Also, with the AG, how many people here change the res water completely every week? If i am just adding some water every day to top if off, and at the end of the week, i add nutes into the res, is that good enough, or should i dump the water and refill completely at the end of the week? I have heard people say they do it both ways.

I never changed mine .. I used spring water , and filled it to the brim

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your plants are kinda small for 2 months jacky, my guess is there probaly really rootbound.

this is what i do...fill up aerogarden rez to where it says with nuted water thats also ph'd...i only refill the rez when the light goes on (air is good for the roots especially the top half closest to the stem)...somtimes i even let the light blink for a while 1/2 day or a day....then I'll fill it up with plain tap water, and when the day comes to add nutes I add nutes and some water or if it is the day to change the rez i will do that....

I usually go two weeks before changing the rez...

Good luck
Peace
-Tek

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I will be keeping my 2-3 best looking females. I need to start them on 12/12 to tell sex correct ? If there is a way to tell now, ill pull them now
Also, is there a safe and proper way to prune these plants (is it even really needed) I dont want to stunt their growth again.[/quote]

yes 12/12 to sex them. takes 7-10 days if the plants are ready. longer if they are not. i found it pretty easy to tell once they flowered.
make sure you have like 7 nodes and possibly preflowers before 12/12.
keep light right on top of plants. that will keep stretching down.
prune as you wish. be smart. i read somewhere that if you look down on your batch and cant see bud sites due to fan leaves, then the bud sites cant see the lite.

i had six at different stages of growth. the males were ready to flower and did so pretty well. i pulled them up alittle out of the foam insert and snipped them. the three females were a little young and are now stretching,.

the males grew tall and i had to adjust the light, but when i cut the males out i didnt reset the light position closer and now they stretched alittle. they are definetly females though. and no hermies i pretty sure.

i need to set up mothering/cloning area. but my three plants are gona give me more clones than i have the room or setup for.

pruning tips.

1.) prune the top and the sides will grow.
2.) prune the sides ant the top will grow.
3.) bending the plants over away from the light and tying down will maximize grow area if constricted for space. plants will grow back to light.


good luck.

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everything i say here is made up, fabricated and basically a lie. "leave me alone I'm 'bating."

just put up a post a week ago about using well water with the AG and the General Hydroponic nutrients. their shit is a breeze to work with and my plants looked healthy and green with no nute burn. i used exact concentration as stated.

ppm was good, ph was on the money and never had nute burn once i started using them. even the males looked real good. i ignore the AG's "fill to here" indicator. in fact my float on the inside has a crack and fills with water and sinks. tells me my res is low all the time.

i fill it to the brim. sometimes i overfill it, by mistake and it runs down the control buttons. oops,
i pre mix my nutrients in gallon containers and it takes about 1.5 weeks to use both gallons before i make more. right now my fems are really starting to bud and stink.

love the learning experience and love all the camaraderie.

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everything i say here is made up, fabricated and basically a lie. "leave me alone I'm 'bating."

Well my AG is now empty. Moved both survivors over to hempy buckets. Thought about trying to take the lights off the AG and use them to light up the buckets..but then I said naw..I just got buy a couple more of them 150 Watt cfls. Planning on cleaning up the AG and start growing a new set of babies. Guess I have to read up on that cloning stuff one of these days.

Big Wheel

I said in an earlier post that they stunted at around 2-3 nodes for like 3-4 weeks. It was a combination of things I did/didnt do. They are growing rapidly now however. The roots aren't giant yet. I think im going to start flowering on monday.

Here is just ONE DAY of VEG with the new lights in place. The difference they are making is insane.

Pic1 is 1 day ago
Pic2 is tonight
Pic3 is tonight showing lights closer

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Whats good every body. I found a AG kit (the white one) in a Tj Max type store (im glad mothers day is over) for $100. all new not returned or nothing. I get payed tomarrow. is it worth the $100 just to screw around with, is it going to give my plants and their roots room to grow, should i go SoG on it, and should I go get real nutrients?

Take a look at the 9000 threads here on this site about AG grows If you started on just this thread and read through, i think all your questions are answered.

Short answer is.. If you want to be able to grow 2-3 plants at a time, and are just starting, it is a nice device. You will want to skip some of our mistakes here and just go out and buy fox farm nutes (though there are some success stories w/ the AG nutes) and at least 2 CLFs for supplemental lighting (especially if you are getting the $100 version.) If anything, once you get a harvest or two grown, and you want a more "homebrew" setup, the AG will make a perfect cloner.