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Post by Shawn on Mar 20, 2021 10:09:01 GMT -5
Machine: Farm 24XL
Vendors: Park's and Burpee
Variety: Spinach and Lettuce, see chart for more
Sponge: Park's
Seeds: 2 per pod for Spinach, 3 per pod for Lettuce
Nutes: None to start More when something happens |
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campingcorgis
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Post by campingcorgis on Mar 20, 2021 10:33:56 GMT -5
I'm very interested to watch the progress of this garden! Sounds like many wonderful salads and meals are ahead. Have you grown the spinach before? What can you share about it?
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Mar 20, 2021 10:49:42 GMT -5
What a perfect combination of spinach and lettuce!
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Post by Shawn on Mar 20, 2021 12:22:34 GMT -5
I have never grown spinach. Mark likes it so we thought to try it.
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campingcorgis
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Post by campingcorgis on Mar 20, 2021 12:53:56 GMT -5
I have never grown spinach. Mark likes it so we thought to try it. I will look forward to Mark's future reviews!  |
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Post by Shawn on Mar 22, 2021 9:29:17 GMT -5
All the lettuce are germinating. Nothing in the spinach as of yet.
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Post by Sher on Mar 22, 2021 14:42:01 GMT -5
Shawn, there was a discussion quite a while ago about spinach being difficult to germinate in an Aerogarden.
One person had success germinating the seeds in wet paper towels, then placing them in the sponges.
If your spinach doesn't come up, that might be something you could try.
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Post by Shawn on Mar 23, 2021 4:37:15 GMT -5
I know it is rough to get it to grow but I might as well try it.
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Post by Shawn on Mar 23, 2021 10:33:23 GMT -5
I believe I see something in one of my Spinach pods. I need to take a closer look.
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Post by Shawn on Mar 24, 2021 10:54:21 GMT -5
I thought I saw something in spinach, I guess I was wrong. I took the domes off the lettuce just to take a picture.
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campingcorgis
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Post by campingcorgis on Mar 24, 2021 10:56:50 GMT -5
No labels on the pods?  |
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Post by Shawn on Mar 24, 2021 11:17:25 GMT -5
No labels on the pods? 
Since there are not nutes yet I did not place them on. Also these will spread so I may not need them.
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Post by campingcorgis on Mar 24, 2021 11:59:03 GMT -5
Cool! And, good to know.  |
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Post by Sher on Mar 24, 2021 21:05:19 GMT -5
I love that stage when the lettuce is just up -- and you get to see them go to salad size in no time!
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Post by Shawn on Mar 30, 2021 5:33:09 GMT -5
Not much growth since last time (Will update  later this morning). Still nada in the spinach. I will give it a little more time them I will pull them. |
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Post by Shawn on Mar 30, 2021 14:35:21 GMT -5
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Post by Sher on Mar 30, 2021 15:36:04 GMT -5
They look happy!
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Post by Shawn on Apr 1, 2021 3:27:12 GMT -5
They are growing SOOOO SLOW..... I may give them some nutes to see if that kick starts them.
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Post by Sher on Apr 1, 2021 11:16:22 GMT -5
They are growing SOOOO SLOW..... I may give them some nutes to see if that kick starts them.
That should make a difference.  |
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Post by Shawn on Apr 5, 2021 4:47:42 GMT -5
I ended the spinach. Nothing at all. In a couple of weeks I will try to soak them and put in paper towels to see if I can get them to sprout. In the meantime, I did add just a couple ml of nutes to the water and the lettuce is growing although slow. I think I need to add more but will in a few days when it it time.
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later this morning). Still nada in the spinach. I will give it a little more time them I will pull them. 