AeroGarden Official Blog

Another Growing Mom winner sent us a picture of her growing herb garden.  Below is the winning submission and picture.  We hope all you Mom’s and Dad’s that won AeroGardens are enjoying them.

Hi Aero Gardeners,
What a lovely idea to gift the moms!  I hope my mother can be one of the recipients.  My mom, Frankie is 94 1/2 years old and she lives with my 95 year old Dad in an Assisted Living facility here in Santa Fe, NM.  They are both remarkable people, full of sparkle and joie de vivre.  If you met my mom you would never guess her age!  The sad thing is that my mother grew up on a farm in Connecticut and growing things is in her blood.  My parents have always lived in homes with gardens into which she could pour her love and skills, until last year when on April 7th
2008 my Dad fell and broke his hip.  Amazingly, he recovered, but slowly, and is now wheelchair bound.  That forced the unhappy move to Assisted Living, where there is no place to garden.  Sure, we can bring my Mom cut flowers, or a potted plant, but it is just not the same as her getting to grow her own garden from scratch.  As an avid AeroGrow fan, I know this would be the perfect solution.  She would have the joy of seeing flowers grow from seeds, or vegetables, or herbs, and with only the most minimal of demands, she could garden again.  The aerogarden is perfect for the physical and mental limitations of a 94 1/2 year old gardener because it is so fool proof.  Lights go on and tell you just what to do when.  And it will take up only a tiny bit of space in her small room.  I hope you will consider my mom as a person who would really love and appreciate her own aerogarden.  Please feel free to contact me if there is anything else you would like to know.  I am attaching a picture of my Mom and Dad on their 65th anniversary so that you can see for yourselves how delightful they are.
Thank you for your consideration,
Michele Hermann Santa Fe, NM

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Tip of the week:  Pruning Tomatoes That Have Grown Up Into the Lights

When tomatoes are grown outdoors, there is usually no need to prune them, and so it may be an unfamiliar process to many gardeners. Tomatoes grown in the AeroGarden, however, must be pruned regularly to keep them small and compact. It may be helpful to think of “bonsai”, the Japanese art of pruning to shape plants into robust miniatures.

It is entirely possible to reclaim tall, leggy tomatoes, but they will take a bit longer to produce fruit than if pruned enough when small.

Well it looks like we will be making 100 Mom’s very happy with our Growing Mom’s Giveaway.  So why not give away another 100 AeroGardens to 100 lucky Dad’s for Father’s Day.  We are officially announcing the kick-off of our Growing Dad’s Giveaway where we will be giving away 100 free AeroGardens in time for Father’s Day.

This giveaway is a continuation of our Recession Gardening Campaign, which encourages people to save money by growing their own herbs and vegetables at home.

The AeroGarden provides many advantages.

• Starting an indoor garden gives a sense of pride and accomplishment by growing your own herbs and vegetables.
• Time to reconnect with your Dad.  Set time aside every day with your Dad to check the progress and harvest together.
• If your Dad is anything like mine, the AeroGarden will get him to take a break from watching The Weather Channel.

To enter the Father’s Day Giveaway, send an email to dads@aerogrow.com explaining why your Dad deserves an AeroGarden. Or go to www.aerogrow.com and click on Growing Dad’s Giveaway. Entries must be submitted by May 29, 2009. One hundred lucky Dads will receive AeroGardens in time for Father’s Day, 2009.

So hurry up and enter!

Growing Mom’s Giveaway:

Good Day!  Spring has sprung here in Boulder with temperatures in the 70s this week.  Well our Growing Mom’s Mothers Day Giveaway entry period has ended.  We are overwhelmed.  We received over 500 entries!  Thanks to everyone for their entries.  Cate and I have a tough job this week, as we have to read through each and every entry and pick the 100 winning Moms.   Your stories were so uplifting that it confirmed over and over again why the AeroGarden is just a great gift for any mom.

Check back for details on the Growing Dad’s Giveaway for Father’s Day…

Custom Flower Seed Kits:

We have read your letters, listened to your calls and monitored social network sites.  It appears you want choices – no surprise.  The choice to pick your own seed pods to mix and match your personal seed kits.  So if you weren’t already aware, we came out with custom herb seed kits a few months ago.  Now you can mix and match your own herb garden.  In addition to herbs, later this week we are launching custom flower seed kits right in time for Mother’s day.  Mix and match flowers pods, from the offered selection, to create a beautiful flower bouquet.  Why pay for flowers when you can pick and grow them yourself?