In an effort to eat healthier and not waste food , I bought this little hydroponic aero garden. Bought for 100$ on sale on their website, came with everything to get started. I got the salad seed pods (6 different types) this thing is as simple as it gets to operate. Fill with water, add plant food, put the pods in the holes.
It tells you when to add more water and food (about 1x every 2 weeks)
I had sprouts after 48 hrs! And this is after 8 days! Anyway just thought I’d share and see if anyone has experience with growing stuff this way??? I’ll probably post an update in a couple weeks of growth! Smoke on….
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We've had one for a couple of years. It's used strictly for fresh herbs and, as long as we are careful choose only species that produce enough to be useful (like basil and to a lesser extent, thyme) it's a great year-round culinary asset.
Edited to add: Don't wait on it to tell you when it needs water. As your plants grow, they're going to consume a surprising amount every day ... so you might as well get used to a daily watering schedule. Also, daily watering keeps the food concentration more constant (and therefore presumably more healthy for the plants) than waiting until it starts squawking for more.
Last edited by MBMorgan; October 2, 2022, 10:44 AM.
Interesting. I've considered stuff like this since I prefer cooking with fresh herbs for some things and somehow they don't grow well outside in the winter...
I kind of want to do this with tomatoes (out of season tomatoes are... not good). Has anyone simply brought in planters and used grow lights for something like this?
That’s is where I would be interested, I love vine ripened tomatoes. If I could grow them indoors during the winter then move them outside for the summer I’d be very happy. We grilled burgers yesterday. The store bought tomato was awful.
Anyway just thought I’d share and see if anyone has experience with growing stuff this way??? I’ll probably post an update in a couple weeks of growth!
My brother fabricated his own setup with lights, water pump, etc., and he had more lettuce than he could eat before he knew it. It was very little labor and he offered to make up a kit for our kids to do. I think it was less than $100, and it worked great for him. I would ping him for more details, but he was hit by a hurricane last week, so communications are spotty. No pics, sorry.
Our local library has been doing this too, though with herbs. They probably have 8 of them running, growing stuff all over the place. Very cool.
I may do something similar, as we eat a lot of greens here and it would be a nice little project for the kids.
Last edited by HotSun; October 3, 2022, 08:34 AM.
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My wife runs 3 small ones and a large one called farm. We eat fresh salads all winter. Fresh herbs also. For tomatoes - grown in a large pot under a grow light. Fresh grown tomatoes in Dec-March last year.
I had one of these, and I ruined it. They work amazingly well. I ruined it by letting the herbs grow too large that they were up against the grow light at the tallest setting and the LED's got too hot and burnt out. So just a small tip, trim your plants and don't let them touch the LED panel so you don't ruin this awesome system.
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