First Grow with Aerogarden and 400W HPS light Comments Welcome Lots of PICS!

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ChiefGanja

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Hello everyone.
Now I know I have been a recluse with this stuff and I haven't been reporting anything I have been doing. Here is the low down:

My setup:
Aerogarden and 2 potted plants (Pink Kush)
Unknown seeds in AG
Vegged with 27W fluorescent bulbs and worked like a charm (1 bulb each)
1 Fan
400 HPS Grow light with Professional Hood
Reflective Wrapping Paper (mylar substitute)
Fox Farm Nutrients (only Big Bloom and Grow Big) and feeding schedule
DampRid (Cheap Dehumidifier to protect against mold)
A Fish pump and Stone in Aerogarden
Distilled Water


My Story:

What actually happened in the AG was that one plant fell over and I cloned the same one. I started flowering today and I am 4 weeks into vegging.

For some reason though, the ones in the AG are wilting a bit: I think it is Zn deficiency.

The ones in the pots are clones and were given to me.

I initially started with just the AG and regular CFLs from the hardware store.

I then bought the HPS which I just set up.

I have been trimming nearly all of the fan leaves that are blocking the lower portions of the plants from the light.

My grow area is about 3X2 so it is not much space, but enough for me.

I am on Day 1 for flowering and so far so good.

Let me know what you guys think! Any suggestions or comments are welcome!

I have more images if you guys want as well.
 

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email468

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dmcleod01 said:
how do you tell male from female? why should i care? thanks.:confused:
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are you serious or are you messing with us? if you are serious - read the FAQs but i'll tell you - bud comes from females only! and if you want seedless bud, you have to get rid of the males as early as possible so the females won't have any pollen.

if you are messing with us - good one -you got me.
 
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email468

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ChiefGanja said:
My aerogarden plants are males and are now hanging by their roots. I am starting over...
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Welcome to the site ChiefGanja! And thanks for sharing your experience.
So i have this straight - the plants grown in aerogarden were wilted and turned out to be males (though it looked like they were heading for death anyway)?

And the plants under the 400w HID are growing fine?
 
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dmcleod01

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thanx for the info. i was serious, i know absolutely nothing about marijuana except how to roll it and smoke it. i'm ordering a cd from high times as soon as it's back in stock. ag seems to get some neg press around here. justified? again thx.
 
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dmcleod01

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thanks for the info. i'm new at this, so what is the difference between the 27w flourescent and the 400 hps grow light. did you swap one out for the other? also, had any experience with on-line seed sales, or know someone who has. thx, appreciate any advice for a newbie. i know, i've got a lot to learn.
 
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matt2907

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DMC

27 watt fluorescents are tubes which are mainly use for germination or veg.
These are usually in the blue'ish spectrum.
The hps are used for flowering cannabis, bud, skunk, whatever.
These are in the red,orange spectrm- sunlight.
 
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matt2907

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For your first grow only use some cheap seeds, ive just got 5 female of -the church by greenhouse seeds. 15.00
They flower in 8-9 weeks( start to produce cannabis).
THC 16.8% and they stay rather low and give good amount
 
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blonddie07

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those plants in the aerogarden either have a ph problem....

or shocked.. did they grow there since seed?

they look droopy...

Other than they... nice plants! :)
 
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ChiefGanja

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Seeing as those turned out to be male I have restarted. And by the way Pink Kush is delicious. Very good high. Currently I have a Northern Lights in the AG and a PK in the soil. Pics coming as soon as I have more time.
 
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