Grow 4 Planted

We finally got to plant a few new seeds this week.  Grow 4 consists of:

     1 Fennel (the others from previous Grows are doing very well)
     2 Red Shard (new plant)
     2 Spinach (new seed pack)
     2 Cucumber (new plant)
     2 White Eggplant (new plant)
     2 Mint (new plant)
     2 Leek
     2 Romaine Lettuce

We will continue to update you as we progress.  Most of these seeds germinate in the 10-14 day range.  Hopefully we will have some room to put these plants by the time they grow out of the AeroFlo36.  Interestingly, this unit has become our defacto standard for post germination planting.  Although the lettuces stay until maturity, the size of our other plants have necessitated transplanting out of this "nursery" system.

Grow 4 Planning

Now that we have Grow 3 coming to an end, harvesting lettuces, basil, and parsley (wish I could say tomatoes) from Grow 2, it is now time to start planning Grow 4.

We have chosen Rockwool cubes (based on tests in Grow 3) for all future germinations.  We have decided to plant the following:

     2 Cucumbers (new plant for us)
     2 Red Shard (new plant for us)
     2 White Eggplant (new plant for us)
     1 Spinach (from a new seed packet)
     2 Leeks
     2 Romaine Lettuce
     2 Fennel
     2 Mint (new plant for us)

We trust our lettuce consumption will keep pace and that we will have a supply of basil from Grow 2 and Grow 3.  As we continue to understand germination, vegetative and generative stage durations for these plants in our various systems we will hopefully have "complete" salads, vegetables, and herbs for our family needs.