AeroGarden - Week 2

Week 2 and everything seems to be coming up!

Well, so far so good!  It would seem that the AeroGarden is living up to advertising with all seeds germinating...even the ones I'm not really interested in...

Step By Step Update

Let's go ahead and see what we have here, shall we?

Thai Basil - Last season in my outdoor garden, I grew and then harvested plenty of Mammoth Leaf Basil and was an instant fan of this wonderful plant.  This "season" however, I think I might fall in love all over again with basil but for a different reason.  The aroma from this wonderful plant even as a seedling is incredible!  I cannot wait to take some clippings and see what I can make better by adding them.

Genovese Basil - Did I mention that I love basil?  Well, as you can see, it loves me, too!  ;)

The smell I get from this plant is not too far off from the Mammoth Basil, but I will say that it's a bit more pungent than my first basil-ic experience.  Not in a bad way, mind you, but in a way that shouts, "I might be a great substitute for peppers in the future..."

Mint - Now, I'm no stranger to mint seeing that I've been growing mint for more than 8 seasons, but this is the first time I've grown mint from seed and it is exciting seeing it peek it's head out of the growing medium.  One thing puzzles me, though.  The makers of the AeroGarden failed to add which type of mint this is!  Oh well, I guess this just means that I'll have to wait for the surprise and see what my nose tells me...

Curly Parsley - Now we get into the seedlings that I really have no opinion on.  I've never cooked with parsley, but I'd like to see what this herb can add to my cooking as an ingredient or dressing.

Dill - So is this the herb they rub pickles with to make them dill pickles?  Pardon my ignorance, but I really am at a loss when it comes to this herb.  Again, I'll just have to wait and see what this ingredient can offer my kitchen.

Cilantro - And finally we come to the herb which I have some history with but don't care to continue a future with.  I'm sorry to all of you hardcore cilantro fans, but I don't really care for the taste of it at all.  I once grew cilantro from seed in my outdoor garden, and although it only added to my confidence as a gardener to be able to grow this herb, after tasting it, I realized I don't really care for it.  Perhaps I could have just substituted in one of my other seeds, but I wanted to see how all the originally packaged seeds would do.