Two days ago I moved the mint from its spot in the aerogarden to a separate pot, and last night the valerian and lavender got their own winter homes too. Thus far they seem to be doing well, I have them sitting next to the aerogarden to share in some of the light that spills out. The question for my readers (both of you...) Can I just move them to a windowsill for the winter or do they need as much as they can get, given how early in their growth cycle they are.
BTW aerogarden offers a "master gardener kit" with "a year's worth" of foam plugs, plastic baskets, clear domes and nutrient tabs. Um...all I really need is replacement foam plugs and nutrients (eventually). And for almost 50 bucks? No way. I'll worry about nutrients when I run low, but for now I just cut up a piece of sea sponge and stuffed a couple seeds in it, I'll let you know how it works.
In the 3 empty spots are hyssop, chamomile and lemon balm.
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Did the sea sponge work? Did you grow the Valerian in the Aerogarden? I've heard the seeds are hard to germinate.
absolutely, the sponge is little more than a medium to hold the seed in place and allow water (and nutrients to pass through it). I did a bunch of hyssop, chamomile, fennel, feverfew, and st johns wort using plain old sponge.
And yes, the valerian did just fine, it took right off.
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