Hey guys, I've been in and around the forums for a little bit and I'm finally losing my virginity; I haven't grown anything before. I didn't even participate in the maintenance of the lawn as a kid. With that said, I'm hoping I can find some guidance from the many helpful and knowledgeable souls here on the forums.

Ok, so to start I'll be using a portion of my closet. I've already taken all of the original seeds out of the little pods that originally came with the AG. My first question though is do I really need to germinate the seeds in the paper towel or can I just put them into the AG right away? I'm scared that I'm going to f*ck up and ruin the seeds. I mean it sounds simple, but I don't know... all I do is put the seeds in between some pretty wet paper towels, cover them with something to shut-out the light, and put them on top of my cable box?

As far as nutrients, do I or do I not add them immediately? And distilled water is a must right?

--- I know this stuff has been covered, but some answers have been conflicting, so I just want to make sure I got it straight (or correct rather, I don't want to offend anybody). ---

Well, it's almost 420, so I'm going to enjoy some purple and come back in a bit...

well... i would suggest germinating but its not nessisary.... you seem to know exactly what to do to germinate so i wont explain it... just go that and in 1-3 days you will see a white tail... put it in the...whatever... tail down( i dont know anything about the ag) i wouldent add nutes off the start... especially if you dont know what your doing... first work on getting the seeds to live befor you kill them with nutes.... as for the AG.... have you done any modifications to it?

Thanks DOT. No, I haven't mod'd at all yet. The only thing I was considering was adding a couple additional lights on the side and MAYBE figuring out a way to suspend the main light higher than factory settings so I can get a taller plant. I'm hoping to get at least three to four plants to yield me a couple pounds; that's only 900 grams a between 3 - 4 plants, don't plants typically give between 250 - 400 per harvest?... and I have some high quality purple...

Thanks again for the help, I'm going to get one seed going right now and upload some pics for you guys... Oh, that's the other thing, when this is all said and done, I'll upload some pics from the digital magnifier so you can see the THC content and how the aerogarden performs in terms of maximizing our little white and orange fuzzy friends. I know it sounds eh, but this is so fun, i'm excited.

Ok, so here are some pics of my initial germination set-up and what I'll be growing. This bit of bud is pushing two months old (I'm not a big smoker), it was very snowy when I first got it.

i think the paper towels are supposed to be damp, but not soaking, or sitting in standing water... does it matter?

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hold that plate up sideways and let all the water drip out, then your wetnap is perfect.

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Waffles.

Sweet thanks... Is this good?

that should do the trick!

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check out my current somango/ww grow! (and don't forget my 1st bagseed grow journal- cured and in')

yes, and don't cover it just put it somewhere dark like under your bed or in with one of cabinets that your house have.

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Waffles.

you relize that with a non modded aero garden you wont get very far.... and nowere near 900 grams .... what type of space do you have ? if you have a decent space i would consider dumping the AG compleatly its much easier and more effective to use a home setup.. of either hydro or soil if your lucky then 3-4 plants @ 3-4 feet will get you in the double didjets (oz wise) but nowhere near 900 the lights in the ag most likly wont be enough to grow one plant... i have no idea whats in there but i cant imagine its alot lmk your size constraints and i will recomend a setup