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Veranda Red Tomatoes, Fairy Tale Eggplants, and Gypsy Peppers in a Vegetable Nursery

Grow log by Sher · Original thread

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CropTomato, eggplant, pepper
VarietyVeranda Red tomato, Fairy Tale eggplant, Gypsy Hybrid pepper
MethodAeroGarden hydroponic nursery, transplanting between AeroGarden units
EquipmentAeroGarden Harvest, AeroGarden Bounty units, improvised water-fill cover
Plants6
AudienceAdvanced

What you can learnA useful multi-crop nursery diary documenting germination, transfer timing, nutrient introduction, suspected flow blockage, and the practical problem of finding space for mature plants.

Actions:2 Transplant1 Planting1 Nutrients
Useful practices
  • starting six fruiting vegetables without nutrients
  • using a Harvest as a temporary nursery
  • moving established seedlings into Bounty units
  • checking water flow when nursery plants become pale
Problems encountered
  • missing Harvest water-fill cover
  • possible old roots blocking water flow
  • very weak circulation through the deck
  • pale slow-growing eggplants
  • leggy Gypsy pepper
  • difficulty locating additional grow lights

*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.

Day 21
UPDATE#5
Grower update

Update #5

Actions taken

TransplantMoved one pepper to share a Bounty with another Gypsy plant.

S By Sher

The veggies in the nursery do not look great. I suspect that maybe roots up in the deck from an earlier crop are blocking water flow to them. The pump is pumping water up the column, but only the barest trickle is coming through. I moved one pepper to share a Bounty with the Gypsy Swirl. The other one (left) is still here. The eggplants also look pale and are growing slowly. I had intended to transplant them to a Bounty already. But I can't find a suitable place for that Bounty in my apartment. The other plant lights are blinding me already. Sometime today I will transplant them -- even if the Bounty has to go on my dining table until I find a better spot for it.
Conversation
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Shawn

These are small enough that you can remove them and lay them flat or place in a cup or something, remove the deck and take it apart to check for roots. Also make sure it is level. If not that can affect they way the water flows. At least that is what happened to me and my gardens.

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Sher

Thanks, Shawn!

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Sher

I transplanted the eggplants into a Bounty last night. The only thing left to find a home for is a leggy Gypsy hybrid pepper that will grow way too tall for the Harvest. I am considering planting it in coco coir and perlite and feeding it hydroponic nutrients, as coco coir does not support the growth of bugs or their eggs.

Day 18
UPDATE#4
Grower update

Update #4

Actions taken

TransplantTransferred the tomato seedlings from the nursery into a Bounty.
NutrientsAdded nutrients to help the remaining nursery plants green up.

S By Sher

The Veranda Reds graduated to a Bounty. The eggplant will graduate tomorrow. I added nutrients, so these should green up by tomorrow.
Day 8
UPDATE#3
Grower update

Update #3

S By Sher

Two Fairy Tale eggplants are up on the right; two Veranda Red tomatoes are up in the center; and one Gypsy hybrid pepper is up in the left rear. Another Gypsy is alive in the left front pod, but hasn't shown its face yet.
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lynnee

What a lovely batch of little ones!

Day 5
UPDATE#2
Grower update

Update #2

S By Sher

There are two Veranda Red tomatoes sprouting in one pod already!
Day 1
UPDATE#1
Grower update

Update #1

Actions taken

PlantingStarted two Veranda Red tomatoes, two Fairy Tale eggplants, and two Gypsy Hybrid peppers.

S By Sher

I have no idea where these will eventually go. But I will figure it out when they get big enough to transplant. Two Veranda Red tomatoes, two Fairy Tale eggplants, and two sweet Gypsy Hybrid peppers. No nutes to start. I lost the Harvest's water fill cover in the move, along with the bowl and deck of a Harvest 360, so I am improvising.
Conversation
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Shawn

Excellent improviser!

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lynnee

Looking forward to seeing your babies grow!

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