Tom Thumb Peas

[Sher]

Oops! I planted them about half submerged after they sprouted and they worked their way up. One was completely free of the sponge root and all.

Will restart.

[ERR0R1755]

Don't restart! Mine all started like that for this GAL

[Sher]

Thanks, Error! I'll wait and see what happens.

[ERR0R1755]

I don't think mine did that the first time I grew them - but as a side effect, the original pea/seed ended up getting a bit moldy. I think I prefer the "escapee" method better since I can remove the pea later on

[Shawn]

If free from the sponge, I carefully move it, slit the sponge and place the root carefully in the split.  Or I have left it as is.

[Sher]

Oct 17, 2020 4:28:59 GMT -5 Shawn said:

If free from the sponge, I carefully move it, slit the sponge and place the root carefully in the split.  Or I have left it as is.

Thanks, Shawn. I will try to move them. One of the roots started drying out at the end, so I'm not sure it will make it.

I am going to soak two more peas in paper towels in case I need replacements.

[Shawn]

I will say that when I replaced my seeds I just put them in a split sponge a little bit and they took pretty fast.   You can do it!

[Sher]

OK! Thanks!

i slit mine as well and they came up fine.

[Sher]

I am not impressed with the pea project. Will leave it a little while and decide if I want to continue with it.

[ERR0R1755]

How far is the light from the peas? They look like they might be stretching a bit, but I'm not sure.

[Sher]

ERR0R1755 , the light is a little under 3" above the tallest plant.

I think there is something wrong with that Harvest's light. Everything I plant in it stretches. Maybe I should save it for low light herbs.

[ERR0R1755]

Oct 21, 2020 22:09:00 GMT -5 Sher said:

I think there is something wrong with that Harvest's light. Everything I plant in it stretches. Maybe I should save it for low light herbs.

Yeah, I would recommend setting it aside or seeing if you can get the light replaced. Gauging from your picture, I would assume that the light is putting out under 5W worth of light - because I've been growing my Tom Thumb peas in the Sprout, which is half the brightness/wattage, and they don't stretch in that.

[Shawn]

Could it be the vendors version of the pea?

And could it be the acrylic sponges as well? I have a feeling that is the root of the problem seeing the problem was there from the start! I could be wrong, but ..just sayin'.

[Sher]

Shawn, I think the seeds are fine. As @cornne said, it probably was my home made sponges, althoigh they work for everything else. They nay have pushed the peas up.

[Sher]

I am finally conceding that saving 20 cents per sponge is not worth the less than stellar results I continue to get from my homemade sponges.

I just ordered 240 Park Seed sponges. $52.00 including shipping and tax.

[joes]

I haven't tried homemade, but I have reused a few. Heck plants grow in DIRT. A few old dried roots that I couldn't pull out shouldn't bother them. I am trying to justify all my spending to "save" money on buying lettuce, etc. in the store. I am fairly sure I will never ever actually save money, but I guess that isn't really the point of this hobby. I am having fun.

[Sher]

joes, you can save a lot of money by growing a real dirt garden. I used to grow and preserve almost all the veggies we ate years ago.

But that was a lot of work and commitment, especially when everything started ripening at once. If we took a vacation, we would come home to a weedy, bug ridden, overgrown mess.

To me, Aerogardening is just a wonderful hobby. And by the time you buy all the supplies, an expensive hobby.

But it's so much fun, and so worth it to me.

But I probably will continue to grumble about the cost of sponges!

[joes]

I do plan to plant outdoors in the spring. But I agree AeroGardens are a lot of fun and really kinda amazing. I really am impressed with the machines and the quality of the seeds. They really have some smart people putting it all together.