2024-01-13
The biggest difference starting this month is the two dozen scallion pods.
SEVEN (soon TEN) Aerovoir reservoirs
AeroGarden lists the 2020 Aerovoir as Out Of Stock. Amazon, on another hand, promises delivery of two by 2024-02-09 and a third by 2024-02-15. After they arrive, the sharing of water goddesses will cease, and all active gardening units will have a dedicated reservoir. The units are:
Shirley [Shirley is short for Chalchiuhtlicue ("She of the Jade Skirt"), an Aztec deity of water, rivers, seas, streams, storms, and baptism.] She is serving Lulu, Lupe, and Lucy.
Nancy [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.] She is serving Lulu, Lupe, and Lucy.
Lassy [Lassy is from Thalassa- primeval spirit of the sea. She was a consort of Pontus and together they presided over the seas.] She is serving Cecile.
Anny [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] She is serving Seble, Teresa, and Harvey Too.
Doris [Named for Doris, a sea goddess.] Serving Seble, Teresa, and Harvey Too.
Ariel [named for the Disney princess] Serving Alice.
Lori [named for Superman's mermaid college girlfriend, Lori Lemaris.] Serving Faith and Madison.
Amy [for Amphitrítē, the goddess of the sea, the queen of the sea, and her consort is Poseidon. ... She was a daughter of Nereus and Doris (or Oceanus and Tethys)]
Tethy [In Greek mythology, Tethys (/ˈtiːθɪs, ˈtɛθɪs/; Ancient Greek: Τηθύς, romanized: Tēthýs) was a Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, a sister and wife of the Titan Oceanus, and the mother of the river gods and the Oceanids.
Celia [from Scylla. Scylla is first attested in Homer's Odyssey, where Odysseus and his crew encounter her and Charybdis on their travels. Later myth provides an origin story as a beautiful nymph who gets turned into a monster.]
Until the new units arrive, the various Aerovoirs serve the various units in slightly different configurations. The three Harvests have a base which contains the various controls for the units. That raises the container enough to require the Aerovoir's pedestal to raise the reservoir to the proper height to maintain the proper level in the container.
The iDOOs are short. The pedestal is not employed, and the containers must be raised about ½". Similarly, the QYOs and LYKOs are short. No pedestal and raised units like the iDOOs.
THREE iDOO 12-pod gardens
If there is no other advantage to an iDOO 12-pod unit, it stands out from the rest by having a built-in fan to help with pollination. I saw the effect last year with Sheba before she died. So many tomatoes!
Lulu: [Named in keeping with the "Loo" sound of Lupe and Lucy]
Empty pod. Covered
AeroGarden Romaine lettuce seed pod. (growing like a weed 11/13)
Empty pod. Covered
Empty pod. Covered
Empty pod. Covered
Empty pod. Covered
Empty pod. Covered
Empty pod. Covered
AeroGarden Romaine lettuce seed pod. (growing like a weed 11/13)
Empty pod. Covered
Empty pod. Covered
Empty pod. Covered
Louise: [Named in keeping with the "Loo" sound of Lupe and Lucy] Louise has been retired.
Lucy: [Named for Lucile Ball]
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Lupe: [Named for Ida Lupino]
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
Gardeners Basics Tokyo Long White Bunching Green Onion
THREE AeroGarden Harvests
Seble: [Seble is a female Eastern African, Amharic name that means Harvest] Seble has a height extender from Etsy.
AeroGarden Poblano Pepper Seed Pod, germinated.
Empty Pod.
Empty Pod.
Empty Pod.
Empty Pod.
AeroGarden Poblano Pepper Seed Pod, not germinated.
Harvey: [Harvey is short for Harvest] Harvey has no height extender and has been retired.
Harvey Too: [Harvey Too is a play on Harvey the second and Harvey also] Harvey Too has a height extender from Etsy. Harvey Too suffered a low water incident - the peppers are doing very, very poorly.
Empty pod.
Empty pod.
AeroGarden Jalapeño Seed Pod
Empty pod.
Empty pod.
Empty pod.
Teresa: [Teresa in numerous languages, also means Harvest] Teresa has a height extender from Etsy.
Empty Pod.
AeroGarden Jalapeño Pepper Plant.
Empty Pod.
Empty Pod.
Empty Pod.
AeroGarden Jalapeño Pepper Plant.
FOUR Lyko-Style 12-pod Units
Alice [Named after my mother}
AeroGarden Poblano Pepper, germinated
Empty and covered
AeroGarden Anaheim Pepper, germinated
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
AeroGarden Anaheim Pepper, germinated
Empty and covered
AeroGarden Banana Pepper Seed Pod, germinated.
Cecile [Named after my aunt/mother's sister] Cecile has a Lyko body and lights but a QYO deck. The tomato plants are flowering.
Empty and covered.
Empty and covered.
Empty and covered.
Empty and covered.
Empty and covered.
AeroGarden Golden Harvest Cherry Tomato, flowering. (fruiting 11/13)
AeroGarden Heirloom Cherry Tomato, flowering.
Empty and covered.
Empty and covered.
Empty and covered.
Empty and covered.
Empty and covered.
Faith [Named after my eldest grandchild]
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
AeroGarden Golden Harvest Cherry Tomato (Sprouted 08/19) flowering (fruiting 11/13)
AeroGarden Heirloom Cherry Tomato (Sprouted 08/22) flowering (fruiting 11/13)
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Madison [Named after my second grandchild]
Empty and covered.
Empty and covered.
Empty and covered.
Empty and covered.
Empty and covered.
AeroGarden Heirloom Cherry Tomato Sprouted 08/20) flowering
AeroGarden Jalapeño Pepper Seed Pod, (16" tall) Lots of peppers.
Empty and covered.
Empty and covered.
Empty and covered.
Empty and covered.
Empty and covered.
THREE Four-inch Fans
As I mentioned, the iDOO units all have built-in fans. None of the others do. I'm currently employing three 4" fans to facilitate pollination in the units containing fruit-bearing plants. One of the fans is visible in this photo:
FAN SUSPENDED FROM SHELF AIMED UP