering germination failures, replacement pods, cultivar comparison, rapid growth, and full harvest.
Actions:2 Planting1 Finished
Useful practices
- mix old and new seed-pod varieties
- replace failed pods promptly
- add cut-and-come-again lettuce for variety
- harvest when the canopy becomes crowded
Problems encountered
- Rouge d'Hiver and one Romaine pod failed to germinate
- white mineral deposits remained on the deck
*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.
Conversation
J
That looks like a great mixed green salad, I'd have a hard time keeping my scissors off it.
L
Yesterday I harvested the lettuce, and put it in plastic bags in the fridge. Today I started a new Bounty garden with herbs, lettuce, one tomato, and some flowers. The regular AGs work better than the seed starter inserts for me.
Day 20
UPDATE#3
Grower update
Update #3
Hip hip hooray! I finally have a healthy Marvel of Four Seasons lettuce plant (left). The others are AG salad greens (center) and Baker Creek Merlot (right).
Day 13
UPDATE#2
Grower update
Update #2
Actions taken
FinishedRemoved the failed Rouge d'Hiver and Romaine pods.
PlantingInstalled another Romaine pod after the failures.
The Rouge D'Hiver and Romaine from my old AG seed pod kits failed to germinate, so I swapped in another Romaine and removed the two failures. The Merlot from Rare Seeds (front row right) started two days late, but has nearly caught up with Marvel of Four Seasons (front row left) and Salad Greens (center back). I need to scrub the deck to remove those white deposits. They don't come off in the dishwasher.
Conversation
S
I kinda gave up on the white spots. If they do not come off with a citric acid scrub then oh well. LOL
Day 1
UPDATE#1
Grower update
Update #1
Actions taken
PlantingAdded a pod of near-black Merlot lettuce to the garden.
Along with my Black Beauty tomato seeds, Baker Creek sent a free packet of near-black red lettuce seeds. They're supposed to be good for cut-and-come-again harvesting, so I added a pod to the new lettuce garden.