12 weeks. Game over?

My first bottle of nutrients ran out today.  Does that mean it's time to pull out my lettuce and start over? I think not!  It's still producing well and drinking a ton of water.  I continue to harvest every couple of days, usually only a handful leaves here and there to go on top of something.

12 week old lettuce

I wish I could say the same for my romaine lettuce experiment.  You can see my creeping thyme back there too, which seems to be doing well under the AG lights.

If someone asked me whether growing an AeroGarden salad was worth it based upon this one season, I would say yes.  Without considering the initial cost of the AG, I probably didn't save any money.  Between the cost of running the light and pump and buying nutrients it's probably a wash at  best.  However,  to have fresh salad at my fingertips at any time is great.  My family has eaten fresh lettuce when  we otherwise would have skipped lettuce altogether.  And of course with produce, the fresher the item is the more vitamins are in it.

I will continue to let this lettuce grow until it stops producing, then I think I am going to try strawberries - without the grow bowl.

My AG7 is growing beautifully. The newest plants have sprouted, and the slow-to-take-off oregano has really taken off.  The basil continues to grow faster than  anything else and must be harvested every couple of days.

The mighty minis are growing like a boss.  I counted no less than 9 visible tomatoes.  The largest one is the size of a small grape.