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Mixed Bounty with Alpine Strawberries, Lollo Rossa, Bean, Petunia, and Lavender

Grow log by petunia · Original thread

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CropStrawberry, lettuce, green bean, petunia, lavender, ground cherry
VarietyAlpine Strawberry Mignonette, Alpine Strawberry Heirloom Pineapple, Lollo Rossa, Stringless Green Pod Garden Bean
MethodAeroGarden hydroponics, Kratky hydroponics, soil-container growing
EquipmentAeroGarden Bounty, Kratky containers, plant pots
Plants-
AudienceExperimental

What you can learnA mixed-project diary with a clear lettuce success and early progress for several unusual AeroGarden crops.

Actions:2 Transplant1 Planting1 Pruning
Useful practices
  • dividing strawberry varieties across pods
  • rooting a lavender cutting
  • repositioning lettuce for more space
  • repeated cut-and-come-again lettuce harvest
Problems encountered
  • mixed planting with very different growth habits
  • lettuce eventually bolted despite cooling attempts
  • incomplete follow-up for strawberries and ground cherry

*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.

Day 8
UPDATE#3
Grower update

Update #3

Actions taken

TransplantMoved the Lollo Rossa lettuce to give it more spreading room.

P By petunia

Day 19 Bush Green Bean reminds me of the candlestick in Beauty & the Beast!So happy I kept this Petunia in the Aerogarden Exciting!!Lavender cutting is doing wellLollo Rossa was moved so it could spread out happily
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Sher

I love the way you mix things up and move them around, petunia .

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Shawn

It does look like that character LOL

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petunia

UPDATE: The lollo rosso was delicious! I kept harvesting it so it was never photo worthy, lol. It bolted in August despite fans and the ac.

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Sher

Glad it was so successful and good. I quit taking photos of my lettuce after a while, too, because it's not very photogenic after I've been eating off it for a while.

Day 5
UPDATE#2
Grower update

Update #2

P By petunia

Happy Memorial Day!!Here are some quick updates: Lollo Rossa, Bush Green Bean and Petunia Strawberry and Lavender: have a great evening!
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Shawn

Very exciting to see the Strawberry and Rosemary up since those are two of the harder ones to grow

Day 1
UPDATE#1
Grower update

Update #1

Actions taken

PlantingStarted strawberry seeds, ground cherry, green bean, petunia, lettuce, and a lavender cutting in the Bounty.
PruningCut back the separate Mega Cherry tomato plant.
TransplantPlaced the Mega Cherry cuttings in the outside garden.

P By petunia

Started a new round of plants in my Bounty!My newest Aerogarden venture: growing Strawberries from seeds (4 pods divided between Renee's Garden Alpine Strawberries Mignonette seeds and Apline Strawberries Heirloom Pineapple) and Ground cherries (1 pod - Tomorrowseeds)! Also in the bounty:A lavender cutting from plant in the soil gardenBush Green Bean (Burpee's Stringless Green Pod Garden Bean)A left over Aerogarden Petunia that was too small to transfer into soil andLollo Rossa Lettuce (Mountain Valley). Petunia far leftLollo Rossa front leftBush Green Bean (still germinating) rear left4 middle pods are strawberries (one sprouted - just clearing the label, hopefully other 3 are still germinating)Far right is Ground Cherry (still germinating) and Front right is an English Lavender cuttingOhhhh, and look!!! My Prickly Pear Cactus seed soil baby sprouted!!!Also in soil behind the Bounty is:My cooking pot plants - (Celery, Parsley, Genovese Basil, Oregano) with a MarigoldMy exotic plant pot - Dwarf Palmetto and Prickly Pear CactusCeramic pot - Lavender andSmall pot - SteviaThe Krakty are My original Dianthus and Mega Cherry Tomato (I trimmed her down and put the cuttings in the outside garden).THROW BACK THRUSDay . . . Look at the little sunflower (Burpee Busy Bee) I germinated in the Aerogarden months ago . . .
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campingcorgis

Wow! You've been busy! I bought some Lollo Rossa seeds too. I'll enjoy watching yours as a preview for mine!

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petunia

I'm looking forward to eating this lettuce, lol I plan on keeping it in the Aerogarden so I will be sure to take milestone pictures and post them

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petunia

The seeds are from Mountain Valley.Packet says it takes 72 days to harvestI started this pod 12 days ago.I bought these for my outside fall and winter garden because they allegedly tolerate cold weather well.

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Sher

Wow, petunia! I have rarely seen someone branch out in so many directions from an Aerogarden start. I remember seeing your first garden in front of your stairs. It was beautiful then. Your gardening skills have just exploded as you expand. Thanks so much for the update!

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petunia

Thank you I'm absolutely in love with gardening (aerogarding)

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