Aerogarden 6 elite + joint doctor lowryder grow

Read through some of the AG guides and forums and they will explain in detail about buying a very cheap electric cord so that you can control the light cycle without actually having to turn off the built in air bubble pump instead.

I typed out a whole update / response but I guess it never got sent through.... so I'll do a short recap instead.

Down to 2 plants in the AG now, one was heat stress killed, the 3 others were male. The last two are definitely female. Hairs are showing although they're not bountiful yet.

Soil grow is looking really good. Worst part about it is that I don't have a more effective and efficient lighting system other than the multiple low powered CFL's that they're currently under. The hairs are exploding all over on the soil grow.

Keep wishing for pictures! Maybe that'll make me more likely to remember to buy that reader when I'm nearby the place that sells it hahaha.

lurkmaster said:

Ruderalis plants by nature already have a wimpy root mass, and the fact that you are giving them no darkness is only going to amplify that problem.

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Where did you get this information? It is furthest from the truth.



light cycle 24/7 for 4 weeks.

Hey guys. I've got a general growing question, but figured I'd post it here since so many smart people seem to stop by (I am lucky). So these lowryders are bushy as fuck... and I was wondering what parts on the plant should get the most light as possible? Is it actually important that the bud sites themselves receive light, or can they be covered up and still produce hairs efficiently with just the fan leaves and such getting light?

I guess really I'm trying to figure out if I should prune some of the fan leaves on these lowryders because they're covering some bud sites up from getting more light than they could. These are the plants covering up THEMSELVES, not other plants.

Ideas?

Thanks guys

hey man im tryin the exact same thing for the first time do you think you could spare some time and help me out with this new prodject

I've been trimming fan leaves to reveal bud sites because everything is so compact.

Plants don't hate it. Buds like it.

Decide for yourself?

Potology said:

Where did you get this information? It is furthest from the truth.



light cycle 24/7 for 4 weeks.

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Pretty sure you'd have a bigger root mass if you were on 20/4 instead of 24/0.

And just FYI You are not growing a ruderalis plant, you are growing a ruderalis hybrid.





Feel free to gimp your plants at your own expense, root mass is proportional to the amount of bud the plant makes.

Well, thanks for the picture. I'm a believer now!

Honestly Potology, if you're going to be an active member of my threads discussion and be giving your two cents of information, could you do it without being an asshole?

for instance, when you respond to my question with:



I've been trimming fan leaves to reveal bud sites because everything is so compact.

Plants don't hate it. Buds like it.

Decide for yourself?



why not just say, "I've been trimming the fan leaves on my plants and it's been working great." Or... when you respond to lurkmaster, for instance, you could probably do so without being a smart/ass douche... considering lurkmaster is one of the more renowned AG growers on this entire website?


That aside, I have a question for you all! Because my soil grow has started showing redness in its hairs, does anybody have a general time frame I could reference as to how long it usually takes from the first showing of red hairs until they're ready to be harvested? I understand this is different for every strain, but I'm asking for a ballpark idea.

I'm asking because I know that you're supposed to water the plants with regular pHed water for the last week or two before harvest to help reduce the chemical taste in the smoke.

Thanks guys

You don't want to cut off fan leaves unless you really have to, if you can move the fan leaf to the side or bend it under another node do that.

The entire plant is getting light from the fan leaves, theres no real reason to trim them unless you have dead leaf on there, then cut the dead part off because its not doing photosynthesis. They are like the solar panels for the plant.

Does anyone have a response to my question regarding the change from white to red hairs?

Thanks all

Nope...no need to censor my post.

Take it or leave it?

I will leave you with your teat.

I didn't censor your post...?

Again everyone, sorry for repeating. Once the white hairs start turning into red hairs, does anyone have a ballpark idea as to how many weeks it takes for the hairs to be 3/4 red or so when you're supposed to harvest?

I'm asking because these seeds are random bag seed and I have no clue as to how long their harvest period is; I want to stop giving them nutrient rich water about a week or so before I harvest them.

Thanks all

Maturation?

But who knows, I'm no post whore.

Zacarino said:

I didn't censor your post...?

Again everyone, sorry for repeating. Once the white hairs start turning into red hairs, does anyone have a ballpark idea as to how many weeks it takes for the hairs to be 3/4 red or so when you're supposed to harvest?

I'm asking because these seeds are random bag seed and I have no clue as to how long their harvest period is; I want to stop giving them nutrient rich water about a week or so before I harvest them.

Thanks all

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8-12 weeks from the first day pistils appeared.

Some plants start forming buds very slowly then expload in the final week, some strains start to mature quickly and then slow down.

It all depends on the genetics of the plant, theres no way to really ballpark it other than 8-12 weeks total for flowering.

You just have to read the plant. I would start flushing when it looks like 65-70% of the hairs are red.

Alright sweet... that sounds like a plan. Thanks lurk

Zacarino said:

Does anyone have a response to my question regarding the change from white to red hairs?

Thanks all

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Since no one else has said anything yet, ill throw my 2cents

I have no experience with low rider or auto flowers, but when I have a little more than 3\4 of my main cola hairs turn red, I cut and cure. my time frame is about 2-3 weeks from my first red hairs to when I crop.

and congrats on almost being done with your soil project!!! and would love to see some pic of the AG !!34

icycold68 said:

Since no one else has said anything yet, ill throw my 2cents

I have no experience with low rider or auto flowers, but when I have a little more than 3\4 of my main cola hairs turn red, I cut and cure. my time frame is about 2-3 weeks from my first red hairs to when I crop.

and congrats on almost being done with your soil project!!! and would love to see some pic of the AG !!34

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You should be harvesting by the color of trics not hairs fyi

yes you will need an air pump. roots clog the stock one WAY too easily, plus it isweak. BUY an airstone and aquarium pump. you will notice the change right away. plus the oxegen in the water is how the nutrient are carried to the roots. the air line, pump and stone will be less then the cfls that have better use throught the household. DO NOT OVER FEED!!!!!!!!!!! IT WILL SLOW IT DOWN TO DEAD!

those pics are cool of the three different buds, thing is that they need to show the roots as very large and going down several feet.

Yes -- I'm aware that you are supposed to judge harvest based on the trichomes and not the hairs, but I have no means of actually looking at the trichomes yet (no mini microscope or eyeglass) so I was planning on guesstimating by the hairs.... I realize this is kinda imperfect and I should find a way to be able to look at the trichomes.....

Keep you all posted