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Post by nick on Sept 29, 2018 9:22:15 GMT -5
Now that the my new Farms are in I’m excited to dedicate them to growing lettuces and herbs. I had started a few herbs in my existing Farm+ a few days before the new units arrived, so those had head start. Herbs (all AG pods): Italian Parsley, Cilantro, Genovese Basil, Purple Basil    You can see that the two basils and the cilantro are already showing themselves. No signs from the parsley yet. Lettuces in the same side of the Farm as the herbs are (all AG pods as well): Black Seeded Simpson, Marvel of 4 Seasons, Parris Island, and Rouge d’Hiver.  On the right side of the Farm it is (almost) all Salad Bowl lettuce from Burpee, because I’ve been sold on it via this board. I hope it grows well!  Both units will be fed with AG nutes. |
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Post by Shawn on Sept 29, 2018 9:42:16 GMT -5
Nice looking. I can't wait to see them grow. When you have two levels with plants, I would love to see a full shot of the units with their gardens showing, like a side view.
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Post by nick on Sept 29, 2018 9:45:36 GMT -5
Nice looking. I can't wait to see them grow. When you have two levels with plants, I would love to see a full shot of the units with their gardens showing, like a side view. I can (hopefully) do that! I'm not planning to plant the other Farm unit until these lettuces are about 2 weeks in. There should be some overlap where they're both green though. I'm also waiting to plant the right side of the new Farm+ because one seed kit I had ordered won't be here until this week. I'm somewhat nervous about all of these custom seeds and nutes being happy since it's my first time around with all of it. 🤞 |
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Post by MaryL on Sept 29, 2018 15:53:06 GMT -5
Oooooo lots of greens coming!!!
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Post by nick on Sept 29, 2018 15:58:00 GMT -5
Oooooo lots of greens coming!!! Let’s hope! |
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Post by Happy on Sept 29, 2018 16:19:28 GMT -5
I'm somewhat nervous about all of these custom seeds and nutes being happy since it's my first time around with all of it. 🤞 Nick, you'll do just fine with custom seeds. It might take more time to set up than the AG pods, but it's otherwise the same. Enjoy! |
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Post by nick on Oct 1, 2018 10:27:57 GMT -5
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Post by nick on Oct 1, 2018 17:04:49 GMT -5
Came home to discover that every Salad Bowl pod has now sprouted. 3 days for all 11 pods!
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Post by MaryL on Oct 3, 2018 22:33:47 GMT -5
Woo hoo!  |
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Post by Shawn on Oct 4, 2018 3:42:25 GMT -5
Came home to discover that every Salad Bowl pod has now sprouted. 3 days for all 11 pods! That is great! a few weeks and you will all be eating Salad like kings! |
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Post by nick on Oct 5, 2018 18:43:04 GMT -5
These are all moving along quite nicely.   |
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Post by MaryL on Oct 6, 2018 5:57:22 GMT -5
Great shots!!!
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Post by nick on Oct 9, 2018 17:47:33 GMT -5
These feel a little behind to me, but maybe I’m just being impatient. 🙃 The Italian Parsley hasn’t shown its head yet, but there’s a little bit of green showing in the sponge. It’ll be along soon I’m sure. Meanwhile the Salad Bowl pods are all coming along.   |
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Post by Shawn on Oct 10, 2018 4:00:25 GMT -5
These are filling in. Nice pictures too.
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Post by MaryL on Oct 10, 2018 12:06:21 GMT -5
Parsley does lag some. All the Salad Bowl lettuces are so uniform and cute.
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Post by nick on Oct 12, 2018 17:13:32 GMT -5
Green! Lots of green. And that Purple Basil is standing tall. R&R for these in the morning, and then I’ll plant more greens in the currently unoccupied Farm.   |
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Post by nick on Oct 13, 2018 8:34:27 GMT -5
R&R for these this morning. Second feeding was AG nutes, slightly under the recommended amount.
I also planted an almost duplicate set of plants in my unoccupied Farm this morning. The only difference is that I didn’t plant herbs this time. Given how I’d like for my lettuce rotation to run I’m not sure how I’ll juggle herbs in the same beds. May have to move those to a Sprout eventually. We’ll see.
I’m not going to start a separate thread for this grow since they’re so similar. I’ll post photos and updates here.
The duplicate grow is also being fed with AG nutes, again just under the recommended amount.
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Post by MaryL on Oct 14, 2018 7:40:35 GMT -5
Smart to stagger. I’ve always meant to do that but have never been organized enough.
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Post by Shawn on Oct 14, 2018 8:00:46 GMT -5
I am not that organized either LOL
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Post by nick on Oct 18, 2018 10:36:18 GMT -5
Looks like it’s probably first harvest time. Maybe a little longer but not much.   The duplicate delayed garden in the other Farm is sprouting nicely. Domes will start coming off of those in a few more days. |
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