Harvest 1 Catnip and AG Mint (12/8/17) Terminated

[serri588]

Front Left: Aerogarden Mint
Front Right: Burpee Common Sage

The other four are Patriot mint seeds that will be moved to the other harvests when those come in.

[Shawn]

I just love the way we all use stickers or post it LOL

[serri588]

I got the idea from here, and it's a good one. I'm not a fan of trying to get the little tops they give you onto the pod.

[Shawn]

I write on the when I do custom plantings but by the time they are grown over of ripped I know what they are plus I document here the day they are planted

[MaryL]

Really interested in your sage!

[serri588]

None of the herbs have peeked out over the sponges yet. I can see a little bit of green if I look down into them though, so plants are coming.

I have grown this sage in a pot before but not in hydro. I tried cloning some off the potted plant awhile back, but it didn't root. My windows don't get much light, so it wasn't a particularly healthy plant to begin with though.

[MaryL]

How big does this variety of sage get?

[serri588]

The seed packet says 24". It also says to put 3 in a 12" container, so I think there will be some spread, but not a ton.

I've got it in a Harvest, so I'm hoping it'll be happy enough staying shorter. If not, it'll go in the Farm to compete with the cucs.

[drbanks]

I've only done Aerogarden sage, and I can't say it was successful or tasty. Looking forward to seeing how yours does.

[serri588]

I did get a few leaves out of my first plant. It seemed fine baked in with some chicken- I think it's the same variety that the grocery stores usually carry.

[serri588]

I finally have a bit of green poking up above the sponges. I think I'm getting more and more impatient.

[MaryL]

Woo hoo!  Which herb has sprouted?

[serri588]

The AG mint and the Sage are the two front pods. The one you can see in the middle is Lemon Balm- it'll get it's own thread with the Lemon Mint next to it when I move it out to its own Harvest.

[MaryL]

Oh some of each - that’s great!

[serri588]

Sage (right) has a couple real leaves. Mint has finally made some visible progress.

[serri588]

Sage went to Bounty 1 with the rest of the culinary herbs, so the catnip came over to keep the AG mint company. Not much exciting here.

[Shawn]

I can only assume the catnip is for your cat.  I have some seeds that are for cats and dogs.  If you want any PM me.  You can see what they are in my Seed Trading thread.  i have not grown any for Proxy yet.  

[serri588]

No kitties here. The catnip came in a Patriot seed mix of herbal tea seeds- catnip tea isn't terribly popular, but it is something that can be beneficial.

[serri588]

Whelp, all the mint plants are pretty aggressive once they get going, but so far the catnip is the winner of the "how fast can I grow" contest.

[Shawn]

May I ask what you use catnip for again?  And yes I say it is sure growing fast for you.