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Twenty-Three-Sponge Mixed Herb Seed-Starting Trial

Grow log by campingcorgis · Original thread

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CropBasil, chives, parsley, cilantro, thyme, rosemary
VarietyEverleaf Emerald Towers Basil, Greek Dwarf Basil, Heirloom Culinary Chives, Chinese Chives, Krausa Curly Parsley, ProEasy Flat Parsley, Santo Cilantro, French Thyme, Summer Thyme, SimplyHerbs Rosemary
Methodhydroponic seed starting, indoor hydroponics
EquipmentAeroGarden Harvest Seed Starter Tray, AeroGarden Farm 24 Plus
Plants23
AudienceExperimental

What you can learnUseful multi-variety germination comparison across 23 sponges, followed by transfer and spacing management in a Farm system.

Actions:2 Transplant
Useful practices
  • pre-soaking sponges for 24 hours
  • using multiple sponges per variety
  • moving successful seedlings from the seed starter to a Farm
  • redistributing herbs to improve spacing
Problems encountered
  • uneven germination across herb varieties
  • pelleted rosemary seed coating was initially mistaken for germination
  • difficulty connecting the Farm to Wi-Fi
  • potential crowding after transplant

*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.

Day 31
UPDATE#3
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Update #3

Actions taken

TransplantMoved some herb pods around while reorganising the garden room.

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Day 32: Did some organizing in the garden's room and moved some of the herbs around too. If it looks like they might still be a tad crowded for the long run, keep in mind I have 2 more Farm 12 spots directly below these.
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lynnee

Those herbs look pretty comfortable and happy to me, campingcorgis !

Day 15
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Update #2

Actions taken

TransplantMoved the germinated herb pods from the seed starter into the top Farm unit.

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Over the weekend, Day 14 came along and the garden requested food. I decided to move things from the Seed Starter over to the top Farm+. As outlined in other threads, getting the Farm+ to connect to my wifi, was a challenge. It being a Sunday, I decided to stop messing with it. I got tired of getting up and down on the step stool! I told myself, let's work with this on Monday. Monday came and there were other life challenges to attend to, so I didn't get a round tuit... This morning, I was pleasantly surprised to see that my phone app was telling me that there is a new message from the AG app! I checked and that Farm+ is now connected and all of the data matches what the machine says too. Woo hoo! So glad I didn't have to contact CS, etc. Not all of the seeds sprouted and the only ones, ungerminated, that I moved were the Rosemary pods.Not moved were:Chives (all)Parsley Curley - 1Parsley Flat - bothCilantro - Santo 1, Burpee both
Day 1
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Update #1

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You may or may not be able to see much...but, just 24 hours and there is already stuff happening in the rosemary sponges! Amazing, let's hope they keep going! I've never had such luck with rosemary. 24 hours? Usually weeks!
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Unknown

WoW! Rosemary always took me 3-4 weeks to germinate.

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campingcorgis

I don't think it is germinating...but certainly the outside capsule has disintegrated? At least, that's the working theory.

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Unknown

Are your seeds pelleted? See the thread on pelleted seeds: aerogardenaddicts.com/post/59659/thread

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campingcorgis

They are pelleted, but a different type of pellet than I've used in the past. These look like the large Tapioca pearls one can get in an Asian store? I've used pelleted seeds for flowers and such and they were much, much smaller.Here's the link to the seeds I got: SimplyHerbs Rosemary SeedsThe reaction with these is obvious. I don't remember that with other pelleted seeds, but then, these are huge!

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campingcorgis

Day 4: All of the Basil pods have life.All of the Thyme pods have signs of life.

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Shawn

YAY!!!! I am getting my gardens planted today.

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campingcorgis

Woo hoo! Have fun!

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