Missed the ice cream but the garden is growing

 

So, I entirely forgot that last weekend was Easter. I didn’t end up making a new batch of ice cream like I wanted to. However, my aero garden is starting to grow.

As you can see, my 7 pod Aero Garden is starting to grow pretty nicely. Now, it is growing very different than I expected. I purchased a tomato and jalapeno grow pod kit from amazon. It came with four tomato pods and three jalapeno pods. This is the second time growing this set but I’m getting different starting results. The first time I’d attempted to grow these pods, all of my tomato pods sprouted before my jalapenos. It was weeks after the tomatoes sprouted that I finally started to grow jalapenos. Both set of pods are supposed to sprout between 8-14 days. I’m beginning to think that my tomato plants are not growing to sprout this time. Do you think the tomato pods are dubs?

Now, my Aero garden bounty is doing great. All of the pods have sprouted and it has been growing great.

 

As you can see, the parsley is growing pretty great and the cilantro is pretty huge. The only issue is the oregano. While it seems to be growing, it isn’t growing as fast. So, I hopefully will be to use all the spices to make some tasty dishes. Does anyone have any recommendations? It doesn’t look like I’ll be making salsa any time soon.

Now, my latest container purchases were for these growingtrays.

Amazon sells them in packs of tens which means I can start 120 different plants from seeds. I plan on growing some container tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, herbs, and strawberries. Now, I’ve done some research(only online searches) and I purchased some strawberry Mignonette seeds from Burpee. From what I read, it supposedly an everbearing plant and perfect for growing in pots. Has anyone tried growing them before?

Lastly, my two girls love blueberries. I’ve been trying to find a dwarf container blue berry bush. Burpee does sell the top hat blueberrybush. It seems perfect for containers and was developed at Michigan state university. However, Burpee doesn’t ship Blueberries to Michigan. It is one of four plants that are restricted. Does anyone know why it is restricted? I guess I’ll have to try a local nursery to see if I can find anything local.

Hopefully, this weekend, I’ll be able to run out and pick up some potting soil and maybe a pot to grow the strawberries. I was thinking of some possible stackable terra cotta pots for the strawberries. It should allow for better watering and more plants in a small space. Hopefully, a local store will have them in stock already. Otherwise, I’ll look into order these from amazon.

As for my next blog post, I’m hoping to get around to making a new batch of non-dairy ice cream. I found a recipe to try out and it doesn’t appear to be too complicated. We’ll see how it goes. Otherwise, I’ve been craving some home made fresh baked pretzels. Maybe, I’ll get a chance to cook some up too.