Insomnia Thread...

[The Hollyberry Lady]

We know you appreciate it Cam, and you deserve it, so enjoy.


You don't have any of the seeds I sent you left? Yes, I'd sure love some of that sedum. It shouldn't cost a fortune to send them in a little pill bottle, in a bubble wrap envelope, so no worries.


Cosmos is super tall and it's an annual so it'll sprout and grow fast. I just worry it'll become over-run and too tall for you. Good planning is everything and you'll avoid frustration later. But if you feel strongly about it, that's ok too. We learn from our experience.


Something else to consider...


Did you know that you can put an already existing seedling or plant from a pot, and transfer it into your aero-garden to begin growing immediately?! You sure can. Maybe you should put your micro-tom in there. I wouldn't waste a pod on parsley...but then it's not my aero-garden so the choices are all yours Cam. Think about later though, as things are growing and maturing...what will hold your interest and be exciting to grow in your system...that's what to choose.


Ok so you're sticking with the three kinds of hot peppers....is this correct? That will be very exciting and colorful. Plus you get to eat 'em!


Sorry Tom, we're all a little aero-garden-happy here!


Next, Tom will be buying an A-G for the Fam!


Hey, that's not a bad idea!


Hey Tom, did you know that today is Cam's birthday? Yup, it is, and I started a b-day thread for him.


Oh yeah, your b-day thread Cam...I gotta go read the posts.


Chat soon...


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[Willow87]

I used up all of the pepper seeds and the dumb grasshoppers ate some of my sprouts outside. I didn't know you could transfer plants that are already growing into the aerogarden. Maybe I will try my new potted peppers instead of the cosmos and Black Eyed Susan. That way I just have peppers growing in it. I want to see if one of the Fish peppers grows better in it. Thanks for telling me that option. I think the color of the peppers will hold my interests more than the parsley lol. I have the mini jalapeno, the Red Fire peppers and the Super hot purple peppers.

[Jananas Bananas]

You don't have to worry about grasshoppers in the AG!

[Willow87]

LOL that's true. I'll collect the cuttings of the Black Pearl tomorrow to fill in the last remaining pods. Is there anything special that I need to do?

[Jananas Bananas]

I haven't done it with peppers, but it worked for a tomato branch that I broke off accidentally and a Penta. I just made a fresh clean cut and stuck it down deeply in the pod. You may have to split the pod some (I used a serrated edge knife) to able to get the stem down in there. Sherry may have some hints for rooting.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Stick that baby down into a sponge and watch it root. It's as simple as that! Although I haven't rooted cuttings in the A-G yet, I've done it many times with soil which is much more difficult.


I told you you'd change your mind 20 times before deciding, Cam! LoL. JaNan and I are seeing ourselves, in you.


Oh yes, I recall that some of your seedlings were eaten before. I can surely send you more seeds to grow in your a-g. You'll have to choose some from the seed trader's thread.


Oh you're welcome about telling you about the Fish pepper option and putting it in your A-G. It will love it in there. So did you do it yet? Hope you read my post in the aero-garden thread...


Now where did Tom go? We were gonna discuss what Aero-Garden he's planning on getting at some point!


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[Willow87]

I have my Fish pepper in the aerogarden it hasn't wilted yet so that's a good sign lol. You are so right about me changing my mind alot LOL.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!



Hope you guys are having a great day.


Not surprised your Fish pepper is loving the A-G, Cam. So what all have you got in there now?


I was only joshing with ya Tom...about getting an A-G. Hope I didn't scare you away!


Chat soon...


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[Willow87]

Thanks Sherry! I'm going to have some left over BBQ for dinner lol. I need to take pictures of the aerogarden plants. Right now I have 1 Fish Pepper, 2 Black Pearl cuttings, 1 mini jalapeno, 1 red fire pepper, and 2 super hot purple peppers.

[Willow87]

Here is a picture. The pepper cutting on the left is wilting a little. I hope it recovers

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Ok now again, this is only a suggestion because you are the boss of your A-G so you get to decide Cam, but...


Why waste two pods growing the same plant. The black pearl variety is fairly large too, so having two of them will be extra crowded. However, what about growing the marigolds you wanted to...or even sticking another pepper variety altogether in there?


You could take out the wilted black pearl and put something different it there. It takes time to plan a good garden so don't worry about changing your mind about things.


You could also be wishing I'd just keep my suggestions to myself because you know what you want to grow in your own Aero-Garden! In which case I'll stifle it immediately! I just thought I'd point things out that you may not have thought of yet.


Great shot. Love the little Fish.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Have you joined the Aero-Garden Community Forum, Cam?


Janan and I are both members there too. I just finished a new thread there for my 2nd system called "My Rainbow Jungle". I have another thread for my 1st aero-garden called "HbL's 1st time personalized aero-garden"...or something like that, and then a third thread showing my plants not in the A-G's.


I don't spend a lot of time there but I usually copy and paste my posts from here. You'll see a lot of great pictures of the things people are growing Cam, so you should check it out. One lady is even growing cucumbers!


Another lady's dad is growing gorgoeus coleus and zinnias and she showed pics that are breathtaking. A guy even grew a watermelon!!! For real..and he ate it too!


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[Willow87]

Thanks Sherry. I think I will Join the Aerogarden forum. I guess I could put in one of the Firecracker peppers that I have growing in soil. My mom is probably going to wonder why I keep moving things around, but I will put another type in lol. Or may I will wait until I get some more pepper seeds lol

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Oh yes...I forgot I sent you FireCracker!!! Now that one would be gorgeous variety because it would trail down the side of your aero-garden. How stunning it would be. Then you'll have 7 different kinds in there with none the same.


Just tell your mom that designing an aero-garden is a work of art in progress and it takes time to develop a masterpiece!


It's true though. Sometimes you don't realize until you get stuff in there, what it will be like and it's ok to change your mind. At least when you do finally decide on what you want, it'll be only the best of stuff and it'll be well planned and thought out.


Glad to hear you'll join the aero-garden site. It's cool there but a lot of them grow the aero-garden seed kits whereas Janan and I grow our own stuff. I like being creative and designing my own garden instead of what their seedkits contain. My seeds are better!


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Then again Cam...


Maybe you're thinking you'd like to use one of your pods just to germinate and root stuff for elsewhere...like the garden or pots. You can use your system for just about anything you want to. It's very personal and everybody has different ideas of what they want to do. I'm really just trying to give you ideas but I think you know what you like and want, so please feel free to do things completely your way.


But do let us know what you decide on...and show shots!


Alright Janan, where are you and where are the pictures?!


I think I scared Tom and he thinks I might try to force an aero-garden on him and his family! Maybe I should become an aero-garden saleslady!


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[Willow87]

I took out one of the cuttings and replaced it with one of my Firecracker peppers. I definitely want different types in my AG so that I have plenty of color.

[cherokee_greg]

Look you guys his name is Pineapple ! He is so cool

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Oh I love that you got one, Greg! He's so precious! You're gonna have a blast with him. How great a budgie becomes, depends on how much time the owner puts into them.


He's beautiful!


Cam, that's just great that you're gonna grow a FireCracker instead of a 2nd Black Pearl. You're gonna love it.


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[Willow87]

Wow Greg thats a beautiful bird. Sherry I'm going to have so many colorful peppers in my aerogarden

[The Hollyberry Lady]

You sure are Cam. I'm excited about it too.


Think I might be signing off for a bit but I hope you saw my last post in the hot pepper thread. It's quite the color show...


G'night gang, if I don't make it back on tonight.


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