Cheryl Cilantro's stem was unstable so I moved her into the pot with Cat, Chris, and Cabe. Normally I'd be worried about crowding, but one site recommended planting several cilantro plants per pod in the AeroGarden, which seems way too crowded to me. So at least they'll have more room in the pot.
Theresa Thyme has been planted in Cheryl's spot in the AeroGarden.
Tom Tomato and Jerry Jalapeno are doing great! Julie and Jamie are still wee sprouts but are hanging in there.
Dave Dill keeps falling over so I tied him to a toothpick for support. I've been running the ceiling fan a few hours per day for air movement, both to strengthen everybody's stems and to keep the soil in the pots from going moldy. Dave still needs the extra support though.
#AeroGarden update!
Tom Tomato has several flower clusters & 2 new clusters on the bottom front & back. 2 flowers are fruiting. I pollinated by hand w/q-tip & by vibrating the plant.
Dave Dill is my biggest success so far. I harvested branches several times. My only worry is Jerry is invading Dave's space.
Jerry's huge! I was gonna top him to promote branching for higher production, but didn't need to. He branched on his own & both branches split again. He's already getting little flower buds!
It's hard to believe Julie & Jamie were planted a mere 1 week after Jerry. It's a testament to the AeroGarden that Jerry is so much further along.
I'm combating mold in Jerry and Dave's pods & on Jerry's roots. I put hydrogen peroxide in the water, which helped w/the fully submerged roots. I scrape the top of the pods w/a peroxide-soaked q-tip regularly, & add a few drops of peroxide to the pod. There is still mold on Jerry's roots above the water line.
Cilantro has mostly been a bust so far.
Ohh, thanks for the tip!
Thanks again for this tip, the cinnamon has been working great!!
There are what appear to be spring-tails in the potted plant soil, but I've read they're beneficial (or at the very least, not harmful) so I'm not worried about treating them.
Sapphire
Joan Albright