The Aerogarden Challenge!!!!

asher187 · #1 09-25-2008, 07:40 PM

***Minor Overhaul Changed Seeds****

I've been reading a lot about comparing Yields from the same strain ect ect so here it is:

1 AG (model I don't know, bought at Bed bath and beyond it's black has 7 slots and 2 bulbs it's 1 month old)
The Strain: Feminized Reserva Privada Purple Wreck Seeds

I did the following:

I took similar sized seeds and planted them as follows:

I put 1 AG Cherry tomato tab into the AG (I have some Herb if you think I should switch I can dump the water and restart the solution)
I have a bubble stone in the AG and filled the water high as it goes, set it on Tomato.

Towel in glass Germinating 4 seeds then trasfering them tomorrow I will take pictures as often as possible starting tomorrow when I catch my bro and the camera

I will take and post pictures first chance I get later tonight or tomorrow everything is all set up, but I don't have the camera right now. I will try my very best to care for all the plants equally, I'd really like to see just for me and other that are beginners who ask... What is the over all value and yielding ability of my AG, considering it's foot print and grow ability.

Advice welcome!

asher187 · #2 09-27-2008, 09:04 PM

Just a few pics taken today

These are AK 47, will be adding Purple Wreck when they Germ same lay up.

asher187 · #3 09-28-2008, 06:59 AM

There's better lighting in the grow room so it seems to have bigger leaves so far.

asher187 · #4 09-29-2008, 05:18 PM

Today the Purple Wreck germinated so I am moving 2 into the AG
1 into Sponge and one in soil plug cut to fit into the AG pod.

I'll get some pics in a few days not much has really happened except one of the AK48 (I said 47 earlier, but it's supposed to be nirvana ak4

in the Ebb n Flo is growing much faster than the others it will be quite a plant (I'm hoping to make this one a mother if all goes well)

asher187 · #5 10-01-2008, 12:42 PM

AK48 Day 6 No point taking pics they are still just sprouts but they are looking very nice and plants in both environments are about the same size now, except one I have assigned a 26w CFL full spectrum lighting 1" away(it's growing like crazy at least 4x the size of the others).

The Purple Wreck is a slow starter compared to AK. It took longer to germinate and sprouts are growing and shedding the seed shell much slower, it seems. I helped one out yesterday because I was sure it would die without a hand it's looking ok today. The one in the Aerogarden sponge is still pushing up. The modified soil plugs seem more favorable although there could be problems with them down the road from excessive moisture (I doubt it because I'm used some good bacteria to help protect them, but we'll see)

I know the update is mostly chatty

Just not much going on.

korvette1977 · #6 10-01-2008, 12:44 PM

good luck .. Let us know how it goes ...

asher187 · #7 10-02-2008, 05:37 PM

Not much to say, yesterday's message pretty much sums it up.

Actually there's a small bit 1st pic is AK48 with PW behind it, 2nd is the same on the other side, 3rd is 2 AK48 in E&F and just a tad bigger. 4th is the 1 AK48 kept under a very close by CFL. Those are 2 recently germinated G13 Fem. Thai Skunk. The purple Wreck for the E&F system hasn't even poppped up lol. This comparison is going to be a pain if I don't get a Female in each system lol.

One last comment from my other experiences so far I have to say the AG is so low maintenance by comparison it is already mounting value, in that it is fool proof. I have at least 4-6 hours of maintenance time into the E&F and DWC I have going.

UnderPhire · #8 10-05-2008, 11:40 AM

yeah that would suck if you get stuck with all males in one of the setups, looks good so far bro.

asher187 · #9 10-05-2008, 02:07 PM

Thanks Fire!

Quote:

Originally Posted by UnderPhire

yeah that would suck if you get stuck with all males in one of the setups, looks good so far bro.

asher187 · #10 10-11-2008, 02:30 PM

Sorry for the pics new camera next week. For now here's the last weeks progress. I lost all the Pwreck in the Ebb and flo causes unknown lol.

On the happy side of news I have 7 girls in the bloom room and 4 AK48 are looking great in the E&F. The Aerogarden continues to lose a little ground on foliage size, I added 32w bulbs in place of the 23w I had in there. I hope my luck with the females continues I got 7 of 8 females from my Diesel/Purple grow. 4-5 weeks from harvest on a couple of them, I can't wait!