Farmer Dan

Spring! Tomatoes Planted

Signs of spring time are starting to show! Fewer nights with the heater on, longer days, and daylight savings around the corner. The biggest sign of spring time is the availability of tomato plants at the local Home Depot. I was pleasantly surprised to see a few varieties available in mid February. I haven’t decidedContinue reading “Spring! Tomatoes Planted”

Aerogarden Warranty Experience

In this post I will discuss my experience processing a warranty for my Aerogarden Sprout system. Let me start by saying that the system was still working. But I noticed that six of the LED lights were not on. I attempted to turn the system on and off, pressed the light button on and offContinue reading “Aerogarden Warranty Experience”

Last Harvest of 2020

It is currently winter in the Northern Hemisphere. It doesn’t normally get cold enough for ice or snow in my area so the ornamental plants in my patio like the lavender and salvia plants are still green. I amazingly also have a couple of plants bore fruit as well! I have a small chili pepperContinue reading “Last Harvest of 2020”

Around the Aerogardens

Hey all! In this post I am going to give you an update on my Aerogardens. As you may recall, I currently have two Bounty Basics, a Harvest Elite 360, and the one that started it all, the Sprout system. I will discuss what is currently growing in the systems and my current set up.Continue reading “Around the Aerogardens”

Cantaloupe Fail

As closure on my melon season, the last cantaloupe plant did not produce ripe fruit. As mentioned in Melon Harvest, the last cantaloupe plant had three fruits on it and two of the fruits started to ooze and mold at the vine connected to the fruit. I cut those two off and there was oneContinue reading “Cantaloupe Fail”

Aerogarden: Adding an Air Pump

A few months ago I wrote about how I noticed the roots in my Aerogarden systems not looking the healthiest (Aerogarden – Root Rot?). I decided to buy some Hydroguard to help the roots stay healthy, discussed in this post (Hydroguard for Aerogarden Root Rot Prevention). Hydroguard worked for the most part keeping roots healthyContinue reading “Aerogarden: Adding an Air Pump”

Melon Harvest

Ah vine ripen melons. They are definitely a touch sweeter than store bought melons. I also must note, they aren’t as large as the melons in store. You can read about this years’ melon journey in these posts: Melons! Melons – One Month Update Melons – Three Month Update I will admit this post isContinue reading “Melon Harvest”

Aerogarden Harvest 360 – Basil Harvest/Pruning

This short update comes roughly 48 days after planting four new thai basil plants in my Aerogarden Harvest Elite 360. At 48 days, these plants have received four servings of fertilizer, seven doses of Hydroguard, one root trimming and one water reservoir cleaning. I only allowed one plant to grow per spot so I haveContinue reading “Aerogarden Harvest 360 – Basil Harvest/Pruning”

Sterilize Soil for Next Season

In an ideal world, soil is perfect and I wouldn’t have to worry about pests and disease sitting in soil awaiting next years crops. Unfortunately I do have to worry about pests and disease. So I have a couple options at hand. Discard the used soil and buy new soil or sterilize the used soilContinue reading “Sterilize Soil for Next Season”

Aerogarden Harvest 360 – Final Harvest and New Planting

I’ve been growing thai basil in my Aerogarden Harvest 360 for well over half a year now. I’ve harvested fragrant basil on numerous occasions. I noticed that the production of leaves have slowed down significantly. It has been trying to grow seeds which is a sign the plant wants to stop producing leaves and growContinue reading “Aerogarden Harvest 360 – Final Harvest and New Planting”