Subj : growing things
To   : Janis Kracht
From : August Abolins
Date : Thu Dec 26 2019 21:10:00

Hello Janis!

** 26.12.19 - 20:15, Janis Kracht wrote to August Abolins:


 JK>Today I planted japenese eggplant and bok choy in my aerogarden "indoor
 JK>farm"; it's insane to me that I can grow vegetables in my living room in
 JK>the dead of winter <vbg>

I've never heard of the thing(s), yet I see a few utoob videos dated back  
to 2015.  Readily available a a couple of large department stores here  
too.

In the past, my family quick-started a variety of plants indoors in the  
early spring before planting every year.  Then, we always seemed to have  
enough pickled or preserved food to last the winter months. We kept  
potatoes in a very cool location, fresh or green tomatos in a dark  
location covered with straw, and just picked some out when needed.

I guess the "appliance" approach with aerogarden speaks to the modern  
urban folk.

I don't see why anyone couldn't duplicate the same idea with a few pans,  
soil and lights overhead.  No different than managing houseplants?  But I  
see the benefit of avoiding messy soil, weeds, aphids, and other things  
that could affect the plants with the "natural" method.


 JK>Next up, I have two other aerogarden planters where that I'll plant
 JK>tomatoes/peppers/lettuce.  Silly things thrill me, I guess <grin>

At least it provides fresh food for you!  Myself, I've become really lazy  
and just buy frozen vegs and microwave them to cook.  I get my spices out  
of a jar.  :)



  ../|ug

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