Shawn
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Post by Shawn on Dec 7, 2022 5:57:58 GMT -5
The Eggplant Queen!!!!
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Post by lynnee on Dec 23, 2022 17:17:24 GMT -5
Today, after 461 days, I ended the Fairy Tale Eggplant garden. The two plants (aka "the Immortals") were still healthy and producing blooms and eggplants, but I've lost interest. It has become a chore to drain and refill the Farm 12XL every two weeks. At this point, I think I can safely say that I've figured out how to grow Fairy Tale Eggplants! I'm not sure what I want to grow in that garden next. Maybe I'll try some more Green Zebras, or maybe even some Brussels Sprouts. Here are this morning's photos of the terminated garden. There are all kinds of leaves and blooms, and the roots still look fairly healthy. The water was full of sediment, as was the pump, because I've been using the built-in drain system for the past year or so, given that the plants themselves were so large. You can see the water in the third photo. These are well-behaved plants that never sent roots into the space between the two parts of the grow deck, or into the water level indicator. There were a very few roots in the pump, but mostly the pump filter was filled with sediment. I cleaned the garden in the dishwasher as usual. This time I took the pump apart and washed all the parts separately (except for the magnetized piece with the fins, which I hand washed). They came very clean, and the reassembled pump works fine.
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Post by Shawn on Dec 27, 2022 5:19:25 GMT -5
They had a wonderful run! But always nice to start anew. I can not wait to see what is next. The roots still looked good.
But now an empty clean unit. Hmm I want to see what is next.
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Post by lynnee on Dec 27, 2022 12:53:50 GMT -5
Burpee has free shipping on seeds (today at least), so I'm headed to the catalog to see what looks good!
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Post by Shawn on Dec 27, 2022 16:37:55 GMT -5
Off to go look
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Post by lynnee on Dec 27, 2022 22:41:41 GMT -5
Sorry, Shawn, the Burpee free shipping on seeds promo ended at midnight on 12/26/22. I just found that out. I ordered some new seeds anyway: two kinds of Brussels sprouts, a bush-style Blue Lake green bean, some more Mocha Swirl peppers, sweet banana peppers, and a multicolor green pepper assortment! I want to try the green beans next, I think.
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