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copyeditorsdesk — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:21:22 +0000

Those li’l pots look mighty dry! Are you watering enough? If it’s very hot — over 90 degrees? — potted plants need to be watered every day. Also, those pots are OK for starting seeds, but they’re too small for herbs to really grow and thrive.

You can tell if the plants aren’t getting enough light because they get long and spindly. If their stems get kind of elongated, then they need more light. You can give them more light by planting them under a fluorescent light. One inexpensive tactic is to get a small fluourescent light designed to be installed under a kitchen cabinet — some of them plug into an outlet — and put it on the bottom side of a bookshelf or a cabinet; then place the plants under that. Plants LOVE fluorescent lights, weirdly enough.

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By: vigilant20

vigilant20 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:36:29 +0000

Thanks for stopping by! I haven’t posted any photos in a while, but here are the ones I have up: http://flickr.com/search/?q=aerogarden&w=10535412%40N00 It has pictures of the plants at different stages and shows of some of the first harvests.

The system works extremely well. I can’t say enough good things about mine. They grow super fast, produce tons, and if you have any problems their customer service has been awesome. I had one pump start making noises while I was growing herbs. They not only mailed me a free replacement pump immediately, they also sent me new herbs in case I turned off the noisy pump and my plants didn’t survive.

But there are continued costs. The seed kits need to be replaced every 5 months or so. Conveniently, many kitchen stores carry them and the seeds now. But since you are planting different “crops” there are times you don’t have anything to harvest, and times at their peak when I just can’t use it all right away and end up drying some. They also suggest you replace the lights with each new planting, but I got 4 out of it before they were noticeably dimmer…and probably could have pushed it longer.

By: vigilant20

vigilant20 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:26:38 +0000

I’ve been in a similar situation. I’m moving out in October…just in time for it to be too late to grow anything…especially in Wisconsin! It’s depressing.

But I do have a couple aerogardens I got in my pre-frugal days that produce outrageously. That’s obviously not a good option when it comes to being cheap…but setting them up indoors under a light would be the next best, I would think.

By: Kacie

Kacie — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:20:15 +0000

Maybe you can make a new friend over there who is great with herbs, and you can come up with some sort of barter :)

I’m so sorry those herbs didn’t work out. That’s insanely frustrating.