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2022 Annual Review
It’s time for the 2022 Annual Review. I look back at the success and learning opportunities of 2022, and lay out some goals for 2023.
Victory Through Experimentation
2022 was my first year using any hydroponic system. Some plants failed, while others experienced an incredible victory. Here’s what I learned.
Give it Away
Hydroponics My primary Thai Chillies bush is down to less than a dozen chillies, all of them unripened. At one point I had three or four dozen ready to go, so I decided to give them to other people to enjoy. I shared them with a handful of folk, and word spread....
Growing Up and Out
The plants are growing up and out! With transplants, blossoms, harvests, and some bolting, the indoor gardening success continues.
Winter 2022 –
Fall 2023
Plantings
Harvests
Servings
What’s Growing?
Hydroponics
2021-22 was my first year trying to grow anything indoors. I primarily used a 6-pod Aerogarden for hydroponics, but added a 12-pod iDoo unit during the summer. For some plants it was a very successful year, especially the thai chillies and basil, whose root balls filled the aerogarden and needed to be removed.
For the 2022-23 year, I’m leaving more space between my pods. I’m trying some different plants, now that there’s more spacing. I believe some were strangled out by Thai Basil and Thai Chillies las year, so everything is restarted from scratch. Again, I have a total of 18 pods between 2 units.
Winter 2021 – Fall 2022
Summary:
Extremely successful (>20 harvests):
- Thai Basil
- Thai Chillies
Very successful (11-20 harvests):
- Deer Tongue
- Red Sails
- Bok Choy
- Iceberg Lettuce
Mildly successful (1-9 harvests):
- Black Seeded Simpson
- Rouge d’Hiver
- Paris Island
- Spinach
Complete Failures (0 harvests):
- Mint
- Dill
- Marvel of 4 Seasons
- Bell Peppers
Winter 2022 – Fall 2023
Mint
- First Planted: 15 October 2022
- First Harvest: TBD
Plantings
Harvests
Bell Peppers
- First Planted: 15 October 2022
- First Harvest: TBD
Plantings
Harvests
Thai Chillies
- First Planted: 15 October 2022
- First Harvest: TBD
Plantings
Harvests
Cherry Tomatoes
- First Planted: 15 October 2022
- First Harvest: TBD
Plantings
Harvests
Iceberg Lettuce
- First Planted: 15 October 2022
- First Harvest: TBD
Plantings
Harvests
Romaine Lettuce
- First Planted: 2 January 2023
- First Harvest: TBD
Plantings
Harvests
Bok Choy
- First Planted: 15 October 2022
- First Harvest: TBD