Aerogarden tomatoes fell over
Posted by Sarah O. on May 23, 2009
We woke up yesterday morning and all the tomatoes in the Aerogarden were leaning a little to the left.
It doesn’t really look like there is any way to prop them up, since the pods are so small, and the rest of the plant is supported in water.
There are about 8 tomatoes growing on the two plants, so maybe we will get to harvest them.
I certainly hope so, I’ll be disappointed if we’ve done all of this work for nothing.
Some of the leaves on the tomatoes did die because they were growing right next to the light, and the lights are as tall as we can get them.
I’ve also discovered that even if the light that says you need more water isn’t on, the Aerogarden might need more water.
We are having to add water every few days, and the light isn’t coming on to tell us we need to – we just happened to check and realized that there wasn’t enough water.
I’m not sure if there is a sensor, and we aren’t letting it get low enough to trigger the sensor, or if the water lights are on a timer.
After I looked I found several reports from people saying their tomato plants, lettuce, or herbs fell over, so it looks like this is a common problem.
Has it ever happened to you?
Avis said,
I’ve wanted to try the aerogarden! I’ll make sure I follow how yours grows so I can try it this winter. Cheers!
Sarah O. said,
Thanks Avis! The tomatoes seem to be ok so far.
ChrisND said,
I hope your plants survive…they may be okay as long as the stems don’t break. I suppose the plants don’t have quite as much space to anchor – especially when there are fruits like the tomatoes.
You will have some early tomatoes considering we just put seedlings in the ground this weekend. Knowing that you can grow different things even in the winter makes the aerogarden pretty attractive.
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Sarah O. said,
Chris I hope they survive too.
It is nice to be able to grow stuff in the winter – but we’ll have to see how they work out.
Hopefully they will be fine.
The lettuce is doing pretty good, but I can only eat so much lettuce.
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