AeroGarden Strawberries

What’s in the AeroGarden Strawberries box?!

Let’s open this baby up!

After carefully slicing through the packing tape of the AeroGarden Strawberries box, (Be careful not to cut too deep) I found the plants and other items well-packed to avoid damage in transfer.   The Sweet Rubies were placed in a 13″ X 10″ foam bag that was folded over and placed on top of the other items.  Since the box reads “This Side Up” and assuming FedEx does their job, there should be no chance of the plants being crushed by the nutrient tablets or the HeatFactory warmer.

What you get with the AeroGrow Strawberry Patch Garden Kit:

• 7 Sweet Rubies Variety Strawberry Plants, sealed in AgriStar Star*Pac bags 
• AeroGarden Strawberry Patch Planting, Tending & Harvesting Guide
• 24 AeroGarden Strawberry Patch Nutrient Tablets (enough for 24 weeks of growth)
• HeatFactory Shipping Warmer
• Small yellow note from AeroGrow
• White note from AeroGrow stating intention to follow up
• AeroGrow Invoice

After taking everything out of the box, I could still feel a good amount of heat coming off the HeatFactory shipping warmer.  Using a digital thermometer I found the interior heat of the warmer to be 104.5 degrees fahrenheit.  While I was not able to get a measurement of the ambient temperature inside the box before opening, I would venture to say that the shipping warmer would certainly neutralize the plant temperature for a few hours if the box was left outside in the cold.

The strawberries have arrived… let’s plant them!