Indoor Hydroponic AeroGarden Farms 01-03 Week Four Update.
AeroGarden Farm 01, Left Tray, Day 29. Red Heirloom Tomatoes and Golden Harvest Tomatoes (seed pods from AeroGarden). All plants sprouted, but growth is still slow. Indoor temperatures have ranged from mid 60’s to mid 70’s. Today installed reflectors on 3 sides to see if that helps to warm the plants.
AeroGarden Farm 01, Right Tray, Day 29. A variety of lettuce plants showing robust growth. Red Romain, Deer Tongue, Paris Island, Black-seeded Simpson, and Red Sails (seed pods from AeroGarden). One Red Romain did not sprout. So far two batches of leaves harvested. The Dill, Chives, and Genovese Basil (seed pods from AeroGarden) all sprouted, but are small. They were moved to a different Farm.
AeroGarden Farm 02, Left Tray, Day 28. Mini-Jalapeno Peppers, Purple Super Hot Peppers, Red Fire Peppers (seed pods from AeroGarden). All plants sprouted, but growth is slow. Do they need a higher temperature? Indoor temperatures have ranged from mid 60’s to mid 70’s. Today installed reflectors on 3 sides to see if that helps to warm the plants.
Chives (seeds from Sustainable Seeds) did not sprout and have been removed.
AeroGarden Farm 02, Right Tray, Day 28. Romaine Lettuce (seed pods from AeroGarden). All plants sprouted, and most are growing robustly. One batch of leaves harvested four days ago. The front three positions were Arugula (seeds from Botanical Interests) that were being crowded out and have been moved to a different Farm tray.
AeroGarden Farm 03, Left Tray, Day 2. Broccoli, Swiss Chard, and Arugula (seeds from Botanical Interests). All Broccoli plants sprouted, but growth for two are being crowded by the Swiss Chard plant. Only one of the Swiss Chard plants sprouted, and is growing robustly. It was moved to position 10. Positions 03-06 were plugged. The Arugula in position 11 an 12 came from a different Farm tray. The Swiss Chard is ready to have some leaves harvested.
AeroGarden Farm 03, Right Tray, Day 23. Cauliflower, Kale, Cilantro, Oregano, Rosemary, and Thyme (seeds from Botanical Interests). All Cauliflower plants sprouted, and are growing robustly. Two of the three Kale plants sprouted, and are growing. All Cilantro plants sprouted but are growing slowly. The I will move it to the front of the tray, and try to start two new plants. Oregano, Rosemary, and Thyme have sprouted but are tiny . The three herbs were moved to a different tray. The Kale was moved to positions R07-R08 and will try to start another Kale plant for position R09. The Cilantro was moved to the front three positions R10-R12. Positions R04-R06 were plugged to allow more space for the Cauliflower and Kale.
Daily Electric Energy Used (56.2 kWh) from Sense and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (29.9 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. More sun and cooler out than yesterday with lots of wind. Overall a net deficit of 26.3 kWh.
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