FARM XL Planning Question

nicu2001
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FARM XL Planning Question Jan 23, 2020 11:48:50 GMT -5

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Post by nicu2001 on Jan 23, 2020 11:48:50 GMT -5

Hello! I am planning to start this weekend when my Farm XL arrives. I have been planning while waiting on shipping and have bought various seeds from Baker Creek, Sandia, Tomatofest, and Johnny's. I am also going to be running an Aerogarden Harvest 360 with Herbs (two basils, thyme, rosemary, sage, and parsley) as well as an Aerogarden Harvest Elite with various Lettuces.

As for the Farm XL, I am planning to do one side tomatoes and one side peppers and was wondering everyones thoughts on how many plants I should put in per side. I was thinking 3? Or could I do more/should I do less?

Peppers I am planning:
Shishito
Jimmy Nardello
Goat Horn

Tomatoes I am planning:
Tasmanian Chocolate
Beliy Naliv
Sweet Million Hybrid

Other Tomato Seeds I purchased that I could sub out if recommended:

Roma VF
Dwarf Firebird Sweet
Amber Colored
Gold Nugget Cherry
Silvery Fir Tree
Tiny Tim
Black Sea Man

I am going to be using distilled water and General Hydroponics nutrients. Thanks again for any advice or opinions!!

Shawn
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FARM XL Planning Question Jan 23, 2020 13:28:48 GMT -5

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Post by Shawn on Jan 23, 2020 13:28:48 GMT -5

Hello and WELCOME!

The Harvest units are great for herbs and lettuces. I do not own any Farms so can not assist much in that. However I think 3 should be fine. You may want to look at the individual Member gardens in the Garden Patches to see what others that own Farms grow and how they do.

I grew the Shishito and enjoyed them. I have not tried the others. As for tomatoes, I just grew my first one (AG Heirloom) and started two others.

Please keep us posted when you plant and look forward to pictures. I hope you love Aerogardening as much as many of us do.

~ Shawn

dianne
AGA Sprout

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FARM XL Planning Question Jan 23, 2020 15:03:56 GMT -5

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Post by dianne on Jan 23, 2020 15:03:56 GMT -5

I've only had my Farm since Christmas, so I'm not an expert and I defer to those with more experience.

I planted two eggplants that will eventually need a lot of space and so I left a whole lot of pods unfilled. But that empty space nagged at me, and realizing that the eggplants were growing slowly and wouldn't need that room until later, I decided to plant some baby bok choy -- a variety which claims to be ready for harvest in 30 days. (Panago seeds, got them on Amazon)

The bok choy sprouted in 3 days and are growing fast. They should be out of the way by the time the eggplants are getting big. So, just a thought ... you could limit the tomatoes and peppers but make use of the extra space with something you can harvest quickly.

Last Edit: Jan 23, 2020 22:08:32 GMT -5 by dianne

~ Dianne

Jay AGA Harvest Hold on, I gotta' try this seed... Posts: 264	FARM XL Planning Question Jan 23, 2020 20:05:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Jay on Jan 23, 2020 20:05:43 GMT -5 My Farm is a Christmas gift as well. I put 4 Heirloom cherries in one side, it looked empty so I added one Black Cherry and one Sun Gold, that has filled the space nicely. I may regret my choice in the end, but it works for me right now.
	Farm XL + Farm Plus stack, 2 Sprouts, Harvest, Harvest 360 and Bounty x2 and Bounty Basic!

Jay AGA Harvest Hold on, I gotta' try this seed... Posts: 264	FARM XL Planning Question Jan 28, 2020 20:21:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Jay on Jan 28, 2020 20:21:29 GMT -5 So far, I'm not regretting it... Jan 17th Jan 25th
	Farm XL + Farm Plus stack, 2 Sprouts, Harvest, Harvest 360 and Bounty x2 and Bounty Basic!

Shawn Administrator Posts: 16,265	FARM XL Planning Question Jan 29, 2020 7:47:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Shawn on Jan 29, 2020 7:47:49 GMT -5 So far so good.
	~ Shawn

Post by nicu2001 on Jan 23, 2020 11:48:50 GMT -5

Post by Shawn on Jan 23, 2020 13:28:48 GMT -5

Post by dianne on Jan 23, 2020 15:03:56 GMT -5

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Post by Shawn on Jan 29, 2020 7:47:49 GMT -5