My Aero~Garden... - Page 5

Jananas Bananas · 03-03-2011, 10:13 AM

Here are AeroGarden things this morning

Purple Basil

Hot Marble Pepper

Mint

Dwarf Variegated Musa

Nothing on the rose or passi yet, though they are swollen.

~JaNan

The Hollyberry Lady · 03-03-2011, 02:30 PM

Looking great JaNan! I am so impressed with your fast results as well. I bet you're as excited as I am.

I've now sowed some Violetta basil because I'm jealous of your purple one!

Here's how stuff looks this afternoon. This is the mint...

Here's your little Marble pepper, JaNan...

Can't wait to harvest and eat this stuff...

These are my biggest and fastest growing pepper seedlings..."Bolivian Rainbow" & "Little Blue Pot"...

I sowed some more fresh strawberry seeds too because the others may have been too old. Not sure, but we'll see...

: )

palmtree · 03-03-2011, 09:28 PM

Awesome seedlings! I love watching them grow!

Jananas Bananas · 03-04-2011, 01:48 PM

I can finally see mint peeking up over the sponge!

And the purple Basil is really growing fast!

Oh yeah and my gorgeous little Hot Marble Peppers!

~J

The Hollyberry Lady · 03-04-2011, 02:01 PM

Yeah I like watching things grow too, Alex!

JaNan, things are looking really great for you. Mint is slow to get going at first when grown from seed, and it's tiny & fragile, but in a couple weeks when the roots really get going...look out!

Be sure JaNan, to thin them later, and to only keep one mint seedling, or the roots will overtake the entire system!!!

I'm leery about growing mint in my aero-garden and if it seems like it's interferring, it'll be yanked out of there and put in a pot! I won't allow my peppers to be choked!

We'll see how it goes...

No strawberry sprouts yet. Now that I sowed some fresher ones though I'm hoping for at least one sprout...

Congrats on your stuff, JaNan. You Marble & Purple Basil seedlings look great.

Oh and last night I sowed some Violetta Italian purple basil and some micro tomato seeds as well for fun. I want to see how fast fresh tomato seeds pop in the A~G. Plus Micro Toms are small enough to grow in my unit, so I may let one plant stay. Whatever performs best will stay.

: )

Jananas Bananas · 03-04-2011, 02:10 PM

What did you take out to replace with the other basil? Did you pot it up or what? I am thinking about taking out the rose and passi, sticking them in dirt (just in case they decide to sprout), and putting something else in their spot. ~J

The Hollyberry Lady · 03-04-2011, 02:16 PM

I'm actually going to grow a purple and a green basil plant in one pod. Gonna see how it goes anyway...

I did pot up some of my extras though...like my three Marble pepper seedlings which I'll go take a shot of now and post in the pepper-a-holic thread...

: )

Jananas Bananas · 03-04-2011, 02:35 PM

Ohhhh! I think that will look really pretty together! The green and purple, yes!

I am pretty much using mine to start seeds, with every intention of putting them in pots to rotate more seeds into the AG. ~J

The Hollyberry Lady · 03-04-2011, 02:51 PM

So you don't think you'll grow any actual plants in your system...just use it to germinate seeds? It sure does a great job of it, as we're seeing.

I'm trying to pop some seeds in pods that already have a plant growing in them...why not? I think they'll sprout regardless, but we'll see. Once they're up and have a true set of leaves they can be relocated elsewhere.

It's like a super duper seed popping machine, JaNan!

I love it and I can tell you do too. I wonder how many people are planning to buy an aero~garden now, thanks to us!

You won't be disappointed, if you do. I'm buying another one for myself, as well as one for a friend, in the Fall. They're just too cool and a must-have for any gardener, wouldn't you agree JaNan? I can tell you're impressed by how fast those marbles of yours came up!

: )

The Hollyberry Lady · 03-05-2011, 05:05 PM

I know why the strawberry seeds are not sprouting in my aero-garden!!!

It's not because the seeds aren't fresh enough...it's because strawberry seeds like cool temps to germinate, not warm! Like DUH! Someone remided me about it today and the penny dropped!

Things are sure looking good today...

: )

The Hollyberry Lady · 03-06-2011, 05:08 AM

What I'm liking most about the aero-garden is that the steady light really brings out the color of plants. My marble seedlings in the window are green but the one in my aero~garden is purple!

I was thinking too that grafting would be as easy as seed sprouting with these units and I may do some experimenting later...

So I took the pod containing the strawberry seeds and put it into my cool bathroom until they sprout. Bet they will now.

How are things, JaNan?

: )

Jananas Bananas · 03-06-2011, 09:36 AM

Good Morning, Sherry!

I think rose seeds need cold strat! I need to read up on them, but when you said that about the strawberries, that seem to hit a nerve!

I wanted to put something else there anyway. I have a huge tub of seeds, I don't know what I want in there yet, but I will find something!

I slept in this morning. I was a pooped pup yesterday when we got home!

I need to take pictures of my goodies that I bought yesterday. I'll post somewhere. Need to go catch up on the threads! ~J

john_ny · 03-07-2011, 01:58 PM

I think rose seeds need cold strat!

They do.

The Hollyberry Lady · 03-07-2011, 03:02 PM

Yeah, I've got my strawberry seeds in my cool bathroom until they pop.

I'm just loving the color of my 'little blue pot' seedling. It's getting really blue...

also have some "Violetta" Italian purple Basil coming up as well. In this shot you can see the white root and the little purple head...

Here's a Micro-Tom seed popping also. You can see the white tail...

Here's the mint...

"Hot Marble" seedling...

Last night I sowed a couple "purple beauty" sweet peppers seeds as well as a few 'orchid blue' geraniums.

: )

The Hollyberry Lady · 03-08-2011, 01:46 PM

Here's how things are today:

Peppers...

These "purple beauty" pepper & "blue orchid" geranium seeds are quite swollen...

The mint's getting taller & bigger...

Sweet Genovese Basil...

"Violetta" Italian Purple Basil sprout...

Tiny little Micro tomato sprout coming up at the base of the mint...

: )

The Hollyberry Lady · 03-09-2011, 10:32 AM

One of the strawberry seeds is coming up, since I moved the pod to my cool bathroom window!!!

I'll show it when it's bigger and I transfer it back into the aero-garden...

: )

notrecruiting · 03-09-2011, 11:01 AM

looks like you guys are having a blast!!! I like it. What exactly is a "little blue pot" pepper? Is it a pepper that you had growing in a little blue pot that you really liked and saved the seeds out of? It looks kind of like an "explosive ember" or "black prince". If they're not hot they could pass for "medusa" as well. I loved the way my explosive embers were camoflouged in the soil when they first sprouted. My "black prince" are doing the same....deep dark purple first leaves with the true leaves having more green on them. Do you still have your "aurora" going? Do you replant as an annual or is it a permanent fixture in your window? I'm way too cheap to buy one of those, but I think I might start trying to germ in damp sponges now just for kicks. As for strawberries, mine are doing quite well now....after almost throwing them out for lack of sprouting. Anyway, that's all from me for now.....lol

The Hollyberry Lady · 03-09-2011, 06:59 PM

Actually it's called "Little Blue" but when the seeds were first introduced in 2008 they were labelled "Little Blue Pot". I just always liked the name and have continued to call them that.

You can pick up a second-hand aero-garden system for way cheaper than a new one...like on eBay or something.

I have seeds for "explosive amber" but not "ember".

Things are growing so quickly in my aero-garden...even today the growth is amazing and I noticed things are getting much taller.

I can't wait to transfer the strawberry sprout back into the system, maybe tomorrow morning. I'll see if it's big enough to take a pic of soon...

: )

Jananas Bananas · 03-09-2011, 07:42 PM

Glad for your stawberry seed Sherry!

Here are a couple of my shots from this afternoon. I love the vibrant colors!

JaNan

The Hollyberry Lady · 03-09-2011, 07:49 PM

Wow JaNan...your stuff is looking really great! I love the colors too....yours are very richly colored and beautiful! You must be thrilled.

Yes, I'll try to get a shot of the strawberry sprout. They're woodland alpine strawberries and they're tiny but super flavorful. Looking forward to trying them again because it's been a few years.

Maybe I can get a shot of the sprout tonight...I haven't checked to see how much it's grown today while I've been out but I'll let ya know. Maybe more have come up...

: )

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Jananas Bananas Jananas Bananas's Photo Gallery Location: Austin, Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b/9a Name: JaNan Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,438 BananaBucks : 398,674 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,341 Times Was Thanked 7,059 Times in 2,683 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 133 Times	Re: My Aero~Garden... Good Morning, Sherry! I think rose seeds need cold strat! I need to read up on them, but when you said that about the strawberries, that seem to hit a nerve! I wanted to put something else there anyway. I have a huge tub of seeds, I don't know what I want in there yet, but I will find something! I slept in this morning. I was a pooped pup yesterday when we got home! I need to take pictures of my goodies that I bought yesterday. I'll post somewhere. Need to go catch up on the threads! ~J __________________ Jananas Bananas

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Jananas Bananas Jananas Bananas's Photo Gallery Location: Austin, Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b/9a Name: JaNan Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,438 BananaBucks : 398,674 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,341 Times Was Thanked 7,059 Times in 2,683 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 133 Times	Re: My Aero~Garden... Glad for your stawberry seed Sherry! Here are a couple of my shots from this afternoon. I love the vibrant colors! JaNan __________________ Jananas Bananas

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The Hollyberry Lady The Hollyberry Lady 's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 15,161 BananaBucks : 1,327,803 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 12,042 Times Was Thanked 11,326 Times in 5,311 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 102 Times	Re: My Aero~Garden... Wow JaNan...your stuff is looking really great! I love the colors too....yours are very richly colored and beautiful! You must be thrilled. Yes, I'll try to get a shot of the strawberry sprout. They're woodland alpine strawberries and they're tiny but super flavorful. Looking forward to trying them again because it's been a few years. Maybe I can get a shot of the sprout tonight...I haven't checked to see how much it's grown today while I've been out but I'll let ya know. Maybe more have come up... : )

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