The Aerogarden Experiment, Day 14

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The Aerogarden Experiment, Day 14

POSTED: Tuesday, January 25, 2011, 9:24 PM

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It's been two weeks since I "planted" my Aerogarden, and my seven little Jurassic Park basil embryos have all sprouted. As promised, like periscopes, each plant sent up its first shoots within three to four days, and after I removed the biodomes, they rapidly bushed, putting on secondary leaves like Sunday clothes. Had a minor setback with the Red Rubin basil. This opal variety has a name like a Hassidic hitman and a flavor like spicy licorice, but its tiny red-violet leaves were shriveling around the one-week mark. I had the Aeroagarden sitting on a kitchen chair that tilted the basin at a slight angle, possibly depriving the Red Rubin roots of life-giving water. I set it flat on the floor in the morning, and by the end of the day the leaves had sprung back. Huzzah! As the plants continue to grow, I'm guessing I should thin (?), but I read (and re-read) the instructional booklet and can't find any tips. If any Aerogardeners out there have first-hand experience, get at me in the comments.

Ticket Stubs: Meal Ticket Weekly Recap, Jan. 24-28 :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2011-01-31 12:37:39

[...] Adam Erace is getting increasingly herbaceous with his Aerogarden. [...]

Midnight Toquer

Posted 2011-01-27 16:36:41

Enough with the Red Rubin basil, what readers really want to know is: Can you grow weed in that thing?

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