It's been another week, and everything is doing well.
I spent some time this week potting and repotting some of the plants. I know that I'll be starting the aeroponic TurboGarden up again sooner or later, so I thought I'd migrate things into the aero (net) pots wherever possible. I managed to get most of the plants moved, but I was limited by space.
As I mentioned last week, some of the strawberries were starting to get algae growing on the surface of their rockwool cubes. Although I don't think it's a problem, I don't care for it. I only want planned vegetation in my garden.
I used replanting as an opportunity. Now the rockwool cubes are fully covered in hydroton; so the algae won't get any sunlight. I'll check it in a few days, but I hope the hydroton inhibits further growth.
The lettuces are getting large. I accidentally broke some leaves during their transplantation. They're tasty.
I offer two pictures this week. The first is the #8 strawberry, in it's hydroton-filled aeroponic pot.
This week's second picture is a close-up shot of #'s 15 and 16, both of which are lettuce. They're all over the place. I've hung their leaves off the side of the tray to make space. The tray is packed tight (since everything expanded when it got it's own pot).
Keeping with my promise of solid record keeping, here's this week's chart:
| Plant | Type | Status |
| #01 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 2.0" tall. Rockwool cube has been placed into a hydroton (small grain) filled aeroponic pot. |
| #02 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 2.0" tall. Rockwool cube has been placed into a hydroton (small grain) filled aeroponic pot. |
| #03 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 2.0" tall. Rockwool cube has been placed into a hydroton (small grain) filled aeroponic pot. |
| #04 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 2.0" tall. I ran out of space, so this one is still just rockwool.
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| #05 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 3.0" tall. The largest of the strawberries. Rockwool cube has been placed into a hydroton (small grain) filled aeroponic pot. |
| #06 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 2.0" tall. I ran out of space, so this one is still just rockwool. |
| #07 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 2.0" tall. I ran out of space, so this one is still just rockwool. |
| #08 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 3.0" tall. The second-largest of the strawberries. Rockwool cube has
been placed into a hydroton (small grain) filled aeroponic pot. |
| #09 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 2.0" tall. Rockwool cube has been placed into a hydroton (small grain) filled aeroponic pot. |
| #10 | Andrew Rahart's Jumbo Heirloom Tomato | Approximately 14" tall. I've recently tied it to the lightstand for support.
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| #11 | Delicious Heirloom Tomato | Previously killed through personal stupidity. |
| #12 | Bambino Baby Eggplant | It's about 6" tall, and it looking quite healthy. Recently placed into aeroponic pot. |
| #13 | Monet's Garden Lettuce
| Approximately 13" tall (if it stood). Replanted into a standard 5" pot (I needed the aero pots free). |
| #14 | Monet's Garden Lettuce | Approximately 12" tall (if it stood). Replanted into a standard 5" pot (I needed the aero pots free). |
| #15 | Monet's Garden Lettuce | Approximately 13" tall (if it stood). Replanted into a standard 5" pot (I needed the aero pots free). I broke a leaf during transplant. Tasty. |
| #16 | Monet's Garden Lettuce | Approximately 11" tall (if it stood). Replanted into a standard 5" pot (I needed the aero pots free). |
| #17 | Lime Basil
| Looks healthy. About 5.0" tall. I wanted to give it a dedicated pot, but ran out of room. Since it's still fairly small, I'm hoping to move it later. |
| #18 | Delicious Heirloom Tomato | Approximately 11" tall. Replanted into a standard 5" pot. Almost large enough to support from the lightstand. |