Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

Oh ok. When you say other containers are you talking about the Kratky method? Maybe I should get some Mason jars ready and read up on Kratky? I bought one for work too. Hopefully someone has a green thumb at work

Yes, I put a couple in Kratky jars, but they could also go in pots with potting mix or, if you wanted to grow more basils in the AG, you could get some extra baskets and sponges and move the extras there, although Basil does grow rather large.

Kratky is fun! Here's a good link which tells you how to go about it:

https://tinyurl.com/5n7ex9rw

So if you have 5 seeds germinate, would you separate all the seeds into 5 plants assuming all look healthy. I remember reading put three seeds and pick the best one and don't keep the other two. I always kept all my plants. It seemed wasteful to pick the best one and let the other 2 die.

Yes. I would remove 4 seedlings and re-plant them somewhere else as I cannot bear to kill them either. I tried leaving two lettuces in one pod, and they got out of hand, even harvesting the outer leaves every day. (BTW they say not to harvest more than one third of the leaves at a time, and I didn't as I had 6 lettuces growing in the AG).

If I want to plant my own seeds, should I buy something like this?

Thanks!

Now there's a company that knows how to market!

Yes. I bought an AG kit like that because I wanted to keep the herbs that came with the unit, but grow lettuces. The sponges are also good to use in Kratky jars. I bought a pack of 3" net cups as well, as they fit wide-mouth mason jars.

Yes KB, They have this down to a fine art. They've perfected the unit over the years, sell the seed pod kits (which are pricey) and the nutrients. They also get people hooked so that they buy more AG units!

I was wondering when I should separate the basil, parsley, etc. Plants into Kratky jars.

I would wait until they are at least a couple of inches tall and have a bit of a root system. Did you get some net cups and some Leca (clay balls?)