As much as I think Aerogardens are ingenious, I can’t justify buying their expensive seed kits. With all this rockwool sitting around, I decided to start some lettuce in my Aerogarden.
Essentially, I firmly place a piece of rockwool in the Aerogarden’s pod hole and set the seeds on top. If the plug looks like it is going to fall through, I use twisty ties as support. This lettuce seems pretty happy being grown that way.
The first method I tried was to use the filler plugs for rooting cuttings by snapping off the base and drilling a hole. It didn’t work quite as well.
They are being fed 3/4 tsp. of Flora Nova nutrients and distilled water. It is easy to start seeds without the Aerogarden seed kits.
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That is beautiful lettuce.
I bought enough of the AeroGrow Master Gardening Kits to get what we hope is a lifetime supply of the split-apart baskets, and have used inexpensive open-cell foam (the kind they use for window A/C insulation) as a medium, both by itself and as padding around a bit of. Works great. either way.
Some of the AG kits are good for people just starting out, but we grow many things from our own seed. Glad to see you are doing it so successfully, too.
I figure it’s just a matter of time before someone markets a small net pot that just “accidentally” fits perfectly into the Aerogarden. I say “accidentally” because I think if you tried to sell something like that explicitly as being for the AG you’d probably get sued by them.
That is some nice-looking Romaine, though. I grew some monsters a little while back – so much lettuce the wife and I didn’t want salad for a couple months.
Might be time to break out the DWC again, though.
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That lettuce looks great! I’m still hoping that Santa brings me an Aerogarden for Christmas. It’s good to know that you can start seeds without their seed packs.
Wow those grow fantastic inside. I never would have thunk those lamps worked but now I know what I want for Christmas. Time for an indoor garden and edible plants.
well this is really nice tute.
thanks for the nice article . Its good.
Thanks for the info. I have tried growing without a starter kit but had problems getting the nutrients right. How often do you feed add the 3/4 tsp. of Flora Nova nutrients please?
Hey Dudley,
I top off with plain water all week when the levels get low. I empty the reservoir and add fresh nutrients once a week.
The ‘smart’ part of the system is how it adjusts nutrient levels and water flow for optimum growth and indicates when to add more.
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