JonnyBlunt88
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Best AG grow I've seen...Only good one i've seen actually. Keep it up.
Daves Aerogarden grow (with pics).
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lastianjc
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Hi,
I'm just a beginner grower, also with an AG and right now, just for test I am growing herbs with one weed plant that accidentaly made it into a bag when I gought some last. It sprouted the next day and it's doing pretty well. It's still tiny but it seems healthy so far. It's just supposed to be a little experiment b4 I decide if I should devote the entire machine to it. Anyhow, what I wanted to ask is that assuming it's all weed growing, what exactly do you do feeding and light wise and how is that changing with time? Keeping in mind that I am a beginner, please don't use abreviations
THX a ton!!!!
I'm just a beginner grower, also with an AG and right now, just for test I am growing herbs with one weed plant that accidentaly made it into a bag when I gought some last. It sprouted the next day and it's doing pretty well. It's still tiny but it seems healthy so far. It's just supposed to be a little experiment b4 I decide if I should devote the entire machine to it. Anyhow, what I wanted to ask is that assuming it's all weed growing, what exactly do you do feeding and light wise and how is that changing with time? Keeping in mind that I am a beginner, please don't use abreviations
THX a ton!!!!GreenRevolution
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Asking your questions in someone else's grow journal is usually not good etiquette, as it "hijacks" a thread, but I'll try to answer your questions briefly... If you want more details, you'll have to actually check out other threads, especially AG ones. That's what you HAVE to do before you start getting into growing, even a test run... read and learn as much as you can.Hi,
I'm just a beginner grower, also with an AG and right now, just for test I am growing herbs with one weed plant that accidentaly made it into a bag when I gought some last. It sprouted the next day and it's doing pretty well. It's still tiny but it seems healthy so far. It's just supposed to be a little experiment b4 I decide if I should devote the entire machine to it. Anyhow, what I wanted to ask is that assuming it's all weed growing, what exactly do you do feeding and light wise and how is that changing with time? Keeping in mind that I am a beginner, please don't use abreviations
First, get the FoxFarm or Advanced Nutrients line of nutes. Best stuff out there, from the best brands. Follow their feeding schedules, but adjust the amount for the gallon reservoir of the AG. Light, you'll need to supplement the light later. You'll see this in all AG grows. Get a High Pressure Sodium or Metal Hallide light system for the best results, but you can do it with compact flourscents (the same lights in the AG) if you add more of 'em. Finally, 12/12 for flowering (budding), 24 for vegetative growth (growing)- switch the nutrients according to the feeding schedules for whatever nutrients you get when you switch to flowering. Flush (use only water) for a while before harvest to get rid of that nutrient taste. It's pretty simple, but the devil is really in the details. Look at other grows, and you'll learn more than anyone could ever tell you in a post. Hope that helps.
Oh, don't use the AG nutes unless you have to. They will burn the plant. Give it an1/8 of one tab if you must, and then work up to 1/2. But you should do this with the idea to get FoxFarm or AN eventually. Your little babies will thank you.
If you need questions absolutely answered, make your own thread.
~Green
GreenRevolution
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The AG is a good system. It's mainly because you see totally new growers and growth from seed. The AG is at least the best cloner I've ever seen, if not the best DWC for growing. It's got the potential to do what it takes to do very, very well, whatever you use it for.
JonnyBlunt88
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No comment.
lastianjc
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Thanks Green Revolution.
As for the etiquete, I wasn't planning on having my own thread so I didn't think of it as "hijacking".Just that there is so much reading to do here and I wasn't exactly planning to devote too much of my time to growing. I know people who smoke and the idea was to grow for fun and spread the wealth with frieds, whatever i get out of 3-4 plants.
So my appologies, and a huge thanks!
As for the etiquete, I wasn't planning on having my own thread so I didn't think of it as "hijacking".Just that there is so much reading to do here and I wasn't exactly planning to devote too much of my time to growing. I know people who smoke and the idea was to grow for fun and spread the wealth with frieds, whatever i get out of 3-4 plants.
So my appologies, and a huge thanks!
hey lastianjc, this is my thread and i dont mind the questions, dont worry about it. ive grown a few times with the aerog, i couldnt afford buying nutes and a high pressure sodium light so i use the nutes that come with it, and for lighting once the plant is to tall for the ag go out and buy some cfl's(cheap man's light) at walmart, the biggest ones they arry are the 2700 lumen, go buy 4 to 6 of these babies and thats all youll need,there about 8 bucks a piece and then youll have to buy a light fixture, i got mine at home depot(holds 4 light). and for a schedule of feeding and light, i bought the figure eight cord at radioshack for the lid(plugged that straight into the wall, and ran it 24 hours daily until i was ready to flower and i then switched it to 12/12 i also bought the timer at radioshck. as for feeding, like i said ive used the aerog nutes so far and have just fed them by what i actually see. i changed the water every 2 weeks and re-nuted, 1/2 the nutes for the first 2 months. then ful nutes, and at times in between the 2 weeks of water change if the plant seemed to slow down, or be stunted i added half of the half i was giving them before, meaning a 1/4 nute. and i try to use distilled water but sometimes i use bottled spring water. ive never had nute burn so if you do this it'll work. cheapest way out with good results, my buddy does the same thing and gets around an 1 oz. - 1.5oz per plant, with this setup. but 2 plants is about all the aero can handle. any other questions ask away man. im gonna go toke on a cripple stick,peace
GreenRevolution
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It's all good. As for the reading, even if it's just a half-assed attempt, you should still try to learn as much as you can. It's dissappointing when you take those plants far enough along only to loose them to something that was staring you right in the face all along, believe me. But marijuana is pretty resiliant, and with the AG, it's hard to screw up. Adding adequate lighting is the most important part. Just get a bunch of CFLs (compact flourscents) and go to town when the plants start to get bigger.
WoldofWeedcraft
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So, you ran it 24/7 during the veg cycle (until flowering)? Do the plants not need a dark cycle at ALL for this period of development (photosynthesis)? I was thinking most ppl were doing 18/6 or something before they went 12/12. But then again, the AG grows so rapidly that perhaps you're flowering within 2-3 weeks in which case 24/7 probably wouldn't hurt.
WoldofWeedcraft
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Very nice! I just remember reading somewhere that the plants "needed" the dark cycle. But I've also seen other ppl say that 24/7 is good for the first 3 weeks. Anyways, I'm gonna try what you did. I see they made a new deluxe version of the AG with better lights. I wish I could get one, but they appear to be out of stock until '08. >.<
honestly the ag is cool but i ended up buying 4 150 watt equivelant lights and when the plants are like 3-4 weeks you have to water the shit out of them everyday. kinda sucks. soil is very easy, my buddy started a soil run the same time i started this and he waters them every 2nd or 3rd day not bad. and he bought the same lights i did, were having about the same results but his is alot easier to deal with, and the ag can only handle 2 plants. but after this grow its gonna be my clone chamber. and im doin soil.
so before i started rambling what i was saying was the old ag is just as good, you'll just need to buy some addition lighting wich aint expensive. any questions get back to me
so before i started rambling what i was saying was the old ag is just as good, you'll just need to buy some addition lighting wich aint expensive. any questions get back to me
WoldofWeedcraft
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What exactly do you mean when you say you are watering the shit out of them everyday? Are you referring to filling the resevoir or just spraying the plants? It's interesting to see that your buddy is getting the same results, since they claim that aeroponics promotes faster development.
well the thing is that i didnt buy different nutes, i used the ones that came with this thing figguring that this first run is kinda a test run and ide figure out if i wanted to dump a bunch of money into it. so the nutes werent exactly right the whole grow so the plant didnt grow as fast as it could, and by watering i mean a 20 .oz bottle of water every night man. the thing with a good soil is it has alot of nutes and shit in it all ready so your good without having to fuck with it for a while.