Aerogarden: Week 8

Looking back at week 7’s post, I noticed that the plants all made a lot of progress, even though I still haven’t used any of them. This week’s update:

I think the mint grew the most this week:

However, I tried a couple of pieces and it doesn’t taste like mint at all, which kind of scares me. Has anyone else had this problem with their Aerogarden? I noticed that the mint doesn’t really look like the mint leaves I used to see in my neighbor’s garden. The leaves have a very faint smell of mint, but I don’t think they’re safe to eat yet!!

The thyme is still doing well:

It feels like a big tangle of little vines, but I’m excited to actually use some (one of these days).

David was watching me take my weekly photos and said that the chives made a lot of progress:

I suppose he’s right, considering there’s a new little growth. Still not enough for anything, unless you’re dressing a small baked potato.

The basil continues to grow like a weed:

I trimmed the bails over the weekend because it seemed like it was going to get burnt by the lights again.

The dill is growing a lot, but it’s lying down as it grows, so I’m afraid that the leaves are too heavy for the stem:

Finally, the oregano is doing well, although I pulled out some dead leaves over the weekend:

Have you noticed that half of the herbs are doing really well and the other half aren’t growing as fast? I wonder if I positioned the pods incorrectly or if the light strength is somehow different. Time to call up Aerogarden and find out!