moffy
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Post by moffy on Nov 21, 2019 19:30:36 GMT -5
Just arrived this afternoon:  I purchased it on e bay, and it was said it was used, but in very good conditions, so I decided to give it a try (since the very good price). I have to say that, apart from a light salt build up in the bowl, it seems really brand new.  So I brushed and rinsed the bowl and then sanitized it with bleach as I had read here on this forum. Now it's perfect!!!  In the box I found instructions and a bottle of liquid feeding, but sadly there were only 3 pods instead of 6. I already own several grow sponges, but not the white baskets, so I'm going to purchase a grow anything kit to complete my equipment. While waiting for it to arrive, I think I will cover holes I won't use with styrofoam and begin to grow in the 3 pods I already have. I'm not very interested in sowing herbs, apart from Basil, because they grow in my garden My plan is to transplant my beloved Bonsai micro tomato (wich I sow outside every summer and then dies at the first cold spell) into one pod and try to make it survive (and produce!) during the winter. Since the grow light will have to be relatively elevated because of the tomato plant, I don't know if I will sow anything or just try instead to root some cuttings of Basil and other stuff. Tomorrow I will keep on thinking about it. Now it's time to turn off the light (wow...veeery bright!!!) and go to bed. |
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Post by Shawn on Nov 21, 2019 19:57:56 GMT -5
Very nice! Congratulations! Looking forward to seeing everything you decide to grow.
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Post by moffy on Nov 22, 2019 8:56:49 GMT -5
Hello :-) This morning I poured distilled water in, added feeding and....begun my trial!!! This was my Bonsai Tornato:  He was bushy and luxurious during the summer, but now he's struggling for the cool and rainy wheather. Ad you can see, he's putting out roots out of the main stem, maybe for the distress:  So I cut the plant in two parts: Here's the lower one: (wich maybe I will pur in Kratky)  ..and here is the upper part, which I pruned to remove flowers and put inside a pod:   I covered the base of the stem with clay pebbles and an AG lid, and plugged into the machine:   Hope it could respond well, otherwise I will reseed it and start from scratch. Now I have to decide what to do with the other growing holes... Any ideas? |
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Post by Shawn on Nov 22, 2019 9:13:14 GMT -5
I hope it roots for you.
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Post by moffy on Nov 22, 2019 16:10:36 GMT -5
Thanks Shawn! Finger crossed!
When I came back from work this evening I found the leaves still plump...
I sowed also two pods of italian Basil. Hope it will not suffer from the height of the hood.
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Post by KarenR on Nov 22, 2019 16:19:16 GMT -5
Can't wait to see how this turns out. What tomato variety is it?
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moffy
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Post by moffy on Nov 22, 2019 16:23:56 GMT -5
Hi karenryan, it is the Bonsai Micro Dwarf Tomato. I purchased seeds from an italian website, but I know Renaissancefarms has it on catalogue.
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Post by KarenR on Nov 22, 2019 16:37:14 GMT -5
Oh, thanks moffy. I misunderstood. I will be watching with interest. How do the tomatoes taste? |
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Post by moffy on Nov 22, 2019 16:45:55 GMT -5
They taste not so sweet as other do, but the plant is pretty productive and very compact!
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Post by moffy on Nov 23, 2019 15:30:44 GMT -5
Just one empty growing hole left! While I was still wondering what to plant near the Bonsai Tomato cutting and the two pods with Genovese Basil (custom seeds) I took a look outside in the garden and found that my Salsola Komarowii seedlings, despite a plastic dome protection, were growing too slowly and stunted. Probably they needed a warmer climate and I sowed them too late this year. So, I decided to switch them to ]hydro... Here are the seedlings still in the sowing medium:  I washed the root system and then put them in the AG by making little holes into a piece of styrofoam and pulling them through it. Roots are very thin, but elongated, so they already reach the water level. I know I must appear a bit weird, since I don't use traditional AG seed pods or start a "normal" indoor garden, but for me at the moment Aerogarden is basically an experimental way to rescue my poor seedlings from the cold outside. Let's see what happens...     |
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Post by thegrindre on Nov 24, 2019 3:58:38 GMT -5
I have just got to follow this thread along!  |
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Post by Shawn on Nov 24, 2019 5:28:50 GMT -5
You may have mentioned and I am just too damn tired or crazy, but what are you growing them in? What is the clearish white medium?
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Post by moffy on Nov 24, 2019 7:06:35 GMT -5
They are Salsola komarowii seedlings. Here in Italy we call it "Agretti". They are very good lightly boiled and dressed with olive oil and lemon juice.
The white stuff at the base of them is styrofoam, just to keep them upright, because roots are in the water bowl
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Post by moffy on Nov 25, 2019 7:34:14 GMT -5
Oh my God!!! Look at those nice New roots on my Bonsai tomato cutting!!!   |
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Post by thegrindre on Nov 25, 2019 18:26:42 GMT -5
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Post by moffy on Dec 5, 2019 4:55:03 GMT -5
Update, day 15 from start. Salsola komarowii seedlings (transplant from dirt) Day 0:  Day 15:  Italian Basil (costume seeds) Thinned out multiple sprouts. I had to cut the pod lids since they couldn't find their way through:   My Bonsai Micro Dwarf Tomato Cutting rooted very well, but sadly the stem rotted. I sowed it in a pod. Let's see what happens... Heirloom lettuce: It was an old grow pod, with a shorter grow basket and a whitish sponge inthere. Anyway, something sprouted:  That's all from my Harvest! Have a nice day! |
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Post by Shawn on Dec 5, 2019 5:40:01 GMT -5
Your plants are progressing. Isn't exciting to watch they grow.
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Post by moffy on Dec 5, 2019 6:38:19 GMT -5
Yes it is! Although I think I've become a bit obsessive...when I'm home, I can't keep mysef from staring at them!
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Post by Shawn on Dec 5, 2019 7:28:34 GMT -5
Yes it is! Although I think I've become a bit obsessive...when I'm home, I can't keep mysef from staring at them!
I remember those days  . |
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Post by thegrindre on Dec 5, 2019 14:18:14 GMT -5
I remember those days as well.  Now, I even forget to refill their water sometimes.  Now that I mention it...  |
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Now, I even forget to refill their water sometimes. 
Now that I mention it... 