AeroGarden Tip #3 – Use Proper Supports for Higher AeroGarden Yields

When you grow certain plants in a regular garden, such as tomatoes, peas, beans, even some flowers, it is important that you support them for a few reasons.

Perhaps the most important reason to support your plants is to prevent them from ‘crushing’ themselves under the weight of heavy fruit or produce. Tomatoes for example, produce heavy fruit, and if the plant’s branches are not supported, the weight of the fruit can actually break the branches and kill the plants.

Supporting your plant also allows sunlight to reach more of the plants, and allows air to circulate through them, which helps with growth and pollination.

How Can You Support Your AeroGarden Plants?

Although the plants you will grow in your AeroGarden will be smaller varieties than ones you might grow in your outdoor garden, they will still need to be supported if they produce heavy fruit (such as tomatoes, peppers, etc).

There are several options available for supporting your AeroGarden plants:

1. Universal AeroGarden Trellis Systems (our recommendation)
2. Plant “Soft-ties”
3. Homeade trellis system.

Let’s go through each of these options – starting with the least effective.

Plant Soft-ties & Your AeroGarden (not recommended)

Plant soft-ties consist of a flexible wire, coated with a soft foam. Although these can work well in outdoor gardens, when an existing trellis is already in place, they do not work well in the AeroGarden – as there is nothing you can tie them too. You can create a spiral with the wire, and place it around the seedlings to help support them, but once your plants get larger, the plant soft-ties are inneffective.

Home Made AeroGarden Trellis System (not recommened)

There are lots of ways that you can create your own trellis system for the AeroGarden, so we will not be discussing this in detail. One of the drawbacks of creating your own aerogarden trellis system is that you will likely need to modify your AeroGarden, which can cause damage to it.

The Universal AeroGarden Trellis System (Highly Recommended)

The Universal AeroGarden Trellis System provides needed support for your AeroGardens plants and you don’t need to modify your AeroGarden, spend lots of money on other trellis systems, or spend the time required to make your own.

The Universal Trellis System consists of a loop that attaches to the plants that need support, and is connected to a retractable reel that is attached anywhere on or off your AeroGarden. The retractable reel provides consistent support that actually adjusts as the plants grow. Another benefit of using the Universal AeroGarden Trellis System is that it will work with ANY AeroGarden. The retractable reels can be easily attached with the velcro pads to anywhere. Other trellis systems only work with “Trellis-Ready” Aerogardens.

The Universal AeroGarden Trellis System provides a very affordable and practical solution for providing support for the plant you will grow in your AeroGarden. Using a support system will allow your plants grow healthier, larger, and produce more.

Where to buy the Universal AeroGarden Trellis?

The Universal AeroGarden Trellis System is available from the following AeroGarden Retailers:

The Hydroponic Home Garden (www.Hydroponic-Home-Garden.com) & The iGardenShoppe (www.iGardenShoppe.com)