Delivery Day

[nick]

After a month of waiting today was finally the day my new machines were delivered. I bumped a couple of meetings up on my schedule so that I could get home and open boxes. 😂



I guess I’ve got some planting to do during the upcoming weekend!

[Shawn]

WOW  looks great 

I LIKE ,I LIKE!

[nick]

I need to make the Mylar panels for the Farms. I was waiting until they arrived so I could measure them properly. I’m actually not sure if I’ll tackle that or planting first. It’s so bright that they may be necessary.

The good news is that I’ve got panels ready to go for the new Farm Plus. I should definitely be able to get something planted in there.

Oh! And I got a surprise in my Farm boxes. Let me get a photo of that to share...

[nick]

The surprise was an updated set of Quick Plant and assembly guides, which were included with both of my Farm models. Does anyone else spot something new?



Looks like they still hadn’t decided between the “Farm Tall” and “Farm XL” names when these were printed. I’m sure we’ll find out soon enough.

[Shawn]

Yes, this will be a new model.  I think I posted about it.  It will now raise 36" instead of the 24".

[nick]

Sept 28, 2018 3:43:51 GMT -5 Shawn said:

Yes, this will be a new model.  I think I posted about it.  It will now raise 36" instead of the 24".

Yes you did! I just wanted to point out the naming discrepancy between the two guides and show the photos. Thought it was mildly interesting.

[Shawn]

Ohhh, I am sorry I misunderstood.  Too early, no coffee and no sleep 

[MaryL]

Oh SO fun!!!!!!!!!!!  They look so great, too!  Do you have anything specific in mind that you already know that you will be planting?  What will be your first garden?

[nick]

Sept 29, 2018 10:20:32 GMT -5 MaryL said:

Oh SO fun!!!!!!!!!!!  They look so great, too!  Do you have anything specific in mind that you already know that you will be planting?  What will be your first garden?

Somehow I’ve missed your questions till now. Obviously I’ve already started some of them, but here’s my plan for the initial plantings.

Farm 1 (top left): Herbs! (Italian Parsley, Cilantro, Genovese Basil, Purple Basil) Lettuces! (Marvel of 4 Seasons, Deer Tongue, Rouge d’Hiver, Black Seeded Simpson, Salad Bowl)

Farm 2 (top right): Repeat of above, but two weeks later.

Farm+ 1 (bottom left): Heirloom Cherry tomatoes, Golden Harvest tomatoes, (2) Extreme Bush tomatoes.

Farm+ 2 (bottom right): (2) Sweet Heat peppers, Jalapeño peppers, Admiral Hybrid peppers

[ladyjane]

Why did you have to wait such a long timr?

[nick]

Sept 29, 2018 20:17:17 GMT -5 ladyjane said:

Why did you have to wait such a long timr?

The black Farm Plus was backordered for a month. 😕

[nick]

While most of my plants are in the germination stage and I’m in “hurry up and wait while obsessively checking for sprouts” mode...

I thought it was worth noting that the lights on the Farm Plus models seem to get somewhere between 3/4 of an inch to a full inch closer to the decks than the lights on the standard Farm models.

I had to get out the measuring tape because I thought it was some sort of optical illusion with the height difference. Nope. They actually are closer.

[drbanks]

Oooooohhhh!  NICE!

[MaryL]

Very interesting about the lights!  I wonder why they did that.  Or they just goofed. 

[nick]

Today is the first day I’ve had all of the units running since they arrived.



For the curious, energy usage for each unit looks to run at an average of 140 watts when the lights are on.

[MaryL]

Oh I love that!  It looks so nice.

[nick]

I took a photo of the Farms this morning before I left for work because they’re my happy place. Tending to them really is the best stress relief for me these days.

What a wonderful, NEAT, garden setup,nick. The perfect place for the setup,too.

[Shawn]

So neat, clean and tidy.  Those plants look wonderful!