GangaGirl
Active Member
First-time grower and poster here. I just discovered Rollitup last night and am so excited to have found such a knowledgeable community. I read only a few pages of some of the intro threads, so I have a LOT more to read. I am amazed by the wealth of information here and I wish I'd found it sooner! Thank you in advance for helping me out!
I have a plant growing in an Aerogarden, but it's obviously not doing well (see pic below). It almost seems to be growing too fast.
I am NOT a green thumb, I have no idea how to take care of plants or keep them alive. Gardening is not my thing. However, I want to grow my own weed because I am tired of paying $50 for an "1/8th" of crap where half of it is stems. I'm not interested in high-volume growing.
So right now I have this one plant in an Aerogarden. Here's what's going on so far:
-First it grew in a closet under a regular fluorescent light for a couple months, then transplanted to the Aerogarden where it just shot up
-It's on a 20 on/4 off light schedule
-Set on "Tomato" setting
-The light is run on a timer separate from the Aerogarden
-I have an aquarium air pump running and an air stone in the reservoir
-All extra holes in Aerogarden are covered with duct tape
-I use distilled water at room temp
-I have an oscillating fan blowing indirectly towards the plant (my room is small)
-The room is in the attic which is probably about 100 deg F tonight.
I have the Master Gardener nutrient packets (liquid) and pH tester/up&down. But I can't figure out what ratio of water to nutrients I should use. So I haven't been giving it any food.
So my basic question is: can I save the plant? If so, how?
If not, then I will say goodbye to it and start over (after reading a LOT more of the fabulous advice that's been given here).
I have a plant growing in an Aerogarden, but it's obviously not doing well (see pic below). It almost seems to be growing too fast.
I am NOT a green thumb, I have no idea how to take care of plants or keep them alive. Gardening is not my thing. However, I want to grow my own weed because I am tired of paying $50 for an "1/8th" of crap where half of it is stems. I'm not interested in high-volume growing.
So right now I have this one plant in an Aerogarden. Here's what's going on so far:
-First it grew in a closet under a regular fluorescent light for a couple months, then transplanted to the Aerogarden where it just shot up
-It's on a 20 on/4 off light schedule
-Set on "Tomato" setting
-The light is run on a timer separate from the Aerogarden
-I have an aquarium air pump running and an air stone in the reservoir
-All extra holes in Aerogarden are covered with duct tape
-I use distilled water at room temp
-I have an oscillating fan blowing indirectly towards the plant (my room is small)
-The room is in the attic which is probably about 100 deg F tonight.
I have the Master Gardener nutrient packets (liquid) and pH tester/up&down. But I can't figure out what ratio of water to nutrients I should use. So I haven't been giving it any food.
So my basic question is: can I save the plant? If so, how?
If not, then I will say goodbye to it and start over (after reading a LOT more of the fabulous advice that's been given here).