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I unexpectedly bought a Click and Grow on eBay (I was the only bidder). I decided to try it at least once. So, I bought their grow anything pods (3 for $15!) and planted dwarf petunias (Survival Garden Seeds). I immediately planted the same seeds in a Harvest Elite 360.

These photos are from day 4. AG is clearly ahead. Germination might be different because C&G pods have embedded time-released fertilizer and I don’t add nutrients to AG until I see true leaves (or roots extending below the cone basket).

I’m going to keep comparing the progress, but I‘m already convinced that the C&C plants won’t live to maturity. They’re confined to the space of a 2” nursery pot and I wonder if they’ll become completely root bound before they bloom.

I have 2” net pots that fit in the C&G. If/when the petunias fail, I might put an airstone in the tank and grow something decorative in leca.

I’m rearranging my plants; here‘s how things look so far. I removed the top tier from my two AeroGarden Wall shelves to allow a Bounty full use of its height. I found a microwave cart that can hold a bounty on top and a Harvest slim on the bottom. So, the number of shelves is unchanged. Now, I can see everything without a step stool and I can comfortably accommodate more tall plants. I have two more active AeroGardens that aren’t shown in the picture, plus a couple more with issues that make me only pull them out for seed starting and experiments (issues like the light won’t stay up). I still have to organize my chemicals and seeds and stuff. But, I’m out of steam for today.

In the middle of my efforts, my daughter had the audacity to suggest that I have too much “AeroGarden stuff” and that I’m turning into an addict. Clearly, I must have dropped her on her baby noggin more than I realized because, I’d like to have just a couple more to add variety and to better manage succession planting. Besides, I could stop, if I wanted to.

But, she made me wonder: How would I know If I truly had too many AeroGardens?

Right now, the only things that grow back faster than we eat it are dill and oregano. So there’s minimal waste.