Scratch Farming

garysjordan
Apr 15
5 min read

Updated: Apr 28

2025-04-15

As previously mentioned, all of the units except a single Smart Garden 3 (not shown here) 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, but I only use three shelves. That could mean four un-used shelves, but in practice, I salvaged three shelves. Those salvaged shelves are shown above connecting the unit on the left to the unit on the right, appearing to be three units, but actually one shelving unit three shelves tall by three shelves wide. Bottom shelves are for storing empty boxes.

There are seven AeroGarden Sprouts, numbered 1 to 7 because they haven't taught me their names yet. I'm sure they will, at some point. (Front running names right now are variations on Snow White's seven companions.) When the seeds arrive, the Sprouts will each receive An Orange Hat Dwarf Tomato Plant and an herb. Each of the Sprouts came with a "Gourmet Herb" seed kit, so I'll have at least one each of curly parsley, thyme, Genovese basil, Thai basil, mint, and/or dill. Possibly something else. Each Sprout is a three-pod unit, so I'll put a cover on the middle pod.

The four AeroGarden Harvests have been around a while. Their names are Harvey, Harvey Too, Seble, and Teresa. They will get dwarf peppers or tomatoes and some kind of lettuce or green onions. Growing two large fruiting plants in a Harvest is pretty much its limit

CRUSIE, THE HARVEST ELITE — ***CRUSIE*, THE HARVEST ELITE**

Now there is a fifth Harvest, a stainless Harvest Elite. She told me her name is Crusie after one of my favorite authors. I don't know for sure what Crusie will grow. I'm waiting for inspiration (and seeds). There are 12 AeroGarden Aerovoirs, one for each of the units so far mentioned. One of them isn't in the picture. It is serving the Smart Garden 3 on a different shelving unit. When the yellow sweet peppers (three) in that unit ripen, the Aerovoir will migrate to serve Sprout #4. If you are keeping score, that leaves two shelving units and four each of the 12-pod iDOOs and Lykos. Those units and those shelves will go together.

Below, find a cute little 3-pod unit. Its only selling point is that it costs just $18.00 from Walmart. The pod-holes in the deck are incompatible with my AeroGarden seed pods and pod baskets. I found one of several iDOO pod baskets that fit. Let me rephrase that: of several iDOO pod baskets, I found only one that fit. This unit has no pump and no fan, so technically a Kratky-style unit. I might run one of my aerators to it and to the Smart Garden, while I'm about it.

Check back with this post for updates and edits.

Sloppy
Mopey
Skeezy
Drippy
Skanky
Mongo and
Dick

(Not very likely)

2025-04-24 update

Many of my seeds have arrived! What follows is the planting 'schedule' (Not when but what and where.)

**The master templates for the gardens.**

Sprout 1

Orange Hat Tomato. Seeds from SeedsofMindsGarden
Empty and covered
Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden

Sprout 2

Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden
Empty and covered
Orange Hat Tomato. Seeds from SeedsofMindsGarden

Sprout 3

Orange Hat Tomato. Seeds from SeedsofMindsGarden
Empty and covered
Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden

Sprout 4

Tiny Tim Dwarf Tomato. Seeds from ZuluSeeds
Empty and covered
Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden

Sprout 5

Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden
Empty and covered
Tiny Tim Dwarf Tomato. Seeds from ZuluSeeds

Sprout 6

Tomato, World's Smallest (Tomberry). Seeds from Seed Therapy
Empty and covered
Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden

Sprout 7

Salad Greens, seed pod from AeroGarden
Empty and covered
Tomato, World's Smallest (Tomberry). Seeds from Seed Therapy

Harvey (Harvest 1)

Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Orange Hat Tomato. Seeds from SeedsofMindsGarden
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered

Harvey Too (Harvest 2)

Tiny Tim Dwarf Tomato. Seeds from ZuluSeeds
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Tiny Tim Dwarf Tomato. Seeds from ZuluSeeds

Seble (Harvest 3)

Empty and covered
Tomato, World's Smallest (Tomberry). Seeds from Seed Therapy
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Tomato, World's Smallest (Tomberry). Seeds from Seed Therapy
Empty and covered

Teresa (Harvest 4)

Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Tomato, World's Smallest (Tomberry). Seeds from Seed Therapy
Empty and covered
Empty and covered

Crusie (Harvest Elite)

Orange Hat Tomato. Seeds from SeedsofMindsGarden
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Tiny Tim Dwarf Tomato. Seeds from ZuluSeeds

Alice (QYO 1)

Alice is disassembled and shelved, available for parts.

Cecile (Lyko 1)

Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Jalapeno Peppers. Seeds from Hi Hoya
Serano Peppers. Seeds from Hi Hoya
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered

Madison (Lyko 2)

Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered

Faith (Lyko 3)

Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered

Justice (iDOO 1)

Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered

Liam (iDOO 2)

Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered

Lillian (iDOO 3)

Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered
Empty and covered

Jennifer (iDOO 4)

Jennifer is disassembled and shelved, available for parts.

Ranch Five (Smart Garden 3)

Yellow Sweet Pepper. Seeds from somewhere
Empty and covered
Empty and covered

Cute Little 3-pod Unit 1 (Changshou through Walmart)

Purple Sweet Pepper. Seeds from somewhere
Empty and covered
Empty and covered

Cute Little 3-pod Unit 2 (Changshou through Walmart)

Purple Sweet Pepper. Seeds from somewhere
Empty and covered
Empty and covered

Cute Little 4-pod Unit (Quintirra through Walmart)
1. Purple Sweet Pepper. Seeds from somewhere
2. Empty and covered
3. Empty and covered
4. Empty and covered

2025-04-27

Another Cute Little Kratky Unit

**Replacement for Aerogarden Pods Hydroponic Accessories, Grow Anything Seed Pods Kit with 30 Grow Baskets**

Just under $16.00 at Walmart, plus shipping and taxes. The other cute unit has three pods, and a second one is on the way. As observed before, no pumps or fans, so I might hook up an aerator. Kratky units don't have high yields, otherwise.

Some Things Must Be Endured