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06-28-2009, 12:19 AM
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After the sad end to my first grow, I'm gonna move on to Attempt #2.
For a nice read, a couple jailbait pics, and to see my first Grow, head to: Super-newb - Aerogarden Grow As for the "Wal-Mart" in the title, that's merely because 95% of everything I'm using, or plan to use, can be bought from Walmart, Home Depot, or any other such big-building, mega-selection store. The only things NOT from there are the FoxFarm nutes, the seeds(online), and the hydroton/mylar(though they shouldn't be too hard to find in most places) Now, on to business! Step 1: Lessons learned
1) Turn off the AG water pump once the roots hit water. Otherwise, they will grow into the filter, and the plant may suffer root rot. 2) Do NOT overestimate how much water the AG can hold. It's less than a gallon, only about 100oz of space available after you get the base in there, the airstones, etc 3) DO NOT LEAVE IT UNATTENDED FOR MORE THAN A DAY. Yeah, this is also related to Lesson #2. I left my first grow for 3 days, came back to the freakin' Sahara! 4) Don't plant too many plants. The AG works best when its at 2-3 plants MAX, and is even better with just 1. Lots of plants = lots of roots, and it also leads to bigger drains on the water and nutrient supplies, as well as tangling plants, light issues, and other stuff. 5) Chill the fuck out. I tell myself this often, yet ganja-gardening can be so "omg" and "holy crap", that we all need to just chill and relax from time to time. Thankfully, we all share a great hobby for just this very same thing! Step 2: The Plan I planted 6 seeds, and 3 of them are doing just fine(see pics). 1 seems to have over-soaked in its shell, and i'm certain it's a goner, while the others are still shelled. I figure i'll give em another weak, then remove em to give the other guys plenty of space. With 3 growing plants, I only want 2 in the AG full-time. Hopefully, I can clone off of the 3rd one, and then try and move it to a hydroton-plastic bucket type of system. FoxFarm nutrients and Brita water all the way through, no shady AG tabs. 4x 42-Watt Daylight CFLs, 2x Soft White 26-Watt CFLs, plus AG lighting. Step 3: The Pictures! Enjoy! |
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06-28-2009, 01:03 AM
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Good luck this go-around man. With what you learned from the first experience I'm sure this one will be a success.
And yeah I really think one plant in the AG is probably best. I've only got one left in mine and you san see from my most recent pics that one is all I ever could have realistically fit. Subscribed.
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07-02-2009, 03:03 PM
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Small update, but hey, they're still young....
Switched to 18/6 a couple days ago, hope to have rootage soon. The 3 beans that didn't make it....well, they didnt make it. Still only 50% germ rate, but I'm glad I planted a bunch  I suspect that the "cup of water" technique may have over-soaked the beans, hence why the "dry" ones germ'ed fine, while the soaked ones I put in a couple days later, didnt...  Guess that means they were quality beans to begin with, right? Still no real nutes, but I've been putting like, a half-soda-cup worth of like 1/8 strength FF nute...figure a tiny bit won't hurt, eh? |
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07-09-2009, 04:22 PM
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Moved to my nute schedule yesterday, 5ml of GrowBig in a 1-gallon jug. Also adjusted the plants to space them out better.
PH is still running kinda high, and its still damn hot in there...but other than that, no issues yet. Enjoy the pics! |
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07-11-2009, 06:43 PM
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07-18-2009, 12:23 PM
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They freakin' exploded in the last week or so!
Definitely starting to smell a bit now, 1 month into vegetative... Moved the AG hood up 1 notch, first move so far, looks like its worked out nicely. Only thing I'm worried about is that little guy out front, his big sister is hoggin' some of his grow-space. I've been moving around the lights every few days to avoid over-growing in one direction, but I'm wondering how to deal with this "sharing" issue... Should I just clone off that big one to free up some space? Also, I'm gonna up my nutes to 7.5ML for the 1-gallon jug tomorrow. Still not quite the full recommended 10ml dose, but I figure best to step it up piecemeal... |
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07-20-2009, 03:22 PM
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I don't know about the cloning thing, that's gonna be up to you.
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