Things are growing. Admittedly, some things grow more quickly than others. As expected, the tomato plants and the lettuce(s?) are the largest.
Strawberry plants grow much more slowly, so they still aren't very tall. That's not a bad thing, they just take a lot longer to mature.
The eggplant (#12) has emerged, and it looks quite healthy. The basil (#17) is looking great as well. The MegaGarden is doing very well.
I think the time is approaching for the transition to the aeroponic TurboGarden, but I'm thinking of stalling a bit... I may plant the tomato plants into the aero-style net pots, but keep them in the MegaGarden. I'd hate to go through the effort to run the whole aero unit at this stage; as only the tomato plants are pushing the need. Hopefully, I should be able to keep the tomato plants happy for another week, or so.
Here's a picture of the plants at the moment:
Keeping with my promise of solid recordkeeping, here's this week's chart:
| Plant | Type | Status |
| #01 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 5/8" tall. Looks very healthy. Growing slowly, as strawberries tend to grow. |
| #02 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 5/8" tall. Looks very healthy. Growing slowly, as strawberries tend to grow. |
| #03 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 5/8" tall. Looks very healthy. Growing slowly, as strawberries tend to grow. |
| #04 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 5/8" tall. Looks very healthy. Growing slowly, as strawberries tend to grow. |
| #05 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 5/8" tall. Looks very healthy. Growing slowly, as strawberries tend to grow. It looks like two seeds have been growing, rather than just one. |
| #06 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 5/8" tall. Looks very healthy. Growing slowly, as strawberries tend to grow. |
| #07 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 5/8" tall. Looks very healthy. Growing slowly, as strawberries tend to grow. |
| #08 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 5/8" tall. Looks very healthy. Growing slowly, as
strawberries tend to grow. It looks like two seeds have been growing,
rather than just one. |
| #09 | Alexandria Alpine Strawberries | Roughly 5/8" tall. Looks very healthy. Growing slowly, as
strawberries tend to grow. |
| #10 | Andrew Rahart's Jumbo Heirloom Tomato | Approximately 7" tall. Secondary leaves are growing well. It's getting larger by the day. Excellent health. |
| #11 | Delicious Heirloom Tomato | Previously killed through personal stupidity. |
| #12 | Bambino Baby Eggplant | It's finally emerged from the rockwool cube. It's about 1" tall, and it looking quite healthy. I had my doubts before, but now it looks good. |
| #13 | Monet's Garden Lettuce
| Approximately 5" tall (it it stood). Looks very healthy. I'll transplant into a hydroton pot soon. |
| #14 | Monet's Garden Lettuce | Approximately 4.5" tall (it it stood). Looks very healthy. I'll transplant into a hydroton pot soon. |
| #15 | Monet's Garden Lettuce | Approximately 5" tall (it it stood). Looks very healthy. I'll transplant into a hydroton pot soon. |
| #16 | Monet's Garden Lettuce | Approximately 5" tall (it it stood). Looks very healthy. I'll transplant into a hydroton pot soon. |
| #17 | Lime Basil
| Still quite small, but looks healthy. This makes sense, basil starts slowly. |
| #18 | Delicious Heirloom Tomato | Approximately 4.5" tall. Looks quite good healthy. It's younger than the other tomato, so the smaller size makes sense.
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