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Post by Shawn on Jul 12, 2022 11:40:31 GMT -5
Finally, I am getting these in the machine. Planted in the right side of my Farm Basic. No nutes to start. I am hoping the spinach produces. I know spinach is hard but I read these should grow. Time will tell. I am also using my germination pod (not listed in my diagram) to see if I can germinate some spinach in that. |
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Post by lynnee on Jul 12, 2022 17:05:13 GMT -5
I'll be interested to see whether the germination pod works!  |
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Post by Sher on Jul 12, 2022 17:22:09 GMT -5
I'll be interested to see whether the germination pod works!  Me, too! |
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Post by Shawn on Jul 13, 2022 1:47:16 GMT -5
If it does work or not, I may try it with cilantro and maybe even peas or beans.
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Post by Shawn on Jul 15, 2022 8:31:42 GMT -5
So far the Ruby Gem, Sweetie Baby and White Parris have life as far as lettuce go.
The two Spinach in pods I can not see anything yet. HOWEVER, I placed two of each seed in the Germination Pod. Looking closely at it it appears that at least one seed has a tiny root coming out. Once I can get a clear picture I will.
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Post by Shawn on Jul 27, 2022 9:53:58 GMT -5
The spinach was a complete bust. They did not germinate at least as of yet. I will give them another week or so. The ones in my germination pod got yucky. These seeds are like pebbles and hard to break thru. As for the lettuce, white parris and cimmeron are a no go. Never germinated but the other two are doing well! I need to rethink this garden once the two have grown and I feed off them.
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Post by areyoukittenme on Jul 27, 2022 12:46:27 GMT -5
I've heard spinach can be fussy to get to germinate, though I don't have experience with that myself. I saw the Aerogarden Experiments fellow had some luck soaking them for 48 hours and then doing the paper towel method.
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Post by lynnee on Jul 27, 2022 15:32:00 GMT -5
The paper towel method didn't work for me, but spinach germinated in my Sprout seed starter. It didn't grow well in the Sprout--probably because there wasn't enough light from a 20w bulb. Spinach grew very slowly in one of my AGs (a Bounty or Farm). This was in contrast to Swiss Chard, which grew to a size like retail offerings in a Farm Plus. So I've decided to stick to chard for the time being, if I want dark leafy greens!  |
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Post by Shawn on Aug 4, 2022 3:01:47 GMT -5
So I only have the two lettuce pods The remainder of the lettuce ad the spinach never grew.
I am waiting for these two pods to grow before I restart anything. I want to try germinating the spinach in a paper towel first. We shall see what happens.
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Post by Shawn on Aug 9, 2022 10:42:44 GMT -5
Here are the two lettuce I have. These are so slow...
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Post by Shawn on Aug 15, 2022 11:19:57 GMT -5
These had a growth spurt. As soon as the weather cooled a tad these decided to grow.
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