Thursday, April 25, 2013

Seedlings started!

 
Using the Seedling Starter Kit included in the Tower Garden Growing System, I followed the simple instructions in the booklet to begin growing.  Don't forget to soak the rockwool for at least 30mins (I soaked mine for a couple of hours) and have a plan for what to grow- make sure it's stuff you like to eat.  On a half-sheet of graph paper I sketched a diagram of seedling distribution in the rockwool cubes.  There are 20 growing spaces in the Tower Garden and 21 rockwool cubes so I used them all with an idea to take 1 seedling and plant it in soil to compare growth rate and quality of product.  I'll probably use one of my squash seedlings as I have a total of 6 of those in my starter tray.  In my next post I'll talk about the Tower Garden and rolling stand builds (you will be amazed how easy it was) and we'll get into seedling transplant.  Very exciting stuff!  Oh, I forgot to mention we're starting with 7 lettuce, 2 basil, 2 red cherry tomato, 2 beefsteak tomato, 3 zucchini squash, 3 summer squash, and 2 cucumber.  We have a few vining plants and I have a plan for training these to grow out from the Tower Garden which I'll share in a future post.

Monday, April 22, 2013

BIG DAY! Tower Garden delivered!



Our Tower Garden Growing System (big box) and rolling stand (small box) arrived today at noon! Can't wait to get home and open them up! 7 days from order placed to arrival at my porch...not bad...

Monday, April 15, 2013


 
My wife and I attended the Juice Plus+ conference in Long Beach this past weekend.  She is a nutrition, fitness and wellness educator and has been a Juice Plus+ franchisee for many  years.  The Juice Plus+ capsules have been life changers for my family and so many around us, so when Juice Plus+ decided to add Tower Garden to their business I knew something was genuine about the product.  After much research, I finally decided to take the plunge and purchase the Tower Garden Growing System. We placed the order today with the added rolling stand, taking on just twelve small, interest-free monthly payments.  If all goes well, we'll get some of the best fresh fruits and vegetables right off of our own backyard patio in just a couple of months.  I hope you enjoy this blog where I'll share this journey step-by-step.