Post by nick on Aug 9, 2018 16:14:21 GMT -5
Well it finally happened! My Farm Plus arrived from Missouri today. I know it arrived from Missouri because I've done a shameful amount of tracking since it shipped.
Here's the very large box that the Farm Plus was in. Only one of several packages I received today, but the only one I really cared about.
Everything was packed well. Assembly instructions were clear.
I had it assembled in no time at all. Actually, that's not true. The total time was far longer than it should have been while I stopped to play IT support to my son for a while. The actual time spent assembling it was pretty short though.
Once everything was assembled and connected I got it plugged in to check lights and pumps. Everything worked.
Time to grow some greens! This is half of the "Great Greens" kit from AeroGarden. I intend to start growing in the left bowl today, wait two weeks and then plant the other half of the kit in the right. Hopefully this will allow me to keep a solid rotation of greens available.
With everything planted, it was time to get the domes on and the lights lowered.
So I guess that means I'm officially up and running. I'm pleased so far. We'll see what sprouts and if there are enough greens to keep up with the demand from my household. I suspect my plan to add additional units will happen faster than I had planned if this goes well.
My only complaint so far: The AeroGarden app. First it had trouble connecting with my existing AeroGarden.com account so I had to register for a new one. That wasn't such a big deal. After I got everything set up I discovered that the function to raise or lower the lights won't work from the app on my phone. It complains about the Farm Plus and my phone not being on the same network. They are. That's not a big deal to me since I don't really see the need to be able to change the height of the lights from my phone, but it does seem like that functionality is broken which isn't a good look for their app.
Overall I'm pleased with my purchase and very excited to see what grows in the next few weeks. Of course I'll keep you all updated.
Here's the very large box that the Farm Plus was in. Only one of several packages I received today, but the only one I really cared about.
Everything was packed well. Assembly instructions were clear.
I had it assembled in no time at all. Actually, that's not true. The total time was far longer than it should have been while I stopped to play IT support to my son for a while. The actual time spent assembling it was pretty short though.
Once everything was assembled and connected I got it plugged in to check lights and pumps. Everything worked.
Time to grow some greens! This is half of the "Great Greens" kit from AeroGarden. I intend to start growing in the left bowl today, wait two weeks and then plant the other half of the kit in the right. Hopefully this will allow me to keep a solid rotation of greens available.
With everything planted, it was time to get the domes on and the lights lowered.
So I guess that means I'm officially up and running. I'm pleased so far. We'll see what sprouts and if there are enough greens to keep up with the demand from my household. I suspect my plan to add additional units will happen faster than I had planned if this goes well.
My only complaint so far: The AeroGarden app. First it had trouble connecting with my existing AeroGarden.com account so I had to register for a new one. That wasn't such a big deal. After I got everything set up I discovered that the function to raise or lower the lights won't work from the app on my phone. It complains about the Farm Plus and my phone not being on the same network. They are. That's not a big deal to me since I don't really see the need to be able to change the height of the lights from my phone, but it does seem like that functionality is broken which isn't a good look for their app.
Overall I'm pleased with my purchase and very excited to see what grows in the next few weeks. Of course I'll keep you all updated.
