Viggies Veggies

First Aerogarden Harvest

While I have been pruning all along, it wasn’t until this week that I did my first herb harvest from the Aerogardens. The plants still look cute and tiny in there. I haven’t even had to move the lights up for the first time yet. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t earning their keep.

Here’s what I cut from my plants. They are pictured here about to be destemmed and laid out for dehydrating. Clockwise starting with the largest curled leaves. Those are Napolitano Basil, the purple one is Red Rubin Basil, top is Sage, next is parsley Parsley, center is Thai Basil, and finally at the bottom is the most delicious smelling, Lemon Basil.  My first harvest of the year and a whole 5/8 of an ounce

Pruning Herbs

The plants are growing away in the Aerogarden. I start pruning my indoor herbs as soon as there is a second set of true leaves big enough to pinch off. The plant will grow two branches from this point. I continue doing this after ever leaf set to force the plant to be bushier and more compact. My example is lemon basil and you can see it’s already branching out.