Aerogarden?
Just wondering if anyone else has tried Aerogarden for herbs, lettuces, or tomatoes. How did you like it?
I got one for Christmas and was excited about it. Set it up in mid January, and I am sad to say that the only herb that really seemed to thrive was basil. My dill does all right, but mint hasn't really got going (not any usable quantity), and same for my chives, which I was so excited to have. Oregano and thyme do okay, except last week the thyme started to die.
I admit that I let it go dry the week before I took the bar, but it was a matter of 3 days. Could that have been enough to make irreversible damage?
If anyone has tried the lettuce or tomato pods, how did you like them? I'd love to have chives and dill available all the time, but not if it means 2-3 plants I don't use. Would it really be a terrible thing to mix the sets?
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6 Comments:
I don't have an Aerogarden (jealous), but I have always had trouble with thyme and oregano indoors. I don't know what it is or if it's something with my kitchen, where I was trying to grow the herbs, but I couldn't get anything to live longer than maybe 2 weeks.
I'm also curious to see if anyone has tried tomatoes in one of these. I'd love to extend tomato season at home!
pearl at 10:19PM on 03/15/09
We do have one. It did a great job with herbs. Tomatoes were okay, so we went back to herbs. That is till the cat discovered it and started eating the plants. Now it sits in my garage waiting to be replanted.
Ribster at 3:18AM on 03/16/09
Love my aero - my thyme is scrawny but the rest of the herbs are happy. Have you kept up with the nutrient "pills"? I'll be trying the lettuces after i replant the herbs outside this spring. I keep my h2o level at the max. Watering every other day. Good luck!
cookinmama at 9:04AM on 03/16/09
I have an Aerogarden, and I've done herbs and tomatoes. The cherry tomatoes were fun (and tasty), but more of a novelty - I just picked them and ate them. I don't think I could have harvested a usable quantity, although I wasn't particularly on top of the trimming they needed. The herbs were similar - they were fine for a garnish/accent, but not enough of any one thing to do a lot with it. That was actually fine with me - I hate buying a package of thyme just to put a couple sprigs in a chicken or something.
I'm trying lettuce next, but I don't have really high hopes. (which probably explains why it's been sitting empty for a few months.)
cyberroo at 2:17PM on 03/16/09
I used mine religiously for a year and half then it broke. :( I'm in the process of trying to repair it, because I miss my constant supply of basil! Anyway, the aerogarden website now let's you create your own seed packs. You might want to look into that! Also, does anyone know what's up with the strawberries? They were supposed to start offering that a year ago, but no luck??
meem21 at 2:22PM on 03/16/09
ooh I want one! but I also have a plant eating cat, so probably not a good idea.
blankplate at 3:29PM on 03/16/09