Littletechgirl's Digital Homestead

06/01/2026

I didn't plant any of this gorgeous romaine lettuce! It's all volunteers. It's been popping up in the rocks around my patio so I've been carefully plucking them out and transplanting them to better places. The rocks are also full of volunteer dill that I've been doing the same with. But those don't seem to like being transplanted so I've started leaving them be.

Volunteer plants happen when you let plants go to seed. The seeds fall all over the place and then germinate in the next year, or sometimes in the same year. Volunteer plants can also come from animals moving seeds around your property. You might even get some from bird seed.

I have a lot of other volunteer things too. I will talk about those in a different post.

05/21/2026

Check out my unboxing and setup of the Growell 54-pod hydroponics system

Looking for a large indoor system to grow a lot of greens or more at one time? The Growell 54-pod hydroponic kit fits the bill. Watch to see assembly and wha...

05/19/2026

Is your yard being overrun with chives? Here's how I break mine up when they start taking over. Also a little info on what I do with them when I harvest. What do you make with yours?

05/14/2026

The fear of low temps and frost has finally passed in my area so I put my plants out!! Here's how I harden them off.

Hardening off is important because you need to acclimate your plants to being outside. Like brand new babies they were born inside where it's warm and toasty. There are no elements, no harsh winds, nothing. We help this along inside by pointing a fan at them. But once they are put out they might go into shock if you don't give them a chance to acclimate before planting.

Traditional hardening off last over several days and involves taking your plants in and out the house. Ain't nobody got time for that!

05/13/2026

I need these plants out of my house!! Tomorrow is D-Day. I'll be putting them out on the patio table to harden off. Most things still look amazing. But a few of the larger variety tomatoes are stressed. They'll be fine after they get planted nice and deep.

05/13/2026

https://youtu.be/cyoqtbHg_lY?si=LzSvzlvGY2JJR_Ai

Shop GreenStalk - http://girlte.ch/GreenStalk. Code LTG10 takes $10 of your order of $75 or more.Which would you get? A GreenStalk Leaf or Original?...

05/13/2026

Yesterday I planted up one of my GreenStalk Garden's with leafy greens - https://youtu.be/cyoqtbHg_lY?si=czmhHxRXbz4ZUc3a

The seedlings looked a bit wimpy at first. Here's an update from this morning - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IDfPK0_v9Vw

Shop GreenStalk - http://girlte.ch/GreenStalk. Code LTG10 takes $10 of your order of $75 or more.Which would you get? A GreenStalk Leaf or Original?...

05/02/2026

THIS HAS BEEN RESOLVED!!

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So as mentioned earlier today "Facebook" reached out to me to ask me to verify my business page to get a blue check mark. This led to my main account being permanently suspended. I got meta verified to prevent these type of things. WTF??

01/22/2026

***** CUCUMBERS TO GROW IN AEROGARDEN AND OTHER SMALL HYDRO *****

Want to grow cucumbers inside? You can! The trick is to grow a PARTHENOCARPIC variety.

If you are new to indoor gardening you may be wondering what the heck I am talking about. In short, a parthenocarpic variety is one that forms fruits without pollination. This means it is perfect for growing inside... no bees needed!

Quick Snack is my current favorite. I have grown it in an AeroGarden Bounty with great success! I am now growing them in a AeroGarden Farm. Of course you can grow them Kratky or DWC too. Just be sure you have an adequate grow light!

Here's where to get them...

Park Seed - https://tidd.ly/4iEJQZV (use code LITTLETECHGIRL15 for 15% off your order of 15% of more)

From Territorial - https://girlte.ch/QuickSnackCuke

Botanical Interest - https://tidd.ly/3IfAzJR

Epic Gardening - https://shop.epicgardening.com/LTG?q=quick-snack-cucumber-seeds (this link takes 5% off your order)

Seeds n Such - https://seedsnsuch.com/products/quick-snack-hybrid-cucumber-seeds

That is just one variety. There are many more! But, not all are sized right for growing inside.

Please read the post of tips and see the full list at https://littletechgirl.com/2023/09/15/parthenocarpic-cucumbers/

Looking for more than just cucumbers? See https://www.facebook.com/groups/aerogardenkratkyfanatics/posts/1814306939254147

01/20/2026

**** PARK SEED $2.95 FLAT RATE SHIPPING ON SEEDS!! ****

This is kind of a big deal since shipping sometimes keeps us from ordering! And guess what??? This is automatic, so you can still use my code LITTLETECHGIRL15 to get 15% off too!!

NOTE: THE SHIPPING DEAL IS ONLY ON SEED ORDERS!

Here's a repeat of some of the great stuff to get from them for your indoor hydro...

Quick Snack Cucumbers (New to the site! They did not have these when I was sourcing challenge seeds) - https://tidd.ly/4861IIn

Siam Edible Potted Tomatoes - https://tidd.ly/3XH6eba

Fresh Bites Red Potted Pepper - https://tidd.ly/4oQrDed

Fresh Bites Orange Potted Pepper - https://tidd.ly/4i7RITn

Fresh Bites Yellow Pepper - https://tidd.ly/47S9VB6

Hot Fajita Edible Potted Pepper - https://tidd.ly/486CfOO

Red Velvet Cherry Tomato - https://tidd.ly/4onXPVn

Bonsai Basil - https://tidd.ly/43AyGPI

Mini-me Cucumbers (parthenocarpic) - http://shrsl.com/47pwv

Lettuce Seeds - http://shrsl.com/3wo4m

Pot-a-peno (small jalapeno) http://shrsl.com/3wd66

Red Robin tomatoes (micro dwarf) - http://shrsl.com/3wizj

Patio Choice Yellow Hybrid Cherry Tomato - http://shrsl.com/3wo4i

Patio Choice Red Cherry Tomato Seeds - http://shrsl.com/3wo4k

Other Container Varieties (check the height of the item) - http://shrsl.com/40658

Be sure to check out everything else too!

Growing vegetables in containers is easy with Park Seed. Our container vegetables grow in any pot and produce full-sized veggies for you dinner table.