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iriejosh420

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okay badass so everytime i change my res have my new water already have the nutes added and level tested so all i do is pour the old out and pour the new already mixed?? so if i start my 2 week start with the 1/8th and up how much each week like 1/4 ts? cuz im gunna use those little ts things on the ring haha but sweet im soo ready i cant wait for my supplies to get in!! haha i still need a ph meter and mylar haha could i cut a mylar balloon apart and use them inside out? cuz i dont need a whole roll and its like 40 bucks and i dont need all that what about like poster board or something white?
 

"SICC"

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yea man anything white will do, i think i heard of people doing the balloon thing, when you change the water make sure you rinse out the base of the AG. get all the old water out of there, make something to hold the plants on, or have some on hold them while you change the water,

just slowly increase the nutes each week
 

iriejosh420

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when im changing my water in the AG res should i put the plants in fresh distilled water with NO nutes? or should i just set them aside in a rubbermaid container with no water/water with nutes?? stay irie!!
 

"SICC"

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Rubbermaid will be good, you can put like tap water in there not a lot, just enough to keep the roots moist, cause it shouldn't take that long to rinse the AG base and put it back,
 

iriejosh420

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badass just got my ph up and down test kit that you sent me the link for!! so im startin the germ tonite so i get a wet paper towel put them in the paper inside the zip lock bag and put in teh dark til i get the tail stickin out? and poster board wont catch on fire will it if i line the walls of my grow box?
 

"SICC"

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naw it should be fine,

sounds good, wait until they get a good enough tail, but not too long
 

"SICC"

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no germinate them first, like almost a inch long, then plant them with the roots facing down

make sure you poke a hole thru the sponge too so they can find there way easier, read thru that AG guide again
 

iriejosh420

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alright buddy just put them in the wet paper towel today so i will give it a couple of days drilled the holes in the seed pod soo excited how many days till they crack open you think??
 

iriejosh420

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okayyyyy man its day 5 they sprouted just nice tryin to figure out how and the hell to get pics up on here but still neeed the mylar and ph digi pen but all is good so far i think one is stretching it looks like should i just put that mega cfl next to it on teh side or wait a while? the seed shell is still on the baby sprout tem stayin around 77 78 f so should i start with a 1/4 teaspoon of the micro and grow each 1/4 rightg so a total of 1/2 teaspoon once every 2 weeks? and should i start next week??
 

iriejosh420

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and btw i have no idea what light setting timer is set for on the aerogarden under the tomatoe setting but thats what its on and i should turn the pump offf when the root hits the water??
 

"SICC"

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Get some extra CFL's

start next week on nutes, and slowly bump it up each week when you flush the rez

you will need a timer, so its easier just to set it now to 18/6, and yes when roots hit water, turn off the pump
 

iriejosh420

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okay sweet so next weekend i will use 1/4 of micro and 1/4 grow no bloom right? they are autoflowering so do i use the bloom the whole time as well??
 

"SICC"

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I would wait to use bloom one they actually show sex

keep it on there lighting schedule, i think i posted that link for you some pages bac
 
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