2022-10-14
As of this date, I have SIX Smart Garden-3s, FOUR AeroGarden Harvests with Aerovoir reservoirs, TWO iDOO 12-pod gardens, ONE iDOO bucket, THREE Amber 32-ounce Mason Jars with Kratky adapters, and THREE clear 16-ounce Mason Jars with Kratky adapters covered with Neoprene Sleeves. The Mason Jars are served by some combination of separate grow lights, including two bars and two types of halos. Over half my equipment came directly from Click & Grow or AeroGarden or from Etsy. Some even came from Walmart.
Names
All my hydroponic equipment is named. I will admit that some names are just convenience.
The Click & Grow Smart Garden-3 units are collectively named, āthe Smart Garden 3 x 6 Ranchā A.K.A. āthe Ranchā or "the Ranches." The individual units are labeled, Ranch One through Ranch Five and Rancho Cero (Ranch Zero in Spanish.)
The AeroGarden Harvests are named Harvey[1], Harvey Too[2], Seble[3], and Teresa[4]. Each Harvest is served by a reservoir. They are named for water deities (female). respective to the Harvest they feed, they are named Shirley[5], Nancy[6], Lassy[7], and Anny[8].
The two iDOO 12-pod units are Phredd and Ethyl[9].
The iDOO 6-pod unit is Sheba[10].
The three amber Mason Jars. are Katemcy[11], Fredonia[12], and Grit[13],
Finally, the three clear 16-oz. wide mouth Mason Jars wearing neoprene covers are Castor[14], Lowell[15], and Jenny of New Jarsey[16].
Inventory
Inventory falls into broad categories - what seed pods are planted where and what seed pods are available to plant. A third category might be what seed pods are on order, and a fourth might be what hardware is there. I'll start with what's planted and where, using the same list as above.
The Click & Grow Smart Garden-3 Template
Ranchero Cero: [Freshly cleaned]
Click & Grow Red Sweet Pepper plants, not in blossom yet.
Empty. Covered
Click & Grow Red Sweet Pepper plants, not in blossom yet.
Ranch One:
Some kinda plant in blossom, no fruit.
Empty. Covered
Empty. Covered
Ranch Two:
Jalapeno plant in fruit, several ripe peppers harvested
Empty. Covered
Mini Tomato plant in fruit, two of ten ripening to red.
Ranch Three:
Basil Plant, freshly planted, not germinated under the dome yet.
Empty. Covered
Basil Plant under dome, not germinated yet
Ranch Four:
A tomato plant, no blossoms.
Empty. Covered
Basil Plant under dome, not germinated yet
Ranch Five:
One Yellow Sweet Pepper plant bearing fruit. Ripe ones have been harvested.
Empty. Covered
Empty. Covered
The AeroGarden Harvest Template
Harvey:
A prolific Red Fire Pepper plants bearing many peppers in various stages of ripening. Many have been harvested already.
Empty. Covered
Empty. Covered
Empty. Covered
Empty. Covered
A prolific Red Fire Pepper plants bearing many peppers in various stages of ripening. Many have been harvested already.
Harvey Too:
Romaine Lettuce
Romaine Lettuce
Romaine Lettuce
Empty. Covered
Empty. Covered
Sweet Pepper, germinated.
Seble:
Romaine Lettuce
Romaine Lettuce
Empty. Covered
Empty. Covered
Romaine Lettuce
Romaine Lettuce
Teresa:
Baby Greens
Arugula
Romaine Lettuce
Salad Greens
Swiss Chard
Salad Greens
The iDOO 12-pod Template
Ethyl:
Empty. Covered
Romaine Lettuce 2 inches tall
Empty. Covered
Romaine Lettuce 2 inches tall
Romaine Lettuce 2 inches tall
Empty. Covered
Romaine Lettuce 2 inches tall
Empty. Covered
Empty. Covered
Romaine Lettuce 2 inches tall
Romaine Lettuce under dome 2022-10-01
Empty. Covered
Phredd:
Salad Greens, not germinated, under dome.
Salad Greens, not germinated, under dome.
Empty. Covered
Empty. Covered
Salad Greens, germinated
Salad Greens, germinated
Empty. Covered
Heirloom Cherry Tomato Plant
Salad Greens, germinated
Salad Greens, germinated
Salad Greens, germinated
Empty. Covered
2022-10-21 Update
A third iDOO 12-pod unit will be arriving tomorrow. There will be some rearranging. In the course of cleaning, the tops of Phredd and Ethyl were switched. If I can figure a way, I'll switch them back. I think the third unit's name will be Lucy.
Sheba: (No template) One Heirloom Cherry Tomato Plant, under three inches. Sheba was emptied, washed with bleach, and recommissioned with distilled water and 3 mL of nutrients.
The Wide-Mouth Mason Jar Kratky Template
Grit: AeroGarden Mini JalapeƱo, 4 inches tall with new growth. Rescued from a green slime incident in the Harvests.
Katemcy: Click & Grow Wild Strawberry, germinated. lit by light bars
Fredonia.: AeroGarden Romaine Lettuce 4" tall. Lit by halo.
Lowell: AeroGarden Marvel of the 4 Seasons, just installed. Lit by halo.
Castor AeroGarden Romaine Lettuce not germinated. Lit by halo.
Jenny of New Jarsey: AeroGarden Genovese Basil nearly 4 inches tall. Lit by halo.
The next category is what's available to plant:
Click & Grow Romaine Lettuce, 1 seed pod
Click & Grow Red Romaine Lettuce, 3 seed pods
Click & Grow Red Sweet Pepper, 4 seed pods
Click & Grow Yellow Sweet Pepper, 3 seed pods
Click & Grow Chili Pepper, 2 seed pods
Click & Grow Yellow Tomato, 2 seed pod
Click & Grow Chives, 3 seed pods
Click & Grow Basil, 15 seed pods
AeroGarden Romaine Lettuce, 26 seed pods
AeroGarden Salad Greens, 18 seed pods
AeroGarden Marvel of the 4 Seasons, 9 seed pods
AeroGarden Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes, 10 seed pods
AeroGarden Golden Harvest Tomatoes, 4 seed pods
AeroGarden Pablano Pepper, 1 seed pods
AeroGarden Bell Pepper, 1 seed pods
AeroGarden Mega Cherry Tomato, 1 seed pods
AeroGarden Italian Parsley, 1 seed pods
AeroGarden Gourmet Herb Pouch, 2 pouches of 6 seed pods each
loose seeds, 4 packets of various tomato seeds
Hardware:
Spare Sponges suitable for Click & Grow, bring your own seeds, 2 each
Spare Sponges suitable for AeroGarden AND/OR iDOO, bring your own seeds, 120 each
Spare Seed baskets suitable for Click & Grow, 13 each
Spare Seed baskets suitable for AeroGarden only, bring your own sponge/seeds, 13 each
Spare Seed baskets suitable for AeroGarden AND/OR iDOO, bring your own sponge/seeds, 13 each
Spare Click & Grow Hothouse domes, 16 each
Spare iDOO Hothouse domes, 15 each
Spare AeroGarden Hothouse Domes (fits iDOO, too), 200 each (every seed pod kit comes with 1 per seed pod, plus a bottle of nutrients)
iDOO cactus pod covers, 20 each
iDOO regular pod covers, 15 each
AeroGarden pod covers, 50 each
Green Onion Seed Baskets, 12 each
Scallion Seed Baskets, 3 each
Flexible Pod Covers, 40 each, for surrounding plants to keep light off the sponge.
10 16-oz clear Mason Jars with neoprene covers
9 32-oz amber Mason Jars
Other stuff, lots and lots. (Thermometers, pH meters, conductivity meters, remote temperature detectors, fast-reading meat thermometers... stuff.)
10 Etsy Kratky Wide Mouth Mason Jar AeroGarden Adapter as shown in the template
4 Etsy Kratky Wide Mouth Mason Jar 2" Basket Adapter
3 Etsy 2" Basket Adapters for Smart Garden-3s
NEW 3 Etsy Kratky Wide Mouth Mason Jar AeroGarden Adapter with air bubbler.
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Harvey is short for Harvest
Harvey Too is a play on Harvey the second and Harvey also
Seble is a female Eastern African, Amharic name that means Harvest
Teresa in numerous languages, also means Harvest
Lassy is from Thalassa- primeval spirit of the sea. She was a consort of Pontus and together they presided over the seas.
Nancy is from Naiad. In Greek mythology, the naiads are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water.
Shirley is short for Chalchiuhtlicue ("She of the Jade Skirt"), an Aztec deity of water, rivers, seas, streams, storms, and baptism.
Anny is for Anuket, the ancient Egyptian goddess of the cataracts of the Nile and Lower Nubia in general, worshipped especially at Elephantine near the First Cataract
Named for Fred and Ethel or The Mertzes, a married couple on I Love Lucy television show. It says iDOO on the water container - they must be married.
It is far easier to refer to Sheba the She-bucket than to the "iDOO 2-in-1 Hydroponics & Soil Growing System, 6 Pods Hydro Indoor Herb Garden Up to 13.8", Plants Germination Kit with LED Grow Lights, Automatic Timer for Kitchen, Countertop, Home." That is just too weird, and way too long.
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