[Karen W. (OP)]

Well they delivered it late last night I assembled it filled it with water and two nutrient tablets and set in the herb cups in the holes and covered each with a domed lid!
Now it is automated plugged in and does everything but add water and change light bulbs basicly! LOL Have any of you used it or worked with hydroponics!

[Karen W. (OP)]

Oh yeah I forgot to say that this growing session will consist of chives parsely basil, mint, italian basil, dill, cilantro, purple basil. It says 8 weeks .. for some reason I always thought Hydroponics was some faster, perhaps this is a bit different or I was wrong!

[elegantlywasted]

I've had some experience with hydroponics.... but not related to garden herbs

[Karen W. (OP)]

I have a box of cherry tomatoes I will plant the second time round.. Are they harder to grow in the water!

Hydroponics are fascinating and you can leave the item to grow and take what you will. We did that with lettuce on the ground anyway!

[Karen W. (OP)]

Here is the new picture we are on day 12...




They have grown a lot.. tomorrow the last dome comes off..
 They have not died yet like everything else I grow! LOL YIPPEEEEEEE!

[Bass]

Doesn't the state of California allow you to grow marijauna for medical purposes? []

[Karen W. (OP)]

Yes with a perscription and a limit... I don't do that stuff. LOL Shame on you!

[Karen W. (OP)]

they make these things in units of three and they hang on the wall.. they are great so far..! I haven't had to do anything but put the water in the first time and take domes off when tops came through the cardboard discs.. easy so far! A light will come on when I am supposed to add second set of nutrients..

[Karen W. (OP)]

Day Sixteen I added nutrients and water last night!

[Alandriel]

That looks so  [8D] Karen, almost like the hydroponics bay in Star Trek  []

I'm a wee bit jealous I must confess but perhaps this 'thing' is the answer to my growing problems. Our ground floor flat gets very little natural light and so far pretty much everything I've tried growing has died. The window sill is the only semi-ok environment but it's above the heaters (ancient system here!) and so in winter, as in now, they boil to death, poor things.

It looks pretty big though..... and I wonder if we have something like that over here (though were I'd put it is anyone guess)

[Karen W. (OP)]

They can be bought in stacks of three! that hang on the wall over the top of each other.. So far they are working great... I will send you a link if you like they can be bought over the net..

Mine has started to collect dust I see I better dust it! LOL! I want a set of the three that hang on the wall. I bought the cherry tomato packs.. and if I don't buy another I will not see my cherry tomatoes LOL!

[Bored chemist]

How much electricity does it use?

[Alandriel]

Probably as much as a sunbed  []~ judging by the brightness of those lamps

Lucky plants!  []

At least they don't need to hop on a plane for 10 hours to catch some decent sunshine
(living in the UK can  definitely have it's drawbacks)

[Karen W. (OP)]

How much electricity does it use?

iT DOES NOT SAY HOW MUCH ENERGY IT TAKES BUT The pump and lights are set on a timer according to what your growing.. herbs on one schedule tomatoes on another flowers on yet another!

[Karen W. (OP)]

Probably as much as a sunbed  []~ judging by the brightness of those lamps

Lucky plants!  []

At least they don't need to hop on a plane for 10 hours to catch some decent sunshine
(living in the UK can  definitely have it's drawbacks)

I forgot to nip my basil so I will do it tomorrow first tastes of the basil and the chives Today! I will post this picture now as I need to trim it and lower the light a tad.. they all need to stay the same height and I had a bad week and my basil went crazy on me.. LOL its getting tall and lanky!

[Karen W. (OP)]

update:



This is after we started harvesting last week. We have been pinching tops out of the basil almost every other night! It is delicious! 2 varieties!

[Karen W. (OP)]

How much electricity does it use?

This is what I found:


 The AeroGarden system has been designed for maximum efficiency. The entire system uses less energy than a single 60-watt light bulb.

[Karen W. (OP)]

Next I am planting cherry tomatos! The other is just now dying back some.. so we will go with some new stuff.. Yummmmmmm!

[Seany]

Probably as much as a sunbed  []~ judging by the brightness of those lamps

Lucky plants!  []

At least they don't need to hop on a plane for 10 hours to catch some decent sunshine
(living in the UK can  definitely have it's drawbacks)

I forgot to nip my basil so I will do it tomorrow first tastes of the basil and the chives Today! I will post this picture now as I need to trim it and lower the light a tad.. they all need to stay the same height and I had a bad week and my basil went crazy on me.. LOL its getting tall and lanky!

Wow oh wow!! This is fascinating!!

They grow so fast?!?

How much was the equipment??

Very sexy!!

[Seany]

update:



This is after we started harvesting last week. We have been pinching tops out of the basil almost every other night! It is delicious! 2 varieties!

It is amazing!?!?! How long has this been now??

Is that pumpkin also?? On the right..