Our #AeroGarden is going nuts! Well, more specifically, it's going lettuce and basil!
It's just 33 days since we started the #lettuce from #seed and we've already harvested several lunches from it.
The #basil meanwhile is a couple of weeks older, 49 days since seeding, and it's given us a ton of #pesto and another growing bag of leaves in the freezer!
This is the first time we've planted our own seeds instead of using the pre-seeded pods and it's worked great!
#aerogarden #lettuce #seed #basil #pesto #cooking #herbs #salad
So the lettuce in my #aerogarden bolted and now I want to replace the two pods.. but my other pods have chives and lavender still going strong. I don't want new seedlings to struggle for light.. I wonder if there's some way I can lift them up higher to be closer to the light so the other plants don't have to get too much?
Cherry tomato plant update: looking good. #hydroponics #tomatoes #indoorgardening #aerogarden
#hydroponics #tomatoes #indoorgardening #aerogarden
Cherry tomatoes 🍅
Shot on Olympus E-m10 Mark II camera with 40-150mm lens and 26mm extension tube
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#photography #macrophotography #gardening #aerogarden #plants #tomatoes #em10mark2 #40150mm #olympus #closeupphotography
The replacement plant for the Doe Hill pepper is going well. Hopefully I get tomatoes in a couple of months. # tomatoes #hydroponic #indoorgardening #aerogarden
#hydroponic #indoorgardening #aerogarden
My 5 colour Chinese pepper plant is looking good. I wonder if I can make some kind of poppers out of it #hydroponics #aerogarden #peppers
#hydroponics #aerogarden #peppers
A few flowers have started developing into tomatoes! 🌼🍅
Shot on Olympus E-m10 Mark II camera with 40-150mm lens and 26mm extension tube
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#photography #macrophotography #gardening #aerogarden #plants #flowers #tomatoes #em10mark2 #40150mm
My cherry tomato plants are starting to bloom! Soon it will be time to pollinate them. 🐝🌼
Shot on Olympus E-m10 Mark II camera with 40-150mm lens and 26mm extension tube
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#photography #macrophotography #gardening #aerogarden #plants #flowers #tomatoes #rosemary #em10mark2 #40150mm
Hi #Aerogarden and indoor #HydroponicGardening folks! How are our #IndoorGardening setups going today?
Also, anyone using the #ikea system?
#aerogarden #hydroponicgardening #indoorgardening #ikea #idoo #gardening #vegetables #herbs
My cherry tomato plant is going crazy at the moment. #cherrytomatoes #hydroponics #aerogarden #plants
#cherrytomatoes #hydroponics #aerogarden #plants
I've harvested basil for recipes several times. now the mint is running rampant. I need to make some tzatziki sauce with it. #Aerogarden #Mint
Last weekend I mounted an @adafruit VL6180X distance sensor underneath the grow platform. It uses a laser to measure how far away the surface of the water is, and then I subtract that from the height to determine how full the tank is.
I previously tried this with a RCWL-9620 ultrasonic distance sensor, however condensation would start to build up on the speaker grills and produce inaccurate readings. Hopefully the laser will be more accurate in this environment!
I've also started to use the built-in status LED to indicate when it's time to add nutrients and when the water level is low.
#project #projects #gardening #AeroGarden #microcontroller #esp32 #ESPHome #HomeAssistant
#project #projects #gardening #aerogarden #microcontroller #ESP32 #esphome #homeassistant
Building a larger scale #hydroponics setup from the #aerogarden I've had for a few years. I’ve got an overhead grow light now, and next is the container situation.
Planning on starting with a simple #kratky setup. I don't really want lots of 5-gal buckets, so I'm keeping an eye out for re-use opportunities of containers around the house.
The tough bit may be substrate. I have a bunch of aerogarden pod things, but suggestions welcome for substrate I could put in my own #3dprinted holders!
#hydroponics #aerogarden #kratky #3dprinted
My cherry tomato plants have sprouted 🍅
Shot on Olympus E-m10 Mark II camera with 40-150mm lens and 26mm extension tube
#photography #MacroPhotography #gardening #AeroGarden #plants #em10mark2 #40150mm
#photography #macrophotography #gardening #aerogarden #plants #em10mark2 #40150mm
My cherry tomato plants have sprouted 🍅
Shot on Olympus E-m10 Mark II camera with 40-150mm lens and 26mm extension tube
#photography #macrophotography #gardening #AeroGarden #plants #em10mark2 #40150mm
#photography #macrophotography #gardening #aerogarden #plants #em10mark2 #40150mm
Casper egg plant batch 2 is starting. I see the egg plant has started. #CasperEggPlant #hydroponics #aerogarden #plants #EggPlant
#caspereggplant #hydroponics #aerogarden #plants #eggplant
A little personal life update with indoor plants, cozy cats and new prescription sunglasses. (day job as optician so I have more glasses than I need) #AeroGarden #Cat #Hyacinth #ForcingBulbs #IndoorPlants #Sunglasses #Cozy #Optician #ProgressiveGlasses #CostcoGlasses
#aerogarden #cat #hyacinth #forcingbulbs #indoorplants #sunglasses #cozy #optician #progressiveglasses #costcoglasses
The cherry tomato plant has declared war on the purple bell pepper plant. I should meditate but on the other hand they have had it too good for too long. #aerogarden #bellpepper #hydroponics #cherrytomatoes
#aerogarden #bellpepper #hydroponics #cherrytomatoes
Yippee! It's almost #SaladTime in the #Aerogarden!
#saladtime #aerogarden #hydroponics #hydroponicgardening #gardening #garden
I have restarted an aerogarden. The plant for this one is to harvest some lettuce seeds and enjoy Japanese mustard again. #hydroponics #aerogarden #indoorgardening
#hydroponics #aerogarden #indoorgardening