Bought a farm 12XL!! | Aerogarden Addicts

basilvert
AGA Sprout

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Bought a farm 12XL!! Jul 24, 2021 21:05:24 GMT -5 campingcorgis likes this

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Post by basilvert on Jul 24, 2021 21:05:24 GMT -5

It will be a while before I can do anything with it but it popped up on Facebook Marketplace and the Seller only wanted $100. I bought it for $75.

I need to find some floor space near an outlet.

I tend to suffer from analysis paralysis and could easily wind up overthinking this. If all I really want for starters is tomatoes, where is the best place to get the pods for a reasonable price? How concerned should I be about buying "duds" since I've heard bad things about the AG cherry tomatoes.

Also, can these really hold 12 pods or should I limit it to 4 or 6 so they get enough light?

Thanks,

Shawn
Administrator

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Bought a farm 12XL!! Jul 25, 2021 4:09:48 GMT -5 Sher likes this

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Post by Shawn on Jul 25, 2021 4:09:48 GMT -5

Congratulations! I have never been a tomato grower and and grew then a few times so I am of no help there. However as for spacing, I would not plant more then two per side as they do bush out and you also need room for airflow. I would wait for other tomato growers to post for your answer

Last Edit: Jul 25, 2021 10:40:18 GMT -5 by Shawn

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mike
The Pepper King

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Bought a farm 12XL!! Jul 25, 2021 8:45:26 GMT -5 Shawn, Sher, and 1 more like this

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Post by mike on Jul 25, 2021 8:45:26 GMT -5

Congratulations on your buy. Be careful on the variety of tomato you buy. Most are too large for an AG. A lot of your cherry tomato plants are OK, but you need to pay attention to the plant height, even on a 3ft. garden.

I've grown 4 AG Heirloom plants on a Farm Plus. You can do it, but it was difficult to get to the one I had in back, and it kept dropping ripe tomatoes off the back side of the garden. I wouldn't recommend more than three cherry tomato plants.

Good luck.