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May 2025 Farm Report

  • Writer: garysjordan
    garysjordan
  • May 1
  • 7 min read

Updated: 1 day ago

2025-05-01

As previously mentioned, all of the units except a single Smart Garden 3 have been cleared of whatever may have been growing and cleaned. To be totally honest, the cleaning is still in progress. I own four four-shelf units configured as five three-shelf units. Bottom shelves are for storing empty boxes.

There are (as 2025-05-07) eight AeroGarden Sprouts,

The four AeroGarden Harvests have been around a while. Their names are Harvey, Harvey Too, Seble, and Teresa. Now there is a fifth Harvest, a stainless Harvest Elite. She told me her name is Crusie after one of my favorite authors.

That leaves two shelving units and four each of the 12-pod iDOOs and Lykos. Those units and those shelves will go together.

Finally, two cute little 3-pod units, the second acquired on 2025-05-03.


All units in use or awaiting use except five Smart Garden 3s and some Mason jars.
All units in use or awaiting use except five Smart Garden 3s and some Mason jars.

2025-04-24 update

Many of my seeds have arrived! What follows is the planting 'schedule'. If a numbered position is not shown, it is empty and covered.

The master templates for the gardens.
The master templates for the gardens.

Sprout 1 (planted 2025-05-01)

1 Orange Hat Tomato. Seeds from SeedsofMindsGarden

2 Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden [Planted 2025-05-15]

3 Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden


Sprout 2 (planted 2025-05-01)

1 Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden

2 Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden [Planted 2025-05-15]

3 Orange Hat Tomato. Seeds from SeedsofMindsGarden


Sprout 3 (planted 2025-05-01)

1 Orange Hat Tomato. Seeds from SeedsofMindsGarden

2 Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden [Planted 2025-05-16]

3 Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden


Sprout 4 (planted 2025-05-01)

1 Tiny Tim Dwarf Tomato. Seeds from ZuluSeeds [2025-05-05 germinated]

3 Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden [2025-05-08 germinated]


Sprout 5 (planted 2025-05-01)

1 Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden  [2025-05-05 germinated]

3 Tiny Tim Dwarf Tomato. Seeds from ZuluSeeds [2025-05-08 germinated]


SPROUT 6
SPROUT 6

Sprout 6 (planted 2025-05-01)

1 Tomato, World's Smallest (Tomberry). Seeds from Seed Therapy

3 Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden [2025-05-05 germinated]


Sprout 7 (planted 2025-05-01)

1 Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden

2 Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden [2025-05-16 planted]

3 Tomato, World's Smallest (Tomberry). Seeds from Seed Therapy



Sprout 8 (acquired 2025-05-07 and planted 2025-05-08.)

1 Lettuce. Seeds from Sereniseed  [2025-05-08 germinated]

3 Lettuce. Seeds from Sereniseed  [2025-05-12 germinated]


Harvey (Harvest 1) (planted 2025-05-01)

3 Orange Hat Tomato. Seeds from SeedsofMindsGarden

5 Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden [Planted 2025-05-16]

6 Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden


Harvey Too (Harvest 2) (planted 2025-05-01)

1 Tiny Tim Dwarf Tomato. Seeds from ZuluSeeds [2025-05-05 germinated]

6 Tiny Tim Dwarf Tomato. Seeds from ZuluSeeds


SEBLE
SEBLE

Seble (Harvest 3) (planted 2025-05-01)

2 Tomato, World's Smallest (Tomberry). Seeds from Seed Therapy [2025-05-05 germinated]

5 Tomato, World's Smallest (Tomberry). Seeds from Seed Therapy [2025-05-05 germinated]


TERESA
TERESA

Teresa (Harvest 4) (planted 2025-05-01)

1 Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden

4 Tomato, World's Smallest (Tomberry). Seeds from Seed Therapy [2025-05-05 germinated]


CRUSIE
CRUSIE

Crusie (Harvest Elite) (planted 2025-05-01)

1 Orange Hat Tomato. Seeds from SeedsofMindsGarden [2025-05-05 germinated]

6 Tiny Tim Dwarf Tomato. Seeds from ZuluSeeds [2025-05-05 germinated]


Faith (Lyko 3) (planted 2025-05-01)

2 Orange Hat Tomato. Seeds from SeedsofMindsGarden [2025-05-12 germinated]

7 Orange Hat Tomato. Seeds from SeedsofMindsGarden

10 Orange Hat Tomato. Seeds from SeedsofMindsGarden


Liam
Liam

Liam (iDOO 12-pod Unit 1) (planted 2025-05-11 [=Mother's Day=])

2 Patio Fire and Ice Peppers. Seeds from Pepper Joe's

9 Patio Fire and Ice Peppers. Seeds from Pepper Joe's

11 Patio Fire and Ice Peppers. Seeds from Pepper Joe's

3 Green Onion 2025-05-19

4 Green Onion 2025-05-19

7 Green Onion 2025-05-19

8 Green Onion 2025-05-19

12 Green Onion 2025-05-19



Cute Little 3-pod Unit 1 (Changshou through Walmart) (planted 2025-05-10)

1 Patio Fire and Ice Peppers. Seeds from Pepper Joe's germinated 2025-05-22


Cute Little 3-pod Unit 2 (Changshou through Walmart) (planted 2025-05-01)

1 Lettuce. Seeds from Sereniseed [2025-05-05 germinated]


Ranch Five (Smart Garden 3)

1 Yellow Sweet Pepper. Seeds from Amazon

2025-05-03 - The peppers ripened and were harvested.

The Smart Garden 3 was emptied, cleaned,

disassembled, and stowed.



A Few Useful Notes

  • In many of the proffered videos, the originator will point out that light + fertilizer + water -> green slime or white algae. Usually, the simplest remedy is to cover any place that light can reach water. AeroGarden seed pods come with a paper covering with a small hole to minimize exposure. Such covers are also sold separately or bundled with other parts, like baskets and sponges. Another alternative is a plastic barrier. Its advantage is that it can be installed or removed without adhesives. I linked to an example.

  • Looking at the first picture above, you will note the twelve AeroGarden Aerovoir reservoirs behind the seven Sprouts and five Harvests. If you are more attentive to water levels than I've managed to be, reservoirs aren't necessary. Also, if you examine some older posts, you'd find the reservoir side-by-side with its garden, instead of behind it. I find the current arrangement more esthetically pleasing. It makes access to the plants easier. Also, I can walk behind the shelving where access to the reservoirs is much easier, too. I filled them all up today, 2025-04-03 14:30:00.

  • I did more research before the May 1 planting than any previous planting. Because the Sprouts only rise to 10" (ten inches) and Harvests only rise to 12" (twelve inches) of room between lights and plant deck, I read articles about tiny plants. It isn't enough that it says "Dwarf" on the seed packet. Dwarf just means it will only grow to 36" or so. "Micro" or "patio" are words to live by. Of all the seeds listed in my planting schedule, none grow taller than a foot, and those get planted in my modified taller units. iDOOs only have 11.2" and Lykos have 19". The cute little units have 12.5". Micro plants are the way to go.

  • Happy World Naked Gardening Day, May 3, 2025. I gardened naked in the plant room, if only for a brief period and with a robe readily available. The basement is often chilly.

  • 2025-05-05. Germination. Sprouts. little two-leafed shoots rising beneath their domes. The surprising thing to me is that five shoot I observed are from a tomato plant of some variety! I'd expect all those AeroGarden Salad Greens seed pods to be faster and firster, but only two were. The lettuce seeds from Sereniseed are the only other non-tomato sprouting.

  • 2025-05-07. I purchased Miracle-Gro Water Soluble Tomato Plant Food. It may have been a mistake. It appears I misread the description - it seems to be something you dissolve in water and spray on your tomatoes outdoors. We'll see what we see.

  • 2025-05-07. I also purchased EZ-GRO 4-18-38 Hydroponic Nutrients for Tomatoes, Peppers & Leafy Greens. This will supplement the regular liquid plant food.

  • 2025-05-08. I finally succumbed to the suggestion that AeroGarden makes the best watering jug.

  • My modified taller units mentioned above are two Harvests with height extenders, giving them five extra inches. (17") I had another, but used it too close to a heater, and it melted.

  • I planted my remaining free range AeroGarden Salad Greens Seed Pods in Sprouts 1 & 2. Free range means in this case that they were not carefully stored nor in the original packaging. Any seeds might have been bounced out. Half of the seed pods from that group have not germinated 15 days after planting. I'll give these a week, then begin systematic replacement with other salad greens still in their original packaging. Alternately, I have an unopened box of Mixed Romaine Seed Pods.

  • I have special seed pods for green onions. You cut the bottom 1.5-inches off and plant them in this seed pod and the onion will resume growing. I planted six of them in Liam.




2025-05-16 AeroGarden Seed Pod Inventory

AeroGarden Seed Pod Kits all contain pre-assembled seed pods with domes and 1 three-ounce (88mL) bottle of Miracle Gro Liquid Plant Food 4-3-6 with measuring cup.

  1. Gourmet Herb 3-pod Kit, sell by 2025-07-31, OPENED and plant Food Removed, 2025-05-15

    • Banquet Curly Parsley

    • Genovese Basil

    • Superdukat Dill

  2. Gourmet Herb 3-pod Kit, sell by 2025-07-31

    • Banquet Curly Parsley

    • Genovese Basil

    • Superdukat Dill

  3. Gourmet Herb 3-pod Kit, sell by 2025-07-31

    • Banquet Curly Parsley

    • Genovese Basil

    • Superdukat Dill

  4. Gourmet Herb 3-pod Kit, sell by 2025-07-31

    • Banquet Curly Parsley

    • Genovese Basil

    • Superdukat Dill

  5. Gourmet Herb 3-pod Kit, sell by 2025-07-31

    • Banquet Curly Parsley

    • Genovese Basil

    • Superdukat Dill

  6. Gourmet Herb 3-pod Kit, sell by 2025-07-31

    • Banquet Curly Parsley

    • Genovese Basil

    • Superdukat Dill

  7. Gourmet Herb 3-pod Kit, sell by 2025-07-31

    1. Banquet Curly Parsley

    2. Genovese Basil

    3. Superdukat Dill

  8. Gourmet Herb 3-pod Kit, sell by 2025-07-31

    1. Banquet Curly Parsley

    2. Genovese Basil

    3. Superdukat Dill

  9. Gourmet Herb 6-pod Kit, sell by 2025-07-31

    • Banquet Curly Parsley

    • Genovese Basil

    • German Winter Thyme

    • Peppermint Mint

    • Superdukat Dill

    • Thai Basil

  10. Mixed Romaine 6-pod Kit, sell by 2025-07-31

    • Salvius Romaine Lettuce x 6

  11. Salad Greens 9-pod Kit, sell by 2024-10-31

    • 20% Lettuce, Galactic

    • 20% Lettuce, Red Sails

    • 20% Lettuce, Marvel of the 4 Seasons

    • 20% Lettuce, Romaine Parris Island

    • 20% Lettuce, Dear Tongue

  12. Salad Greens 9-pod Kit, sell by 2025-01-31

    • 20% Lettuce, Galactic

    • 20% Lettuce, Red Sails

    • 20% Lettuce, Marvel of the 4 Seasons

    • 20% Lettuce, Romaine Parris Island

    • 20% Lettuce, Dear Tong


Seed pods from the #11 Kit (sell by 2024-10) will be inserted in units where other salad greens have not yet germinated.


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