As I enter the 4th week of our first run of our AeroGarden Farm 24XL it's interesting watch how fast the plants do grow. Especially if you don't mess up and cannot figure out why the lights didn't turn on. I am all for being transparent that sometimes I am clueless. After we got the… Continue reading 3 Weeks Of The AeroGarden Farm 24XL
Tag: Urban Homesteading
Food Security: It Is Everything
Between inflation and supply chain issues that seem to have no end, eating well these past 3 years has become harder. Even if you can afford the food, simply finding what you want has become so much harder. When we look at prices, sigh, and keep moving, that isn't a good thing. Especially if it… Continue reading Food Security: It Is Everything
February Garden Task and Seeds To Start
January slips by fast, and once you see February looming, you know it is time to start planning again. Overall, I don’t plant much in January, my push is come February. I start some seeds this month (though I have learned to hold back the majority until March). We live in grow zone 8b, which… Continue reading February Garden Task and Seeds To Start
Growing Potatoes: The Easiest Vegetable To Grow
This meme always makes me laugh. Because it is so true. Every garden group I am in for self sufficiency always ends up on the topic of potatoes. And why? Because potatoes are so easy to grow. They are possibly the easiest vegetable to grow. Potatoes have in their code the drive to reproduce. They… Continue reading Growing Potatoes: The Easiest Vegetable To Grow
First Look: AeroGarden Farm 24XL
I was gifted an AeroGarden Farm 24XL this winter, the largest hydroponic system that AeroGarden produces. (Hydropondic is where the plant is grown in water, rather than in soil.) Kirk got it on a fantastic deal for half the retail price for Black Friday. It's not cheap though. But it also has the features for… Continue reading First Look: AeroGarden Farm 24XL