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LittleTechGirl's Digital Homestead
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2012
I’m Kris McDonald, the voice behind the blog, LittleTechGirl.com. I’m a Chicago area wife, mother to two sets of twins, photographer, gadget addict, travel addict, and recent gardening addict. On my blog, I utilize my 20 years+ of skills working in IT and social media to share my obsessions and interests through tips, tricks, and reviews. I also love to travel and share my experiences through photos.
Right now, I'm a bit obsessed with prepping and creating my small urban homestead in the suburbs of Chicago. I have a beautiful thriving indoor garden full of AeroGardens and hydroponics. I'm building a new outdoor garden... transitioning from all pots and containers to raised beds.
I love learning along the way and sharing my experiences.
Right now, I'm a bit obsessed with prepping and creating my small urban homestead in the suburbs of Chicago. I have a beautiful thriving indoor garden full of AeroGardens and hydroponics. I'm building a new outdoor garden... transitioning from all pots and containers to raised beds.
I love learning along the way and sharing my experiences.
Splitting Gardyn Pods | Don't Kill Those Plants!
Most hydroponic companies put multiple seeds in pods to ensure germination. You are supposed to thin them so only one remains in each pod. But, who wants to kill baby plants? I don't! Gardyn puts a ton of seeds in each pod. Here's how to save them!
Buy a Gardyn - girlte.ch/Gardyn #affiliatelink
2" net cups - amzn.to/40C6drH
MaxiGro + MaxiBloom - amzn.to/47P8t03
Cloning collars - amzn.to/3Z6H0mR
Reflective coves - amzn.to/3Pt36M3
Where to find me...
My Blog:
littletechgirl.com
My Instagram:
littletechgirl
My Facebook:
littletechgirl
Join my group, to keep up on all of the AeroGarden sales, get exclusive coupon codes, and more -
groups/aerogardenkratkyfanatics
Buy a Gardyn - girlte.ch/Gardyn #affiliatelink
2" net cups - amzn.to/40C6drH
MaxiGro + MaxiBloom - amzn.to/47P8t03
Cloning collars - amzn.to/3Z6H0mR
Reflective coves - amzn.to/3Pt36M3
Where to find me...
My Blog:
littletechgirl.com
My Instagram:
littletechgirl
My Facebook:
littletechgirl
Join my group, to keep up on all of the AeroGarden sales, get exclusive coupon codes, and more -
groups/aerogardenkratkyfanatics
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Introducing The Stunning Gardyn Studio - A Must-see!
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Check out my new Gardyn Studio! I have had my Gardyn 3.0 for over 2 years and I love it. This one makes a great addition in my family room. Want one? Shop my affiliate link at girlte.ch/Gardyn. My Facebook group: groups/aerogardenkratkyfanatics My Instagram: littletechgirl My Facebook: littletechgirlcom
Garden Tour | The 2024 Garden Season is Coming to an End | Harvesting 49lbs of Tomatoes
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It's been a rough, busy, summer in the garden. I am here for the break! Here's an end of season garden tour. For my tips on growing in a GreenStalk and containers see littletechgirl.com/2022/06/30/grow-30-peppers/. For my FAQ on growing in the GreenStalk and more see littletechgirl.com/2022/03/15/kris-greenstalk-faq/ *affiliate links below Use my code LTG10 and get an additional $10 off your pu...
AeroGarden is Going Out of Business | Don't Panic!
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This is sad news, but the growing can go on. See this video in written format with links at littletechgirl.com/2024/10/02/aerogarden-is-going-out-of-business/ Gardyn: girlte.ch/Gardyn My Facebook group: groups/aerogardenkratkyfanatics My Instagram: littletechgirl My Facebook: littletechgirlcom
What's Growing in my 11 GreenStalk Vertical Gardens!
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For my tips on growing peppers in a GreenStalk and containers see littletechgirl.com/2022/06/30/grow-30-peppers/. For my FAQ on growing in the GreenStalk and more see littletechgirl.com/2022/03/15/kris-greenstalk-faq/ GreenStalk is currently having a Father's Day sale! Use my code LTG10 and get an additional $10 off your purchase of $75 or more! Visit girlte.ch/GreenStalk to shop! Growing verti...
Upgrade Your Bird Watching Game With The Perchme Smart Bird Feeder and Camera!
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Love watching the birds? Add a PerchME Smart Bird Feeder with camera! Buy on Amazon - amzn.to/3XcyjZ1 Follow Me Elsewhere! My Blog: littletechgirl.com My Instagram: littletechgirl My Facebook: littletechgirlcom My Amazon Store: www.amazon.com/shop/littletechgirl My Hydroponics & Gardening Group: groups/aerogardenkratkyfanatics
Maximize Your Garden: Go Vertical With Greenstalk's Mother's Day Sale!
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For my tips on growing peppers in a GreenStalk and containers see littletechgirl.com/2022/06/30/grow-30-peppers/. For my FAQ on growing in the GreenStalk and more see littletechgirl.com/2022/03/15/kris-greenstalk-faq/ For the current sale shop greenstalkgarden.com/?rstr=LTG Use my code LTG10 and get an additional $10 off your purchase of $75 or more! Growing vertical can add a lot of space to y...
2024 Garden Seedlings Update | From AeroGarden to Soil
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AeroGarden Harvest 2.0 Unboxing & Assembly
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Expand Your Growing Space with a GreenStalk... or Two!
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aHopeGarden Transparent Garden Unboxing & Setup
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Planting Bare Root Strawberries in the Lettuce Grow Farmstand
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GreenStalk Vertical Garden Update | What's Growing?
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Installing 2 More Hoselink Hose Reels | Upgrading my Watering
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Upcoming Backyard Garden Projects: A Short Tour
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Growing Your Own Seedlings for Lettuce Grow, iHarvest, Gardyn or Other Large Systems
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Growing 42 Plants in 2 feet of Space | GreenStalk Leaf Vertical Planter
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Where Have I Been? Battling and Killing Evil Aphids!
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Click and Grow 25 Update | Moving Plants to Kratky
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AeroGarden Stem, Trio, and TableTop Grow Lights for Houseplants Review
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LetPot LPH-Max 4-in-1 Smart Garden Unboxing
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Click and Grow 25 Review | The First 5 Weeks
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Indoor Hydroponic Basement Garden Tour | New Additions and What's Coming Up
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2022 Summer Garden | I Harvested 248 lbs of Tomatoes
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KiwiCo Crate Review - Functional Fun STEM Projects
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Harvesting 7 lbs of Peppers | Growing Peppers in Containers | GreenStalk Vertical Garden
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this is amazing wow
Where did you get those Black buckets? Your Video is so Amazing!!!! Thank You
This is just the inspiration I was looking for! Very excited to make my own.
Thank you for the review. I ordered a 4.0 and sent it back. Maybe this smaller one would be better for me.
I'm curious... why did you send back the 4.0? I just set mine up about a week or so ago. I need to do an update video on both.
How is cleaning this? Do you still have it/ like it? Would you recommend? I just need the smaller one not the bigger unit.
Do you pay for the app? Do you like the system?
So for the one that didn't make it, can you reuse the pod? If so di you try to remove the old sprout and then just put new seeds in it? If the pod was kinda cut up before to get the sprout in how will new seeds stay lodged? Or is it more that it can only be reused for new sprouts rather than seeds?
Yes, you can reuse it as long as it is still mostly clean. Maybe not for seeds, but for holdng another plant with a stem.
USPS... do better lol I've always wanted one of these growing systems but I just can't get past the price. They are lovely to look at though.
You can get a studio & use a discount code! I for one for $399 which isn’t necessarily cheap, but is far from $800 lol
@xo.AmberNichole They were less than $399 during the holiday sales. The price has gone up for now. But there are always more sales. I'm an affiliate so sometimes I get a heads up on the sales.
@@littletechgirl2 Oh wow. Looks like I missed out 😭 I’m about to set mine up now, so I look forward to seeing more of your videos. Thanks for posting!
Great job! Where did you get the pallets?
Thank you! Saved at least one from a delivery, and picked up the other from someone giving them away.
It does not come with those little domes (as you stated). Do you need these? Or is it just better with them? Maybe you could supply a link of where to purchase? Thanks
No, it does not. I had those from all of my other AeroGardens. They are not a must, but they do help with humidity which can speed up germination for some seeds. You can get some pretty cheap. Check out this link - amzn.to/424kLkQ
I love doing a smaller version of this on my porch, including two Greenstalks 👊🏻🥬👊🏻
They are definitely great for porches. I'm up to 16 GreenStalks now!
@@littletechgirl2 Woah!!! That is totally wild my friend. I would LOVE to have a Greenstalk for each plant I like to grow with their best companion plant or two mixed in for flavor/pest control.
wow I have been out of the loop. sorry to see a good company go. I'm disabled and looking for different ways to grow indoors that is wheelchair accessible for me. I'm setting up jars on shelves with lights. I have the black 1 gallon buckets with tops and drilled a hole in the tops. I plan to use soil and the coco coir also. I have a greenstalk not used yet. also thinking about indoor use. I'm looking at verticals. they are expensive but I'm open. I respect your knowledge and am open to your ideas.
Actually they announced on Christmas Eve that they are relaunching in the Spring. I just have not made a video about it yet.
That’s a good idea. Even pulling and relocating the seedlings if it’s 9 and 10 that would be a lot lol so this makes sense.
Oh my gosh I can trim the roots?? I thought that would've been bad for the plants. I just cleaned mine out and the roots were literally in EVERYTHING like literally every hole and crack. They were in the seams of the plastic. It was crazy
@@BlackVeilBridesKat95 Yes! Just don't trim too much. :)
thank you
you don't think $850 is way too much for that? I think 400 might be too much lol
@@alsmokent5719 huh? 850 for what? If you mean the Gardyn Studio it was just on sale for less than $400.
I guess I was looking at the 4.0 and 3.0. have you done an unboxing,assembly and showing how you use it
thanks for the seed saving video. you saved people a lot.
@@alsmokent5719here's my intro video on the Studio. I need to do an update. And just tagged you on Facebook too. th-cam.com/video/wSnIS7B3AXM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=NarOlgvrlTRhZaCf
This is genius. I don't like wasting either.
Smart
I don't like wasting seeds or thinning plants either 😆TFS!
This is why I always end up with way too many plants. 🤣
@@littletechgirl2 me too 🤭 I totally understand!
Mine will not turn on, is there a power button?
As soon as you plug it in, the buttons on the front should light up.
May I please know where to get the reflector?
@@gotrice15278 here you go amzn.to/3DuCyY4
Just received mine and I cannot find the on/off light switch for the life of me!
I just received also, it was confusing at first but it should turn on automatically and it’s the leaf on top of the light thing. I had to unplug and re insert the light USB to the stick and when I plugged everything back in it turned right on. Hope that helped.
Lovely set up - how do you keep the rabbits and rats from snacking??
Thank you. Rabbits cannot get into my garden. And all other beds are raised. They do not jump in. I do not have rats. I have dealt with a few mice, but I set traps.
Why didn’t you trim the cabbage roots off to two inches on the first plant you showed. You moved it to the other hole but you put all the long roots back in.
So fabulous! 🤗
Good to see you kicking it with the indoor gardening! Looks fabulous!
@@traceys67 heyyy!!! Where are you? I was thinking about you recently.
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You better start eating
only one light? it look very sub-optimal.
@@Francois_Dupont not at all. Works great.
@@littletechgirl2 what is the name of the other garden by the left of your double tower? @2:31 i love the design.
the suction cups for the pump don't hold on the bottom of the tank. I cannot proceed with the setup.
@@carolurato890 wet the bottom of the suction cups a bit and stick them down harder.
@ I did dampen them a bit, but will try using more water. Were you able to straddle the lip at the bottom to center it?
Just do the best you can. It really won't matter because the upper tiers will hold it in place anyway.
Wow I admire you
Do you put the moved plants under grow lights?
Yes. They must have proper light.
Very large hydroponic collection
Mine doesn’t work. I won’t turn on. When is the power supposed to turn on? I plugged it in and no lights or pump sounds occurred.
Mine either!! Was so excited when I got one for Christmas and I got it all set up, no lights no pump, nothing working!
Same here😞
Same
Me Fifth! Does not start when plugged in
Me also
Hi! Loved your video. New lettuce grow owner here and so excited. I was thinking about germinating seeds in my aerogarden- any tips for moving them over to the LG since the plugs aren’t the same size?
Hi there! Thank you. :) If you have access to a 3d printer there are files available for adapters. Or, you can just cut out the bottom of a 2" net cup and stuff the pods in!
@@littletechgirl2you’re the best! Thanks Kris- I’ll try that.
Hi dear do you ever have any issues with spider mites ?
If your obsession with AeroGardens, iHarvests, Lettuce Grow, Gardyns, and other hydroponics is taking over, or you want to learn more about how to grow inside or out using raised beds, GreenStalks and more, join me at facebook.com/groups/aerogardenkratkyfanatics/
Thank you for this video! Just got my Bounty Basic and am trying to learn how to best plant the heirloom cherry tomatoes included, along with peppers. Glad I learned you shouldn't fill every single hole! No idea why I've put this off for so long, I'm a friggin VEGAN, love veggies, and am finally super excited to geek out on this healthy habit!! Much to learn, but it's fun! 🤓 🌱
You are very welcome! If you are on FB come on over to my group, facebook.com/groups/aerogardenkratkyfanatics
5"3' 🎉🎉
So excitng to see! Thanks for the video.
You're welcome! I'm loving it so far. Everything sprouted and is looking great!
Nice wrap up video. Did you like the flavor of the Norfolk/purple tomato? Also have you ever planted borage in your GreenStalk with your tomatoes or cucumbers? Pros? Cons?
Already ordered might get another one for my birthday
Your still awsome
❤❤❤
We still keep hoping that they end up selling off the products and brands. You'd think they'd be able to get some cash from selling off that brand!
What kind of water is that?
Thank you so much!
I would love me some green tomatoes! Great harvest!!!