Has anyone had success growing mature vegetables with this system? I am looking to grow lettuce, spinach, and herbs using it. Thank you!!
258776
Yes but replacing the provided bulb with this one gave me better results: (Pack of 6) F54T5/865/HO 54-Watt T5 High Output 6500K Daylight Bulbs
258777
You can grow greens and herbs, but they'll be leggy and might flop over. You can grow all the microgreens you want, but as the greens grow to maturity, the light starts hitting only the top most leaves, and the ones beneath it wither. You wind up with really tall, thin, weak greens. Some things that never had or needed much vertical support do better, like thyme and chives.
258778
Not really. I'm little disapointed. The light is not enough power to ensure grow plants.
258779
You can grow greens and herbs, but they'll be leggy and might flop over. You can grow all the microgreens you want, but as the greens grow to maturity, the light starts hitting only the top most leaves, and the ones beneath it wither. You wind up with really tall, thin, weak greens.Some things that never had or needed much vertical support do better, like thyme and chives.
1658269
Yes it does, the leaf vegetables better to combine with hard vegetabls. Hard vegetables on their own no problem at all. Fruits alone is also no problem.
2203001
My son has two for science project. He growing lettuce and basil in both. Systems are small and easy to set up. They work as advertised. His plants are 6 weeks old and growing fine. Berta fish in one tank; goldfish in the other.
1036512
I used it straight through veg and flower and had great results. If you have access to a MH though, i'd use that for veg.
2094403
First, PLEASE do not waste your money. About half of the little containers arrived with dead sprouts. I planted the cilantro and basil - and the basil never grew anything at all. The cilantro gave me about three little stems of cilantro after several weeks. Miracle-Gro makes many good products, but this one is just terrible. Good luck!
1015073
I am using my own tomato seeds. Actually, I saved the little plastic inserts that held the sponges--they clean up fine. For seed starting I replaced the little sponge with half a rockwool mini cube. It works great. I was thinking of buying the master gardeing kit but I haven't yet. I'm still on the fence about that, cause I have my own nutrients that I can add to the garden instead and I don't have to spend $40.
116099
this is my first year doing a winter planter...the tunnels seem to be holding up quite well. Herbs & spinach & onions doing great...not so with cabbage & cauliflower.
2246333
We were able to grow herbs fully just fine, but we didn't try vegetables the whole time, we just used the lights as a starter for those.
754451
I had the same problem. I read somewhere , that you are to do some kind of test on it. It seemed a bit confusing. Maybe the website on the bottle can give you the information. I was unsuccessful with the whole hydroponic thing. Sorry couldn't be of any help.
396050
Last year, I put 3 pepper plants in one, which worked out fine. I also put 2 tomato plants in another, as stated in other comment, one at each end. They did OK, and they both grew very large, but I'm doing only one per box this year. The root mass was, I think, too large and they seemed crammed when I took down the plants last year. In the instructions, they give you ideas but also say that it's more trial and error. I think the climate conditions have some influence on your results as well. A family member who lives in Vegas, NV, had poor results because of the extreme heat.
270417
Well, after I received my replacement cilantro pod, the darn thing still REFUSED to grow. The purple basil just hogged up the whole show, then the others strarted dying off. I am going to try the "lettuce crew", maybe I will have better luck with those lil' pods!!
1350253
Yes!!! I planted last year and veggies turned out wonderful. It comes with instructions on "How To" get the seeds for the next planting season. I did the tomatoes and I've already got them started in my seed starter greenhouse. I'll be planting them next month. Other veggies planned for this year. It's a great way to multiply your seed stocks.
1718262
I don't know what 'system' the Victorio sprouting tray uses. I have used the Handy Pantry 3 Tray Stackable Sprout Garden by Handy Pantry for months and only used the Sprout House Certified seeds, various packages. I have had 98% of the seeds sprout, regardless of type of seed, consistently and never had less than 98%. The Stackable Sprout Garden trays I use enable me to soak the seeds according to the times that are suggested, and then to flip the trays over and put the soaked seeds into the self draining side that I rinse two or three times a day. The seeds are always covered with the dark green plastic of the tray above it (the top tray #4 simply acts as a lid) keeps the seeds/sprouts in the dark except when rinsing but allows good air circulation. The seeds are always at room temperature, 68 - 72 degrees from the time of soaking to harvesting the sprouts. The sprouts always grow in the expected time and I have even allowed them to grow extra tall to good results. I'm very favorably biased with how these trays were perfectly engineered to do all this in a very small space, with no water spillage and get 98% sprouting. Hopefully something I have described will shed a clue on why you are not getting full sprouting. Good luck.
1502639
If you get 3, you could grow your plants throughout the entire life cycle. I just did it with my plants, but be warned, the bulb may not last long. Mine didn't but the plants did grow great under it.
340635
I received Aero Grow as a gift for Mother's Day, and love it, as I live in an apartment and do not have access to "land". My basic problem is that the cilantro is NOT growing. I contacted customer service who was extremely courteous, and who mentioned that if there were no sprouts after 4 wks. they would replace the lil' bugger. The bug thing worries me, so I have been keeping a wary eye out for that lil' problem, and will update you accordingly. It is a joy to see the herbs sprout and progress, I planted the Gourmet Herbs and they have all sprouted (except for that obstinate cilantro). :( I think you would enjoy the product immensely! :)
2094683
The unit works well with beets and cabbage. What I found was that any fibrous veggie I'm using, I cut across the fiber length, leaving shorter fibers. Short fibers tend to not clog the pulp chute as easily. Ginger root, definitely needs to be cut small and across the fiber!.Bottom line though, unless you're looking for a pulp machine instead of a juice machine, this unit is best on the market. It takes more juice out the veggies than any other machine I've used or seen used.
725627
Yes. These are amazing things to grow veggies in. I used two like this last summer and yielded plenty in each. Just be sure to fill them all the way to the top as the soil will settle. Plants need all the depth they can get. I grew long carrots in my bag they turned out fine. Also grew round ones. Im going to stick to the full length carrots as it yields more per sq ft. I also got some smaller bags and grew potatoes with good results. Im buying more this year. During winter I piled them high with leaves and compost. They look as good as new and I have had them almost a year.