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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jun 18, 2020 22:26:50 GMT -5
I don't remember when I started this, but I did start growing a radish in one of my Sprouts. My plan is to see if I can grow it for seed in the Sprout, or if it will run out of room.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2020 13:36:51 GMT -5
WOW! Keep us posted. This looks like a fun one.
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Post by Shawn on Jun 19, 2020 15:20:03 GMT -5
I think Happy also tried a radish. Look for her thread so see what you are doing the same and/or different.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jun 19, 2020 16:01:45 GMT -5
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Post by Shawn on Jun 19, 2020 16:15:55 GMT -5
I never saw that. How did I miss it?
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jun 20, 2020 0:13:47 GMT -5
Yikes, it got stuck in the pod already. Had to tug on it quite a bit to get it out. You can see that the bottom of the radish is "dented" in a way that corresponds to the prongs on the pod
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2020 8:04:51 GMT -5
OK you convinced me! I have some seeds and I am going to pot my petunias today and plant radishes in thetall machiine.
I will be using the guide.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jun 20, 2020 8:12:36 GMT -5
Have fun! They're very fast and easy to grow. I want to try some other root vegetables, like turnips, in the future.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jun 20, 2020 19:02:24 GMT -5
I checked the PPM today and I was very surprised - it had dropped down to 45. I think I gave it nutrients once at the beginning, and never gave it nutrients again. Oops.
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Post by Jeff on Jun 20, 2020 19:49:05 GMT -5
ERR0R1755 , I find it amazing you were able to grow the radish (very nice and detailed tutorial, thank you). Here I am thinking the Aerogarden is obviously not for "underground" root vegetables, and voila, behold the radishes! Love discovering what folks are doing.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jun 20, 2020 20:11:56 GMT -5
Here I am thinking the Aerogarden is obviously not for "underground" root vegetables, and voila, behold the radishes! I don't think you would be able to grow carrots or other plants where you eat the "actual" root, but for radishes, they naturally grow partially above ground, so I think you can grow any plant with that type of growth. I'll be playing around with other root vegetables, but things like potatoes and ginger are out for sure. I'm going to try a daikon radish at some point, but I'll need to reserve an entire Harvest for that. >_>
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jun 21, 2020 11:32:56 GMT -5
Something interesting: the roots of this radish are very thin and wispy, almost to the point of looking like a cobweb: I've never seen this happen before, and I assume it's because I gave the radish very little nutrients overall. (maybe 2ml at the beginning and nothing else)
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Post by Shawn on Jun 21, 2020 11:42:16 GMT -5
should they be thicker? Maybe they are thin?
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jun 21, 2020 12:25:45 GMT -5
should they be thicker? Maybe they are thin? They should be thicker. I don't think the picture does it justice - it literally looks like the slightest amount of force would cause all of the roots to snap off. Even a sewing needle is thicker than these roots. The radish is growing very well regardless, so it's not an issue - but if it was a different plant and I wanted to transplant it or move it to a different AeroGarden, I'm not sure I could do so without losing 75%+ of the roots.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jun 22, 2020 12:15:21 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2020 12:16:18 GMT -5
Thanks for posting the encouragement!
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jun 23, 2020 16:31:58 GMT -5
Added 1ml of nutes. It is past the point where it should have been harvested (as I intended) so it cracked.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jun 26, 2020 19:30:28 GMT -5
Still growing!
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Post by decafdrip on Jun 27, 2020 10:04:09 GMT -5
Monstrous! Curious and excited to see how it goes
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jun 29, 2020 16:03:57 GMT -5
I'm surprised this hasn't gone to seed yet.
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