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Post by tompepper7 on Oct 29, 2023 17:57:00 GMT -5
I unboxed my Farm 24 Plus yesterday. I assembled it today and stacked it onto my Farm 24 XL.
The left side has (lettuce): Continuity x2 Crisp Mint x2 Jericho x2 Loila Rosso Darky x 2 Red Velvet x2 Seafresh x2
The right side has: Swiss Chard (Bright Lights) x6
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Post by pfunnyjoy on Oct 29, 2023 20:18:31 GMT -5
Sounds wonderful! I adore greens! And the Crisp Mint lettuce is one I have on my list to try out. Likewise Jericho. I've done Bright Lights chard before, it was good. I can never make up my mind whether I prefer it or Ruby chard, which I've also done.
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Post by tompepper7 on Oct 29, 2023 20:32:54 GMT -5
Sounds wonderful! I adore greens! And the Crisp Mint lettuce is one I have on my list to try out. Likewise Jericho. I've done Bright Lights chard before, it was good. I can never make up my mind whether I prefer it or Ruby chard, which I've also done. Previously I have grown lettuce in my Harvest Aerogardens. I just went to a seed website and chose leaf lettuce that was not the same as Aerogarden offered to get that set. I have grown those 6 in one Harvest and the Aerogarden lettuces in another. Either set has nice lettuce. I really like picking fresh lettuce and a simple oil and vinegar dressing. |
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Post by pfunnyjoy on Oct 31, 2023 20:50:21 GMT -5
Sounds wonderful! I adore greens! And the Crisp Mint lettuce is one I have on my list to try out. Likewise Jericho. I've done Bright Lights chard before, it was good. I can never make up my mind whether I prefer it or Ruby chard, which I've also done. Previously I have grown lettuce in my Harvest Aerogardens. I just went to a seed website and chose leaf lettuce that was not the same as Aerogarden offered to get that set. I have grown those 6 in one Harvest and the Aerogarden lettuces in another. Either set has nice lettuce. I really like picking fresh lettuce and a simple oil and vinegar dressing. Funny, almost all I do for dressing salads is also simple oil and vinegar! |
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Post by tompepper7 on Nov 6, 2023 20:26:08 GMT -5
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Post by pfunnyjoy on Nov 7, 2023 17:29:17 GMT -5
And off they go! I'm jealous, the little sprouts look great so far! I love chard. Hope to grow again myself when I can make space.
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Post by tompepper7 on Nov 7, 2023 19:44:50 GMT -5
And off they go! I'm jealous, the little sprouts look great so far! I love chard. Hope to grow again myself when I can make space. As I got my first Aerogardens I was trying peppers, tomatoes, and herbs. I saw videos of people buying Farms and growing lettuce. I thought "what sort of crazy person would do that?" At different times I then grew lettuce, kale, and Bok Choy - mostly in a couple Harvest models. It becomes more clear that growing "lettuce" in a Farm is not that crazy.
While the Swiss Chard has 5 of 6 growing well, the lettuce has only 5 of 12 beginning to grow. I will replace any no growth lettuce (these are all non Aerogarden seeds from last year) this weekend.
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Post by lynnee on Nov 12, 2023 14:22:24 GMT -5
tompepper7, I totally agree that Farms are perfect for growing Swiss Chard. Mine came out even better than the SC we got from the Farmer's Market. 
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Post by tompepper7 on Nov 14, 2023 19:05:28 GMT -5
Oops. When I went to drain the Farm with the lettuce no water came out. Oh no, a bad pump on a brand new Farm... Inspecting closer I found I had not connected the USB and power cords to the control box. So the lettuce and chard had been growing with no pump circulation for two weeks.
Only 5 of the 12 lettuce pods were growing and I had decided I needed to toss the old seeds (hadn't done it yet). I bet the only problem was no pump circulation.
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Post by tompepper7 on Nov 14, 2023 20:37:15 GMT -5
Swiss Chard at 16 days:  |
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Post by pfunnyjoy on Nov 14, 2023 21:00:16 GMT -5
Nice growth! They are looking beautiful!
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Post by lynnee on Nov 14, 2023 22:10:11 GMT -5
Oops. When I went to drain the Farm with the lettuce no water came out. Oh no, a bad pump on a brand new Farm... Inspecting closer I found I had not connected the USB and power cords to the control box. So the lettuce and chard had been growing with no pump circulation for two weeks.
Only 5 of the 12 lettuce pods were growing and I had decided I needed to toss the old seeds (hadn't done it yet). I bet the only problem was no pump circulation.
This is why I always test the pump when I start a new garden! I actually did have a pump failure on a new Farm12--the plants grew for a while and then faltered. The pump itself was fine--I tested it in another AG--but the pump controller in the hood was bad. AG replaced the hood, but I had to take the dang thing apart to install the new one.  Glad that you only had to plug the cords in!  |
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Post by slw on Nov 15, 2023 14:20:48 GMT -5
tompepper7--the chard looks great. I'm tempted to try some but we actually don't like chard so I guess there's no point in it.  Do you like it raw or cooked?
I think most of us have forgotten to plug the pump in on various gardens at one time or another. You should have seen me trying to balance the full Farm water tank while attempting to plug it back in!!
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Post by tompepper7 on Nov 15, 2023 20:21:12 GMT -5
tompepper7 --the chard looks great. I'm tempted to try some but we actually don't like chard so I guess there's no point in it. Do you like it raw or cooked?..... Cooked. If it gets big enough to have large stems, trim the leaves off the stem (chop as desired) and cook them separately. |
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Post by tompepper7 on Nov 19, 2023 13:56:44 GMT -5
I snipped of a couple sets of the chard leaves. Cut the leaves from the stems. cut the stems and leaves bit. A little olive oil on low heat to saute a little garlic and the stems a bit, add the leaves. and when they are done a little apple cider vinegar.
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Post by lynnee on Nov 19, 2023 19:50:57 GMT -5
Oh yum! I'm hungry, and your Swiss Chard looks scrumptious!  |
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Post by tompepper7 on Nov 21, 2023 15:10:26 GMT -5
First salad from this batch of lettuce:
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Post by pfunnyjoy on Nov 21, 2023 16:43:40 GMT -5
Lovely salad! Which reminds me, time for first harvest of my Bounty Heirloom lettuce!
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Post by lynnee on Nov 23, 2023 0:30:06 GMT -5
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Post by tompepper7 on Nov 26, 2023 18:24:46 GMT -5
While the chard took off gangbusters it has basically been on hold since the second cutting of the outside leaves.
I halted and removed the chard, cleaned up the right side of the farm, and planted 12 Aerogarden Heirloon Salad Green (type not noted on the label, all but 2 labels falling off and replaced with off brand clone labels) pods. The Heirloom Greens were sent with the 2 new Harvest XLs (6 pods each) I bought for another purpose.
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Do you like it raw or cooked? 
