Sher
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Post by Sher on Oct 16, 2020 18:40:59 GMT -5
Oops! I planted them about half submerged after they sprouted and they worked their way up. One was completely free of the sponge root and all.
Will restart.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Oct 16, 2020 18:45:48 GMT -5
Don't restart! Mine all started like that for this GAL  |
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Oct 17, 2020 1:02:35 GMT -5
Thanks, Error! I'll wait and see what happens.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Oct 17, 2020 1:08:22 GMT -5
I don't think mine did that the first time I grew them - but as a side effect, the original pea/seed ended up getting a bit moldy. I think I prefer the "escapee" method better since I can remove the pea later on  |
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Post by Shawn on Oct 17, 2020 4:28:59 GMT -5
If free from the sponge, I carefully move it, slit the sponge and place the root carefully in the split. Or I have left it as is.
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Post by Sher on Oct 17, 2020 5:05:33 GMT -5
If free from the sponge, I carefully move it, slit the sponge and place the root carefully in the split. Or I have left it as is.
Thanks, Shawn. I will try to move them. One of the roots started drying out at the end, so I'm not sure it will make it.
I am going to soak two more peas in paper towels in case I need replacements.
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Post by Shawn on Oct 17, 2020 7:18:20 GMT -5
I will say that when I replaced my seeds I just put them in a split sponge a little bit and they took pretty fast. You can do it!
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Post by Sher on Oct 17, 2020 8:25:44 GMT -5
OK! Thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2020 10:06:24 GMT -5
i slit mine as well and they came up fine.
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Post by Sher on Oct 21, 2020 19:59:08 GMT -5
I am not impressed with the pea project. Will leave it a little while and decide if I want to continue with it.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Oct 21, 2020 20:31:59 GMT -5
How far is the light from the peas? They look like they might be stretching a bit, but I'm not sure.
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Post by Sher on Oct 21, 2020 22:09:00 GMT -5
ERR0R1755 , the light is a little under 3" above the tallest plant.
I think there is something wrong with that Harvest's light. Everything I plant in it stretches. Maybe I should save it for low light herbs.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Oct 22, 2020 8:09:22 GMT -5
I think there is something wrong with that Harvest's light. Everything I plant in it stretches. Maybe I should save it for low light herbs. Yeah, I would recommend setting it aside or seeing if you can get the light replaced. Gauging from your picture, I would assume that the light is putting out under 5W worth of light - because I've been growing my Tom Thumb peas in the Sprout, which is half the brightness/wattage, and they don't stretch in that. |
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Post by Shawn on Oct 22, 2020 10:12:20 GMT -5
Could it be the vendors version of the pea?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2020 10:40:09 GMT -5
And could it be the acrylic sponges as well? I have a feeling that is the root of the problem seeing the problem was there from the start! I could be wrong, but ..just sayin'.
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Post by Sher on Oct 22, 2020 11:11:43 GMT -5
Shawn, I think the seeds are fine. As @cornne said, it probably was my home made sponges, althoigh they work for everything else. They nay have pushed the peas up.
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Post by Sher on Oct 30, 2020 4:42:00 GMT -5
I am finally conceding that saving 20 cents per sponge is not worth the less than stellar results I continue to get from my homemade sponges.
I just ordered 240 Park Seed sponges. $52.00 including shipping and tax.
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Post by joes on Oct 30, 2020 6:18:06 GMT -5
I haven't tried homemade, but I have reused a few. Heck plants grow in DIRT. A few old dried roots that I couldn't pull out shouldn't bother them. I am trying to justify all my spending to "save" money on buying lettuce, etc. in the store. I am fairly sure I will never ever actually save money, but I guess that isn't really the point of this hobby. I am having fun.
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Post by Sher on Oct 30, 2020 6:47:15 GMT -5
joes, you can save a lot of money by growing a real dirt garden. I used to grow and preserve almost all the veggies we ate years ago.
But that was a lot of work and commitment, especially when everything started ripening at once. If we took a vacation, we would come home to a weedy, bug ridden, overgrown mess.
To me, Aerogardening is just a wonderful hobby. And by the time you buy all the supplies, an expensive hobby.
But it's so much fun, and so worth it to me.
But I probably will continue to grumble about the cost of sponges! 
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Post by joes on Oct 30, 2020 22:15:49 GMT -5
I do plan to plant outdoors in the spring. But I agree AeroGardens are a lot of fun and really kinda amazing. I really am impressed with the machines and the quality of the seeds. They really have some smart people putting it all together.
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