Aerogarden Amateur Bagseed Grow

Hand Banana

Hand Banana

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Mr. Pacific said:
I heard that you shouldn't grow with all 7 chambers because of rooting problems with Aerogardens. That shouldn't matter for a while, but thought I'd give you the heads up.
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You're so right Pacific, I should've read a few more threads before I jumped in, but I was too excited, and germinated waaaay too many seeds :lol: I'm planning on getting a second grow started in a few days with some feminized white widow. Hopefully they'll all be female so I won't have to plant so many!
 
purpdaddy

purpdaddy

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Bartleby Jones

Bartleby Jones

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Hand Banana said:
Do you think I should use CFLs for flowering or a high pressure sodium lamp?
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If you can afford it, HPS will give you greater results. That being said you can do very well with the AG and some additional side lighting. I would invest in good bloom nutrients. Check out my grow below to see what you can expect with some more lights, better nutrients, and TLC. I used CFLs the whole time. :weed:
 
Hand Banana

Hand Banana

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Bartleby Jones said:
If you can afford it, HPS will give you greater results. That being said you can do very well with the AG and some additional side lighting. I would invest in good bloom nutrients. Check out my grow below to see what you can expect with some more lights, better nutrients, and TLC. I used CFLs the whole time. :weed:
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Thanks Bartleby!! Your grow is amazing!! I think I might just stick with CFL then :)
 
"SICC"

"SICC"

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Hand Banana said:
Yeah man!!! She's (keeping my fingers crossed it's a "she") looking really healthy and has straightened up quite a bit!! I'll take a picture from a different angle soon to illustrate. I've got a few questions so far:

1) One plant is developing purple veins on the leaves, they look healthy, but no other plants exhibit this feature. Do you know what it might mean?

2) The pump line for my airstone leaves the reservoir lid cracked open slightly; is this a mold/algae risk, or is a negligible amount of light getting in?

3) Should I leave the CFLs on 24 hours a day, or give the plants a break and just run things solely off of the Aerogarden lighting for a few hours?

4) I'm thinking of starting a second grow with an Aerogarden already! I ordered some feminized White Widow seeds the other day; do feminized seeds pose any challenges that I should know about? Should I only use one feminized seed for the whole Aerogarden?
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1. Thats ok, some plants show that, it not a prob ;)

2. Cover all unused holes, so get like a peice of card board and poke a hole in the middle and run you tubing throught there and ducktape the hole closed

3.they have been growin for a good time you should switch to 18/6 nor and start your Veg cycle

4.from what i kno those are just seeds that are supposed to have a better female ratio, i dont think you can have the wrong type of seed :D
 
Hand Banana

Hand Banana

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Day 10 - Friday, 11/28/2008

Aerogarden Day/Light Schedule: 24/0



1) Removed 7th seed pod (seed did not germinate) and ran tubing for airstone through the empty slot.
 
Bartleby Jones

Bartleby Jones

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Looking good. Hopefully you'll get some females with 6 plants. You can really only grow about 3 plants max in the AG. Yours are coming along much nicer than mine. I had to dispose of two of my seedlings early on and one more turned hermie after a rough start.
 
Hand Banana

Hand Banana

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Sorry I've taken a while to update in more detail guys, been a little too busy with Thanksgiving! A few more notes on my grow:

1) Made the neophyte mistake of putting water droplets on my plants leaves, to keep them moist. Coupled with the intense lighting, I think this may have been like taking a magnifying glass to the leaves. As a result, one of my plants has some droplet burns. Fortunately, the light brown spots can only be seen on very close inspection, so it does not look too serious. Should I mist the plants in the future? Or avoid external moistening altogether?

2) Added an Energy Star HEPA filter below the grow on Monday; the plants seem to love it, and it creates a nice breeze in the closet :)

3) Received my new Aerogarden today! I'm looking forward to rectifying some of the mistakes I've already made in this grow, and cultivating some delicious feminized white widow seeds for this cold winter :mrgreen:
 
Hand Banana

Hand Banana

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Bartleby Jones said:
Looking good. Hopefully you'll get some females with 6 plants. You can really only grow about 3 plants max in the AG. Yours are coming along much nicer than mine. I had to dispose of two of my seedlings early on and one more turned hermie after a rough start.
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Thanks Bartleby!! I've definitely got way too many plants, I won't be making the same mistake on my upcoming White Widow grow! What do you think caused your plant to turn hermie?
 
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turbotsr

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i think you should get a mother plant or 2 in soil and clone it when it is sexually mature and flower in the aero gardens... this will save you in terms of hieght because the aero only goes that high and the plant takes a lil while to become mature enuff to flower... and if u stagger it the harvests will come in nicely
 
Bartleby Jones

Bartleby Jones

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Hand Banana said:
Thanks Bartleby!! I've definitely got way too many plants, I won't be making the same mistake on my upcoming White Widow grow! What do you think caused your plant to turn hermie?
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I had some issues at the beginning of the grow. I didn't give them enough nutrients to start so I overcompensated with the next time I added water (dumb). The smaller of the two plants REALLY had some problems after the inevitable burn and I think that's what made it go AC/DC. My friend said that he never had a male with these seeds so I think it was all about the stress I put on the plant.
 
gotot

gotot

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i've got the same shit i just threw 4 seeds in every tomatoe seed thingy and the all sprout then i throw them in dirt
 
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jafer

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I too have started using the AeroGarden Deluxe with three seeds: two white widow and one that was sent along with the widow seeds. The two ww seeds have sprouted and I removed the cap as they are about 1" tall. The other seed was planted a week later so it may just take a bit of time. Would like to share information as I am a Total Newbie and need all the info I can get. How many hours should I run the garden right now? What about the nutrients? Anyhow, anything you or others can offer will be greatly appreciated!!
 
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