Aerogarden club

Hey everyone. My aero delux just got here today. I already have a pro 100 with the light upgrade kit. I have a sm homebox OpenDNS that will be my grow space. I will be using the foxfarm nutes and checking the ph and ppm. I am going to try using the aerogardens two different ways. For my first attempt i will use the AG's for vegging and cloning and then transfer the clones to a 2x2x7 flood and drain tray for flowering with a HPS Brite*Ideas*Hydroponics*and.... I will save some pollen off of a male and pollinate one bud one each strain to see what kind of plants i will get from the seeds. The reason i will try this way first is to get max harvest for my first grow and i am really,really tired of this dirt weed ..lol. The strains that will be in my garden is northern lights with skunk # 2 cross, big bud, and lowryder # 2. My second time i will use nothing but the aerogardens and use the old hood from my pro100 for side lighting and a extra 100w CFL. I will try to post pics once i get going and after i get back from vacation. Does anyone have any pics of their AG harvest and how much did you get from each plant? Were the buds light and puffy or were they dense?

Hey Stickyicky, that sounds like a badass, luxury setup you'll be running. You'll be a bon-a-fied Weed Farmer I've got one straight up plain Aerogarden, and I wanted to try getting a hobbyist yield for personal use. I've been a pretty horrible farmer, and it looks like my girls turned hermaphrodite. But even with all my lack of technical effort, I should still get a yield I'll be happy with (maybe...)

Pylon said:

Hey Stickyicky, that sounds like a badass, luxury setup you'll be running. You'll be a bon-a-fied Weed Farmer I've got one straight up plain Aerogarden, and I wanted to try getting a hobbyist yield for personal use. I've been a pretty horrible farmer, and it looks like my girls turned hermaphrodite. But even with all my lack of technical effort, I should still get a yield I'll be happy with (maybe...)

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I am just growing for myself and for fun. I have been slowly buying my stuff one thing at a time and I have also been doing my research on the best ways to grow. Like Jorge Cervantes says plan before you plant. I built my own flood and drain system fairly cheap. This is where i got the idea YouTube - Cannabis Cultivation - I Grow Chronic (3of9) Weed Marijuana. I would separate that hermie from the rest of the plants and let it flower for the seeds. You can also just cut the male flowers off and flower it. Just keep an eye on it and keep cutting off the male flowers if they come back.

Yeah, I should be more dedicated to my grow. But I've got a full time job and alot of other stuff to juggle too. But today I got the chance to sit down and pluck off all the male bulbs. Actually the 2 plants I kept in the Aerogarden have gone hermie, which I guess the can cause each other to go hermie? Or it has something to do with the crap nutrients I've been feeding them. But, because I live in another country I have limited access to things.
Still, now that I gave them some attention, they look beautiful, and I think I'll be happy with my yield. It really is such a magnificent thing, weed.

I will be starting my grow when i get back from Mexico. I am leaving in the morning.

I just got myself an aerogarden deluxe and some Californian orange feminized seeds from a dutch seed bank. The new deluxe has 3 lamps instead of 2 and you can raise the fixture up to 24 inches. This will be my first grow. I will post pics as they come along.

I'm a newb. I placed my seeds in the foam cylinder and they seem to be oriented correctly (tap root down). A few questions: I purchased feminized seeds... Does this guarantee feminine plants ? The foxfarm is in the mail... How much do I add to a full reservoir ? and how often ?

have any of you aerogardeners had problems with any of these:

high reservoir temp (80-83F)
root rot

also what are your thoughts on feelings on nutrilife's sm-90 in the ag

i'll throw some pics up here soon when i can find my camera

Yes had it once. Just floated an icecube and it was fine after that(making sure ice doesnt hit roots too much to burn em I was thinking during). Root rot isn't a problem if you change the water and rinse the rootball and have an airstone/airpump going.
good luck

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I'm a newb. I placed my seeds in the foam cylinder and they seem to be oriented correctly (tap root down). A few questions: I purchased feminized seeds... Does this guarantee feminine plants ? The foxfarm is in the mail... How much do I add to a full reservoir ? and how often ?

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I doesn't guarantee a 100% female ratio, but close enough for our purposes. It also does not ensure that the plants will refrain from taking on hermaphroditic traits. However, kudos on going the extra mile (and dollar) for feminized seeds; as a newbie, this will decrease your frustration and the joy you get from your herb garden. That being said, I've always just selected good phenotypes from the females I've grown out. But then again, I'm a relatively patient man.

Ultimately, it depends on the quality of the genetics and the quality of the breeder. If the genetics are stabilized and well selected for, you can expect less tendency toward hermaphroditism and a [near] perfect female ratio, depending on the work they put into it and the method they used to feminize it.

Also, congradulations on picking FoxFarm. Good man. As for the amount, I used approximately a (heaping) tablespoon or two for a full reservoir, and a teaspoon when refilling (per roughly 750 ml). It depends ultimately on the number of plants you have in there and their maturity. I got skilled enough that I could eye it and sort of "intuit" what the plants needed from observing them. Your mileage may vary, and remember... Less is more. Start out with a much lighter amount when you start adding the nutrients, and then work up. It's the safe way to do it. Foxfarm also has a handy feeding schedule if you need help.

~Ethno

dalgoda said:

Yes had it once. Just floated an icecube and it was fine after that(making sure ice doesnt hit roots too much to burn em I was thinking during). Root rot isn't a problem if you change the water and rinse the rootball and have an airstone/airpump going.
good luck

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thanks dal i plan to get a journal going here soon, cuz it's nice to get the feedback from all you greenthumbs

i just got my aerogarden and im about as new as you can get at this. so let me ask yall. do i definately need to do some modifications or will it grow bud just like it is?

what do you do when you want to flower just use the same light it came with?

You WILL need additional lighting, i just used CFLs in the orange and blue spectrum. Plus, you are limited to only like 2-3 plants per aerogarden; however, you should plant all 7 pods in effort to get more females out of the whole deal at the end.

Peace,
WoW

baldnblazed said:

i just got my aerogarden and im about as new as you can get at this. so let me ask yall. do i definately need to do some modifications or will it grow bud just like it is?

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You CAN do it without any modifications. However, your plants will be severely limited in height and yield. Without modifications with the lighting, the buds will be very light and airy (due to more of the light spectrum not being utilized). At most, I would guess that you can expect to harvest about 2-7 grams from this setup. The cannabis will still be of better quality (smoke-wise) than most of what you would call "regs", and since it takes less for the same effects, you can stretch that amount out to possibly even several sittings. But in my opinion, it's hardly worth it given the TIME you put into it.

That being said, with just a few modifications, you can do much, much more with your Aerogarden. Supplement the lighting, and from just a few plants grown under excellent lighting conditions and using quality nutrients (not the AG ones), you can potentially harvest anywhere from 1 ounce(s) to a quarter pound per plant of that "primo" stuff. The wide variance in the harvest estimate depends on the type of lighting, height restrictions, and strength of the lighting. Growing with high wattage Metal Halide or High Pressure Sodium Lights (supplemented by a few CFLs) will give you yields in the higher range, as well as denser buds. But if you use only fluorescent lighting by either necessity or preference you can expect your yields to be much lower; this may be perfectly adequate for some who are growing only for themselves, don't want to draw the ire of the authorities if their state is decriminalized, and have no need for extremely large amounts.

So, the answer to your question is yes, but then again... You probably wouldn't want to do it.

~Ethno

Hey Ethno,
When do you recommend flowering with AG?

WoldofWeedcraft said:

Hey Ethno,
When do you recommend flowering with AG?

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Whenever you want. When the nodes start to alternate, it's technically ready to flower. Clones are ready as soon as they establish themselves.

But I'd say around 1 - 2.5 feet. Two feet is better, in my humble opinion. Without the height restriction of the Aero Garden, there's really no specific time, but I'm assuming that you probably don't want a few 5 - 6 foot plants.

A better indication with the AG for determining when to initiate flowering time, rather than height, would be to take a close look at the roots. The reservoir is small, no doubt about that, and you need to keep that in mind. However, that little reservoir can hold a lot of root mass with no problems. Assume that the roots aren't going to grow a whole lot more during flowering, and just watch it so that it doesn't become so overcrowded in the reservoir that the plants suffer. They can entangle and take up most of the reservoir without a problem, though, like I said before.

~Ethno

Yea, I have 4 AG plants that are only 3 weeks old, and i've got like 6 nodes on each plant. They seem mostly indica (perhaps a hybrid), and the leaves are getting really fat, pushing up against each neighboring plant. I heard indica strains were good for AG since they grow shorter. My plants are only about 5 inches, and i don't want them to get over 3ft due to lighting and space restrictions. The roots are getting really long and they are already starting to tangle with eachother. It's actually amazing how long the roots are compared to the height of the plant, but the plants are getting really thick as opposed to tall. Thanks for your advice, i'll post some pics later.

baldnblazed said:

i just got my aerogarden and im about as new as you can get at this. so let me ask yall. do i definately need to do some modifications or will it grow bud just like it is?

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if you dont mod it you should change water regularly(like evry 2 weeks)
plus you should use real Hyroponic nutrients instead of AG nutes
for vegative state set light cycle close to 18/6 like herb (Somebody here already posted bout light cycles in an AG post)
for flowering there is no setting. a simple plugin timer works with a figure 8cord to hood(12/12)
airstone and airpump only reccomended as an extra to get more air in the water
roots love oxygen but not Light or CO2
changing the water takes care of new oxygen or nute buildup and getting rid of contaminates
here is a fun link to learn about stuff
Aeroponic Supersonic
remember tho the AG is a cross of both hydro and aero for cost reasons and mainanance reasons of BEGINNERS
oh yeah be sure to keep the pump and filter for it clean on the two week thing also
peace

i flowered at 3 nodes and my plants seems to be reaching its full height at about 3 feet its pretty dense considering the size of the ag