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The Battle of the White Flies: Day 41
Day 41 has come and gone. At least I think it's day 41. There have been a couple more power outages, but at least this time the system kept track of the right date and time. Here's today's tip:"For the...
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Whitefly culprit found--the poinsettia did it! Day 48
We're approaching day 48 of the Aerogarden Ultra garden. By the way, it's you're reading this on Feburary 16-18, 2013, Aerogarden has one of their best sales yet--use coupon code BOGO to get...
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Using the Aerogarden in cooking: Day 52
We're at a point now where we're ready to use the Aerogarden herbs for cooking. Here's where we made some fried rice, harvesting some of the cilantro to add some flavor.Lisa also tried cooking pork...
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Root rot in the Aerogarden? Day 56
It's Day 56 of the Aerogarden Ultra, and suddenly things aren't looking great.My basil plants, after starting out so well, aren't doing too well. now. One completely died and the other is turning...
View ArticleA little miffed at AeroGrow, but all is forgiven: Day 67
So, it's been a while since I posted my latest update, and that's mainly because I've been a little miffed at AeroGrow customer service. Although I have to admit in retrospect the story is amusing, and...
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Thanksgiving in March thanks to the Aerogarden - Day 75
The funny thing about the Aerogarden is that it lets you harvest herbs all year long. Here in the New York area we've had the winter that never seems to end. One day it's a balmy 65 degrees, and the...
View ArticleThe end of this generation of indoor gardens...
So, it's been a while since I posted on the blog. Wait'll you hear this one. But just be forewarned--this post is not for the squeamish.My AeroGardens were both doing pretty well, despite the...
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AeroGarden Ultra Problem and Resolution
Interestingly, I got an email from Aerogarden that pointed out a design flaw in the AeroGarden Ultra. If you have an Ultra and didn't get this email, you might want to contact AeroGarden to find out...
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Aerogarden Ultra "Recall" - Installing the Replacement Parts
As I mentioned in the last post, AeroGrow sent an email a few months ago that said something pretty much to the tune of "don't panic, there's no danger, this is just a precaution", and then finally...
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Modern Sprout: a new player in the indoor gardening world!
As much as I've enjoyed hydroponic gardening with the Aerogardens over the past five years, I have to admit that as much as Aerogrow has tried to make the Aerogarden units prettier to fit into home...
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Chinese Cabbage Doing Well, Other Herbs Not So Much
So, remember those pods I planted a month ago? Here's how they're doing now. Here's the Chinese Cabbage growing in the Aerogarden Deluxe: As you can see, it's growing amazingly well. I was actually...
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Aerogarden Ultra with LED lights
I do have an update on my Aerogarden Chinese cabbage (including what the heck it is--spoiler alert--unlike what I wrote last time it's not Napa cabbage). But in the meantime I just noticed that there's...
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So...how's that "Chinese Cabbage" doing?
So, it's been a few weeks since my last update on the Chinese Cabbage. Here's an update.In my last few posts you might remember I was confused over what AeroGrow meant when they said "Chinese Cabbage"....
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Cheap alternative for Aerogarden grow lights - Adapters for regular light bulbs
I have to admit, one of the things I find most annoying about the Aerogarden is that the grow bulbs seem to blow out on a regular basis, and worse, the only way to get replacements is to go to...
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The Aerogarden Ultra dies, Pesto, and Old-school Indoor Gardening.
It's been a while since I posted an update to the blog, and it's for sad reason--my Aerogarden Ultra is dead.It happened while I was away from home. I left the house for a week and when I returned, the...
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The Niwa next-generation indoor garden is coming--get in on the ground floor...
While this blog is dedicated to my adventures as an Indoor Gardener, you'll notice that most of the posts for the past six years have been about the AeroGarden. For good reason of course; the...
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Buy Aerogarden Seed Kits Cheaper at Amazon
It's been a while since I ordered a new Aerogarden Seed Kit--actually I haven't gotten a new one since Miracle Gro made their investment in AeroGrow and started rebranding all the Aerogardens...
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Air Cleaning Plants from the NASA study - My New Obsession
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I'm taking a little break from the Aerogardening and waiting anxiously for the Niwa. In the interim, I figured I'd go back to my roots (no pun intended), leave (no pun...
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The Best Air Purifying Houseplants - For Real This Time
In my last post I shared with you my new obsession--finding the best air cleaning houseplants and putting them in my office.The problem is that there are dozens and dozens of Web sites out there that...
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Golden Pothos (Epipremnum aureum): Best Air Filtering Plant #24
I'd published this post earlier naming it as the #1 air cleaning houseplant, since this is the plant that's cited at the top of most lists and the famous TED Talk. The problem is, according to Dr....
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