well I dont know if I was going to hack the unit in half...which is why I asked if he had to use a diff light. But iono just brainstorming right now....this is what happens when your too baked....

NonGreenThumb what do you want from me? Are you suggesting I throw out my Aero and start anew. You're argument is going in circles. I have devised a method whereby this piece of equipment can be used optimally. Please stop psychoanalyzing my motives.

Lol LoL Lol Still HATING? Stop Hating on the AG! I've Got 2 NOW!

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Great report! Thanks for the mention also. Steve

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I'm actually just starting out with the aerogarden and thus far I have had some success. I started with 7 seedlings and two of them died. Now I have 4 somewhat healthy plants and one on the verge of death. I'm growing in a small cabinet at my father's house which is about two feet tall by three feet deep. The aerogarden fits well but I'm definitely having problems with temperature. during the day when I'm not home the temperature reaches about 90 degrees Fahrenheit and when I'm home is down to about 78 - 80. I tried using some nutrients but my plants showed some sign of nute burn so i quickly changed back to filtered water. Right now I have three plants that are doing well, not compared to anybody elses grow but well for my standards. the all have their first set of fan leaves and are growing their second. they are about an inch tall..... kinda sucks. Anybody know what I could be doing wrong? I've got an airstone and I try to keep the ph at 5.2 - 6.5 but it sometimes spikes. could it be stress that is stunting my growth? thanks! also koolcat I appreciate your posts about the aerogarden, it seems as if the for fathers have all but left. peace

Charles
You're going to run out of space.....period. There is no mj strain on earth that is going to stay that short. If you want your babies to grow, they're going to need some more space, depending on the strain, anywhere from 3 ft to up to 5 ft if we're talking a mostly sativa strain. Indicas stay shorter, around 2.5 to 3 ft.
As for your nutes, don't over-do it. Better to use less than more. Pay closer attention to your PH. That is where most of the projects go wrong.
90F is actually not a bad temp. In fact, you canturn this into an advantage if you supplement it with a little CO2. Check out some of the threads that explain how to make CO2 using an empty water bottle, yeast, and sugar. You'll see what I mean. At that temp, your plant needs a $hitload of Co2 to thrive, but if it gets it, BOY will it thrive.
To increase the probablitlity that you get females, it might also be adviseable to introrduce a little humidity into your grow space. If you can place a cup or bowl of water in there that will do nicely.
Good luck and let me know how things work out for you.

Thanks for the fast reply mrintricate, i think for the co2 problem i'm going to use co2 powerlets. I have an old bb gun that I can leak the co2 out slowly overnight while it's enclosed. So hopefully my problems are taken care of... atleast for a week or two. Luckily my hometown is pretty laid back so I shouldn't run into any more problems. Thanks!

MrIntricate...
Thanks so much for this thread, you put things into plain view. I am on my first grow with the AG. Started with 4 seeds papaya x2, HK x2... so far the 2 papaya plants are GORGEOUS, and are amazingly healthy... hk unfortunately not doing sooo well... one was gone after the first week, and the second is a runt right now compared to the beauties. I have added 2 cfls for veg, and have a 250 watt hps I am going to add in for flower.

A few questions... the ph changes constantly while the machine is working? I never thought to check that... I assumed the ph would vary but once leveled the plant would do the rest of the work... :-s silly mistake?

Also, has anyone tried topping any of their plants?
if so... does this cause any constaints for space in the AG, since the plants are so close together?

MrIntricate, how many days was it from start to finish?

Sorry for all the q's

Happy growing

did anybody else have trouble with the reservoir temp? mine is like at 95.8 degrees f....... dont know what i should do