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I was thinking about starting some fresh herbs to go along with this diet. Im not a gardener but I see how expensive the fresh herbs are in the store. Im wondering if anyone has tried one of these? I read a lot of reviews that were really good, thinking of twisting the husbands arm to buy me one.
http://www.aerogrow.com/ |
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Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:33 pm |
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| DebbyC
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I'd probably buy a bunch of pots and grow lights - for one of the monthly payments...but if you like gadgets it might be just the thing. Its only about the size of a good cake pan, so realistically does it hold enough to make it worthwhile?
I noticed they include a seed pod for epazote....I rarely even see it in the fresh herbs in the grocery store - so that's kind of cool |
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Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:51 pm |
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They have a video on there where they compared a pot growing to this little garden thing growing, time lapse video. It was really cool. One guy said in his review on amazon that
"I have had the gardens for about six weeks now, and have been enjoying salads containing lettuce, parsley and chives plus other odds and ends from the fridge, for the last two or three weeks. The lettuce and herbs are all beautiful, with no problems from bugs or too much/too little water, excessive temperatures, etc. No need to wash the plants or check for bugs or pick off bad spots, everything goes straight to the salad bowl. What a joy! Even with only five lettuce plants, I have to eat two meals including salad each day to keep up with the growth. This would easily feed two people, and if all seven salad green pods had been used, three people. "
it was a really long review! |
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Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:56 pm |
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| lorka150
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| I have some lovely planters, a window and that's it. A lot cheaper than that. When i first wanted an indoor herb garden, I was going to buy that and talked an owner of a nursery in the area, and she said that the 'home' version is much better than that... And cheaper. |
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:32 am |
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| Reignking
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The aerogarden works really well, but it is pricey. If I had a house, I'd build my own, or if it were summer, I'd grow outside.
I like lorka's idea... |
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:43 pm |
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| gothamcitygrrl
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| I also do what lorka does. I was never able to grow herbs from seeds (they always died or never even sprouted), so I just bought a bunch of small plants, stuck them in a southern facing window (most herbs love a lot of sun) and I water them heavily once a week, except for the cilantro which likes to be watered every few days. They are doing beautifully and I love the fact that I can walk a few feet to my "garden", snip off what I need and never have to buy them! Also, the plants smell really nice. |
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:04 pm |
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| Reignking
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| Oh, but I do have cats which would also love it if I grew anything in reach of them, so that's another reason I don't do it :) |
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:43 pm |
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| gothamcitygrrl
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Reignking, I have cats, too, who love to eat most of my plants, but they never touch the herbs. They smell them and walk away. I think they think they're icky.
And, as an added bonus, we had an ant problem in the house this year and no matter what I did I couldn't get rid of them. I can't use pesticides because my son has asthma and pesticides are also bad for pets. After I put my sage plant in the window that the ants were always hanging out in, they disappeared! I read later that sage is a good ant deterrent. One more good reason to grow your own. |
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:54 pm |
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| Reignking
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| When we first got them (2) over two years ago, one would jump up on a pedestal to gnaw on fake plants! |
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:56 pm |
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| gothamcitygrrl
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| Yeah, cats are weird like that. I always say that my cats are lucky I like them! But they give me that look like I've got it backwards... |
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:11 pm |
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| Myrealana
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I don't know about the AeroGarden. It seems kind of expensive.
My dad grows a ton of herbs in his basement. He has aluminum shelves with racks of potting soil, grow lights, and a cover over them to maintain moisture and temperature.
He grows orchids down there too.
Of course, he probably spent more on his setup than the cost of the AeroGarden, and he has the extra space to do it. But I wonder about the comparative cost of seeds vs. grow packs, and whether the supposed improved growth on the AeroGarden is worth it.
If you buy one, post back and let us know what the output really is! |
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:02 pm |
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| lorka150
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Myrealana wrote:
My dad grows a ton of herbs in his basement.
herbs? or "herbs"?
hehe. |
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:03 pm |
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| gothamcitygrrl
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Lorka - too funny!
Myrealana, does your dad have success with his orchids? I'm just starting to grow them myself, so I always love to hear tips to help them along. Especially when it come to getting them to re-bloom. I know the basics, but I've heard of too many people who have orchids who haven't bloomed in years and I'm just not that patient. I like my plants but to just be stuck with a couple of leaves and a stick for 3 years is not going to make me happy. |
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:18 pm |
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| Myrealana
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lorka150 wrote: Myrealana wrote:
My dad grows a ton of herbs in his basement.
herbs? or "herbs"?
hehe.
Heh.
My dad is about as straight-laced as a person can get. He won't even take an extra Advill without his doctor's OK. His herbs are strictly for cooking.
Though, my brother and I have mentioned on occasion that his little setup could be made quite profitable if a person wanted to...
Besides, he's a retired high school principal, and currently assistant town manager and on the school board. You have no idea how many school officials, town officials and policemen are in that house on a regular basis.
gothamcitygrrl wrote: Myrealana, does your dad have success with his orchids?
Not really. But he keeps trying. He often gets one good bloom, but then the plant dies. |
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:29 pm |
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