Operation: Chronic Momma [1st grow]

Credits
First of all, credits. Without the help of Sicc, none of this would have ever taken place. Also of course FoxCompany426 and Lurkmaster for the awesome guides. But without Sicc, I wouldn't have even bothered. So much props to him for helping me out every step of the way with any and every question I had! Thank you!!

List of Materials currently in possession of:
-2 of 6 Nutrient packs from FoxFarm. (Wow these things are expensive)
-6 Soft Light CFLs @ 23/100W / 2700K
-4 Day Light CFLs @ 23/100W / 6500K
-Pest-away strip
-pH up+down bottles
-Cut/Snippers
-Thick and thin wool yarn
-Panda film
-Air pump
-Tons of extension lines
-"Mounting bases" (Back is sticky, and has holes to pass yarn through, using to hold down branches)
-3 Gallons of spring water. (Have Brita filter pitcher to refill)

List of Materials not in possession of:
-4 of 6 Nutrient packs from FoxFarm. (Once needed/money)
-Aerogarden (Comes in Wednesday)
-Timer (Comes in Wednesday)
-Thermo/Hydrometer (Comes in Wednesday)
-Airstone (Will buy once AG arrives/measured)

Power
-I have a problem with my power. The whole apartment pretty much uses 1 main fuse to support a lot of plugs in the house. I have this external A/C in my room and when I use it while the "Cat Genie" (automatic poop cleaner for cats LOL) is running, the fuses go out. So there is no way I can connect these lights 18 hours a day with the main fuse. I took out the fuse and found 1 plug that works all the way at the other side of the house(nothing else plugged in) and wired about.. 50 feet or so all the way into my closet. Hopefully 1 dedicated plug wont burn out the fuse.

-I have wired together about 2/3 6ft extension cords for each CFL light drop down. There are currently 3 drop downs. 2 of the dropdowns will be on the left and right of the plant. There will be 2 daylight CFLs on each wire, for a total of 4 daylights. Once flowering begins, I will switch them out and use all 3 wires for 6 Soft light CFLs.

-Once the timer arrives, I have set up a 3 outlet adapter that makes the normal 2 way plugs into the 3 with the extra circular pin. I will be plugging the timer into that. And behind that extension cord, I will have the airpump - making the airpump 24/7. For the timer, I am plugging in a 3 way adapter which will allow me to have 2 extra plugs on the side, one for the AG light plug and one extra for a fan or something. The third one will have ANOTHER 3 way adapter which the 3 dropdown wires for the lights will fit into.

The Grow Room
-My closet has 2 white walls, the back wall and the left wall. I am only using half of the closet, so I currently have Panda Film on the right side and behind the sliding door. These panda films have either been held by the yarn or masking tape. There is a little leak of light, I stood inside, closed the door and noticed some light from the sides, where the door closes, and some from underneath. I'm not sure if this is going to affect the plants in darkness time. The closet has been cat-proofed because cats usually push with their head or pull open one of the sliding doors and then go inside. I have put some things behind the middle of the closet so this can not happen.

Future plans
-I finished all of this today and am waiting on the extra parts to come in, like the AG timer and thermo/hygrometer. They should be coming in tomorrow, and I'm gettin off work a little early to make sure I receive the package. Depending on my questions/answers I may be setting up EVERYTHING tomorrow and even buying the clone tomorrow as well! So I may have the plant running tomorrow, but I have quite a few questions - so I'm not sure if I am ready. But I will definitely setup the AG, timer settings, and thermo/no-pest strips.. what else? I will have all that setup, but maybe no plant.

Questions

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Man this is going to be awesome.. so excited

I'll let some of the more experienced people answer your growing questions, but as far as your airpump and stone. The stone should have came with a plug or one already attached. You'll plug one of the ends and the other end you'll connect your tubing that leads to the airpump. Hope that helps... if both ends are open and it didn't come with anything else, I would take it back, it's not suppose to be that way.

BangWhosNxt said:

I'll let some of the more experienced people answer your growing questions, but as far as your airpump and stone. The stone should have came with a plug or one already attached. You'll plug one of the ends and the other end you'll connect your tubing that leads to the airpump. Hope that helps... if both ends are open and it didn't come with anything else, I would take it back, it's not suppose to be that way.

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thanks for posting in my thread man, thanks for the help.
i found a little blue 2 way thing.. plugged it into the tubing and then the other side of the tubing into the pump. the first time i ran it, some air would come out, so i flipped the little blue thing and now no air comes out. i think that was it, thanks.

also update on the lights.. i made these little ghetto stands/reflectors until i buy all the nutrients, then start investing in light fixtures.. (pictures on attachment)
the inside is panda film.. is that a problem with the close proximity of the cfl? could it burn or damage? what about the material i used.. one lamp is made of cardboard covered with the panda film and the other is a basket covered with panda film.

yea.. i dont think the lights will work.. its prob gonna burn that panda film. im gonna try to dig up some cash and get some real ones..
http://www.lowes.com/pd_203219-1373-FL-302NPDQ8_0_?productId=3122295&Ntt=clamp%20light&Ntk=i_products&Ns=p_product_quantity_sold|0&pl=1&currentURL=/pl__0__s?newSearch=true$Ntt=clamp%20light$y=0$x=0
2 of these should hold 2 bulbs each and ill get one more for flowering later on.

damn.. doesn't look like i can start today..
can someone help with the questions please?
i would love to start soon..

Your light fixture should work man, CFL's dont get too hot.
I'll try and answer your other questions later..

[QUOTE="SICC";4124031]Your light fixture should work man, CFL's dont get too hot.
I'll try and answer your other questions later..[/QUOTE]
oh damn hahah i actually bought some clamp lights today.. damn wish i read your post.. but i was at work then went straight to buy em
oh well, i would eventually have to upgrade from the ghetto fixtures anyway..
and sorry about that.. i just really wanted to start today.. sorry if i annoyed you. thanks for all the help man

and i added some pics of the new setup, gonna let the cfl lights run to test my fuses.. if the fuse pops.. i dont know what the hell im gonna do lol.
still waiting on the ag and timer. hopefully i wont miss the package.. my only problem with the clamps is the design.. the triangle clamp part is really shitty because it just keeps sliding down if you touch it or bump into it.. so i hope it doesnt suddenly decide to droop down one night and burn the plant. either way.. I AM SO EXCITED!! YEE blunt time!

yaya ag + timer just came in!

will update pics soon!!

Lookin' good...

Take your time. Nothin' worse than a grower in a hurry.

yea true man
i like to do my research 100% so i can actually get a good product and not waste time

so i finished setting up everything, uploaded a pic too. i got an awesome ph meter from a friend who works at a chem lab and has like 5 of these laying around, brand new in the box. so i decided to get that from him.. it looks pro hahah
set the timer up too, made it ON at 9am and OFF at 3am. probably wont be awake at 3 am most of the time, so no light can go thro the cabinet AT ALL, thats what im aiming for atleast.
and just got the airstone, its 6 inches, but the other sticky thing didnt stick.. so i just used the 1.. it works fine.

and im hopefully gonna get the clone tomorrow.. but im gonna need some help with the original questions and some more.. if anyone has the time thatd be great

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Blazeddd

I was watching your other thread and followed it over here.
I have some concerns for ya bro i dont want to be a downer here but some things to consider
1. the clone you are getting will allready be rooted if it was done in a disp it may not fit into the aerogarden the pods are very small
2. Im not seeing any air flow what does your exhaust look like?
3. what medium is your clone from soil or hydro? cannabis is picky that way
4, what neuts were they using its best to follow the same routine from mother plant. ( I never go over 1/2 strength with fox farm )

I did a whole grow with the big 7 pod machine so it can be done.
some answers to your questions above just from my grow experience
the root system will be enormous the longer it veges the bigger the clot gets
your clone will be from a mature plant that should have been in veg mode many people take clones straight into flower after root system is stable so when you decide to flower that will be week 1 of flower stage

I dont know about cutting the rock wool cubes that you will get into shape to fit the unit ive never been brave enough to cut roots.

I like to veg my clones enough to get some cuttings off them then trow them into flower.

So enough rambling I will be watching your thread good luck

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Blazeddd

I was watching your other thread and followed it over here.
I have some concerns for ya bro i dont want to be a downer here but some things to consider
1. the clone you are getting will allready be rooted if it was done in a disp it may not fit into the aerogarden the pods are very small
2. Im not seeing any air flow what does your exhaust look like?
3. what medium is your clone from soil or hydro? cannabis is picky that way
4, what neuts were they using its best to follow the same routine from mother plant. ( I never go over 1/2 strength with fox farm )

I did a whole grow with the big 7 pod machine so it can be done.
some answers to your questions above just from my grow experience
the root system will be enormous the longer it veges the bigger the clot gets
your clone will be from a mature plant that should have been in veg mode many people take clones straight into flower after root system is stable so when you decide to flower that will be week 1 of flower stage

I dont know about cutting the rock wool cubes that you will get into shape to fit the unit ive never been brave enough to cut roots.

I like to veg my clones enough to get some cuttings off them then trow them into flower.

So enough rambling I will be watching your thread good luck

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damn dude.. im screwed huh
1) i havnt seen any of the clones actually.. so i hope its not too big
2) i dont have any.. should i get a fan in there or something? oh man when i installed everything at like 6 it was 79 and now at night its 75.. damn at morning its gonna get really really hot.. for the last few days the temps been goin up too.. cant leave the door open.. cant make exaust holes in the closet doors.. what about an external AC i have? maybe i can just run that all day.. hm
3) no idea.. havent seen it.. just heard that Harborside in Oakland has a lot of good clones
4) so if they chose some other neut and i start using foxfarm it might screw it up? ive already spent 35 on 2 of the bottles.. i just spent the money so i can get some really really good bud. im actually trying to sell some stuff to get the rest.

and for the flower stage, im not sure how big these clones are. for 10 bucks i would think they are small.. i thought clubs all sell the same kind of stuff..
n im thinking of letting them veg for like a foot or something and then flower.


also i looked up harborside clones and saw that someone said all their clones are in rockwoll and "fully rooted".. i got some problems
the res is small.. there isnt any air flow.. not sure how to fit in clones.. not sure if the roots will be a problem in such a small res..


argh some more crap.. i just realized lights are 10 inches away from the center of the ag.. i moved them closer.. but i had to raise the hood and the best i can do is 7 inches away.. that okay?

Okay I made some upgrades... I think the fixtures are better now.
I made all the wires in the back look nice too, no tangled mess.
Stayed up to 3 AM tonight to check if the timer is working, it is

Now I'm pretty much ready. All i need is some guidance..
Either way, I'm taking my little AG grow pod/sponge to the club tomorrow and asking them what my options are.
Maybe they can transplant for me.. I dunno. If I get some answers before I leave tomorrow, I'll probably end up buying the clone tomorrow.
If the clone option doesn't work, then I'll probably get a feminized seed from them.. those are always guaranteed to be females right?

And noticed one more thing just now.. it's 71-almost 72 degrees in the closet. It's 3:13 AM. I've set it to be ON at 9 AM and OFF by 3 AM. I'm thinking that it should turn ON at 5 PM and OFF at 11 AM. So that way, during the night when it's cold, it's on and during the day, 11-5 when it's really hot - its off. I'll be making the changes soon if people agree. I just made it 9/3 because I didn't want any light leaking in when it was supposed to be OFF.

-For water, I got 3 bottles of spring water 1gallon each from safeway. I am planning on making 2 of the gallons pre-made mixtures. Now, would I just follow the FoxFarm instructions, maybe lets say 1 tablespoon. So would I just drop the "1 tablespoon" into the water and close the lid?
--I also just got the AG, the res is really really small.. holds 1.4liters, what should I do about that? The nuts mix in with 1 gallon right? Am I okay if I mix it with the gallon but just use 1.4 of it?
---Another question on the water, the 1 extra I am planning to keep as a "replenishment" bottle. (of course mixed with the FoxFarm still) I have read that people lose water and have to replacethe water in 3 days or so. So I was wondering instead of dumping out the whole thing and refilling, can I just add in some of the "replenishment" bottle water?

-Reservoir quick question, what's the easiest way of draining the reservoir? I read that you can put an extra line of tubing into it and drain it.. how does that work? My main concern is when the plant gets 3 feet tall or something and I need to change water.. how am I going to do that? I don't think I can hold up the face plate while I dump out the water.. the plants gonna be huge and, I would guess, heavy.

-Nutrients - I'm going to be getting a clone. And according to the FoxFarm schedule, it goes by "weeks" How am I going to determine what "week" it's at? The clone will be from a medical marijuana dispensary and I'm gonna try to get a really really good one. I know it will be at vegetation stage, but how can you even tell? Like the guides say that "you will know" when the plants are ready and don't go by the 6-12 week suggested time.. how will I know? How can I learn this?
--Weekly schedule by foxfarm, it says a reservoir change every 2 weeks.. should I listen to the nute instructions or the guide on this forum, which says once a week.
---Quick check on the "change" part. This means dumping out the whole res and making the mix of water + ph change + nutes, THEN adding it into the res, correct?

-Air pump location - I'm not sure if this should be set above the water level in the resevoir of the AG. I've stacked a CD case and a box of smoke bombs and set the pump on that, so its higher than the water level. Is this needed? Cuz it makes my grow room look weird lol

--AG power lines- I have both cables that come out from the AG just tied up, not plugged in - is this okay?

-Roots - I have seen some pretty insane pictures of roots of some of these Aero Garden grows.. Do you have to hold the upper section of the AG up, and then empty out the res? Won't the little time in-between mess with the plants? And what about when the plant gets too big/heavy to hold up while dumping out the res water?
--And what about the size.. what if the roots grow too big and there is no more space... Can this actually happen? I only got a Aerogarden 3 which has 3 holes and is pretty small. And I am planning to have 1 plant.
---Can I just trim the roots every couple of days? the res is REALLY small.. i think its gonna fill up with roots quick.

-Lighting / AG hood - Is the hood really any use? Should I worry about losing the light after the plant gets too high?

-When is a good time to make all modifications? Like lets say you want to move up the lights, or empty out the rez, etc. I don't think you would do it while the lights are off right? You would want to do it when the lights are on?

-Watering - should I still water them? or the roots being in water is enough? I've heard of spraying them with water every once in a while.. but not sure if you do that with the aerogarden.. can plants be overfed on water?

-Yield - I'm trying to use the best nutrients and lights to try to get this baby big.. I was wondering, what would an estimated yield be? If it's possible.. I would like to just keep 1 plant, make it big, get a 3-4oz (so atleast 1oz per month for smoking) and then restart. My fear is that the roots will get insane if I get a big plant going.. It's a small Aerogarden 3, with 3 holes. Is my idea possible: Growing 1 plant, in 3 months(orless) and getting atleast 1oz per month to smoke?

-Grow sponge/pod - I covered up the 2 extra holes with panda film but I had a question about the actual grow pod/sponge thing. I scraped out any thing that didn't look brown, so the sponge is clean, but my question is what am i gonna do with the clone i get? I think the clone is gonna be rooted into rock wool and are "fully rooted" according to the website of the medical dispensary I plan on getting the clone from. So is there a way i can yank it out and put it into the ag sponge? or would i have to shove in the little square the club gives me? how would i make that fit into the ag? im thinking of cutting up the extra parts and shoving it into the pod.. not sure how im gonna get the clone into the pod. or if thats gonna mess with the roots.
--Seed - If I do decide going with the seed option.. should I put the little plastic cover over the pod? I've seen some pictures with them and some without.. what does that little plastic dome do?
---More seed questions, is there anything I should know about seeds? I didn't look into seeds at all because I thought clones would work much better... I'll try looking for some threads on seeds too, but any information would be great.

-Humidity - I know the temp should be around 75-85, but what % should the humidity be at?

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blazeddd said:

Okay I made some upgrades... I think the fixtures are better now.
I made all the wires in the back look nice too, no tangled mess.
Stayed up to 3 AM tonight to check if the timer is working, it is

Now I'm pretty much ready. All i need is some guidance..
Either way, I'm taking my little AG grow pod/sponge to the club tomorrow and asking them what my options are.
Maybe they can transplant for me.. I dunno. If I get some answers before I leave tomorrow, I'll probably end up buying the clone tomorrow.
If the clone option doesn't work, then I'll probably get a feminized seed from them.. those are always guaranteed to be females right?

And noticed one more thing just now.. it's 71-almost 72 degrees in the closet. It's 3:13 AM. I've set it to be ON at 9 AM and OFF by 3 AM. I'm thinking that it should turn ON at 5 PM and OFF at 11 AM. So that way, during the night when it's cold, it's on and during the day, 11-5 when it's really hot - its off. I'll be making the changes soon if people agree. I just made it 9/3 because I didn't want any light leaking in when it was supposed to be OFF.

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Your temps sounds fine man, summer is almost here so i dont think you will have to worry about the plants getting cold at night.
As for SmokinSam, idk what hes talk about saying there is come concerns...
what you have planned is perfectly ok...
As long as you start at 1/4 strength, like you do with anything when you first introduce nutrients, you will be fine.
As for "air flow" you will be fine, having a fan in there will be enough, you dont always need proper ventilation with a intake and exhaust to have a suitable environment for the plants.
And even if the clones are in rockwool cubes, you could always get the fem seeds, but im pretty sure they will be in the smallest cubes. Either that or in some kind of rapid root thats similar to the AG grow sponges.
I have already followed a AG grow where the guy went to a club like you are going to do and got clones.






-For water, I got 3 bottles of spring water 1gallon each from safeway. I am planning on making 2 of the gallons pre-made mixtures. Now, would I just follow the FoxFarm instructions, maybe lets say 1 tablespoon. So would I just drop the "1 tablespoon" into the water and close the lid?
--I also just got the AG, the res is really really small.. holds 1.4liters, what should I do about that? The nuts mix in with 1 gallon right? Am I okay if I mix it with the gallon but just use 1.4 of it?
Like i stated above, if you start at 1/4 strength you will be, You make your nutrient soup in the gallon jug, not the AG rez. So when you're done make it, you just fill the rest up with that gallon jug.
---Another question on the water, the 1 extra I am planning to keep as a "replenishment" bottle. (of course mixed with the FoxFarm still) I have read that people lose water and have to replacethe water in 3 days or so. So I was wondering instead of dumping out the whole thing and refilling, can I just add in some of the "replenishment" bottle water?
Well at first they wont be drinking that much water, so you can just keep filling it up as it go's down, but you want to do a rez change at least once a week.
-Reservoir quick question, what's the easiest way of draining the reservoir? I read that you can put an extra line of tubing into it and drain it.. how does that work? My main concern is when the plant gets 3 feet tall or something and I need to change water.. how am I going to do that? I don't think I can hold up the face plate while I dump out the water.. the plants gonna be huge and, I would guess, heavy.
Yeah i would try the siphon way once the plants get bigger, i found this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxElifwm1ws
But before that you can always find something to suspend the AG base in the air, and have the roots chillin in a bowl of water or something, then just dump and clean the rez
-Nutrients - I'm going to be getting a clone. And according to the FoxFarm schedule, it goes by "weeks" How am I going to determine what "week" it's at? The clone will be from a medical marijuana dispensary and I'm gonna try to get a really really good one. I know it will be at vegetation stage, but how can you even tell? Like the guides say that "you will know" when the plants are ready and don't go by the 6-12 week suggested time.. how will I know? How can I learn this?
Again, if you start at out 1/4 strength you will fine, just bump it up every week and see how they take it. You dont always follow the schedule, there just something for you to follow. Each plant will always be different in how much nutes it can take, so each time you will be doign something different unless you grow the same thing over and over and get a feel for that the plant like and not likes. That when people make there own feeding chart and follow it everytime. But for me since i have been growing different strains all the time, my nutrient chart has always been different.
--Weekly schedule by foxfarm, it says a reservoir change every 2 weeks.. should I listen to the nute instructions or the guide on this forum, which says once a week.
---Quick check on the "change" part. This means dumping out the whole res and making the mix of water + ph change + nutes, THEN adding it into the res, correct?
Every week you need to change and clean the rez so salts and other stuff don't stick around and mess with your pH, and if there is alot of build ups in the rez, it can lead to nute lock which will really mess things up. And yeah you dump the old water, or what ever is in there, since the rez out, then add your nutrient mix from you gallon jug that's been pH corrected into the AG.
-Air pump location - I'm not sure if this should be set above the water level in the resevoir of the AG. I've stacked a CD case and a box of smoke bombs and set the pump on that, so its higher than the water level. Is this needed? Cuz it makes my grow room look weird lol
Yeah you want the pump higher then the water so if anything the water wont bac up into the pump and mess it up, and so water doesn't leak if it happens around other electrical stuff.
--AG power lines- I have both cables that come out from the AG just tied up, not plugged in - is this okay?
Yeah thats fine, normally you would still use the AG pump from seed until the roots hit the water, but if you get the clone you dont really need it.
-Roots - I have seen some pretty insane pictures of roots of some of these Aero Garden grows.. Do you have to hold the upper section of the AG up, and then empty out the res? Won't the little time in-between mess with the plants? And what about when the plant gets too big/heavy to hold up while dumping out the res water?
Well going to bac to what i said earlier, as long as you suspend them in the air and having some of it laying it water they ill be fine, its always good for them to get some fresh air out side of the water, so when there out and about while your changing/cleaning the rez, they will be fine. and when they do get bigger, you can do the siphon trick like i showed earlier as well.
--And what about the size.. what if the roots grow too big and there is no more space... Can this actually happen? I only got a Aerogarden 3 which has 3 holes and is pretty small. And I am planning to have 1 plant.
They will be fine, i've followed a grow with a AG like this before and the guy had no problems. This will be something to lean off of, you can always make something bigger if you want to after you do your first grow. I grew a plant ina party cup which yielded me about 25 grams, so you will have enough room lol.
---Can I just trim the roots every couple of days? the res is REALLY small.. i think its gonna fill up with roots quick.
NO, you dont cut ANY roots AT ALL
-Lighting / AG hood - Is the hood really any use? Should I worry about losing the light after the plant gets too high?
Use the Ag light with your extra CFL's, like i said, more light, the better.
-When is a good time to make all modifications? Like lets say you want to move up the lights, or empty out the rez, etc. I don't think you would do it while the lights are off right? You would want to do it when the lights are on?
Yeah anything you do, just do it with the lights on
-Watering - should I still water them? or the roots being in water is enough? I've heard of spraying them with water every once in a while.. but not sure if you do that with the aerogarden.. can plants be overfed on water?
No is impossible to overwater in hydro, since the roots are in the water themselves, you fill up the rez and when they are thirst they will drink. you will notice the water level lower as they get older in that will will drink more. You gotta keep and eye on that especially with your small rez. Once they flower the plant could eaisly drink the whole rez in a day.
-Yield - I'm trying to use the best nutrients and lights to try to get this baby big.. I was wondering, what would an estimated yield be? If it's possible.. I would like to just keep 1 plant, make it big, get a 3-4oz (so atleast 1oz per month for smoking) and then restart. My fear is that the roots will get insane if I get a big plant going.. It's a small Aerogarden 3, with 3 holes. Is my idea possible: Growing 1 plant, in 3 months(orless) and getting atleast 1oz per month to smoke?
Idk about 3 ounces, but one ounce is a good goal to set, but you never kno.
-Grow sponge/pod - I covered up the 2 extra holes with panda film but I had a question about the actual grow pod/sponge thing. I scraped out any thing that didn't look brown, so the sponge is clean, but my question is what am i gonna do with the clone i get? I think the clone is gonna be rooted into rock wool and are "fully rooted" according to the website of the medical dispensary I plan on getting the clone from. So is there a way i can yank it out and put it into the ag sponge? or would i have to shove in the little square the club gives me? how would i make that fit into the ag? im thinking of cutting up the extra parts and shoving it into the pod.. not sure how im gonna get the clone into the pod. or if thats gonna mess with the roots.
I could call the collective man, so you dont have to guess, they can tell you what its in, and should be able to give you some opinions, but again, im pretty sure they will be in small cubes or a rapid rooter type thing. but it also before how big the clones are. You should go to www.weedtracker.com, they list alost of collectives where they post what bud and other things they have.
--Seed - If I do decide going with the seed option.. should I put the little plastic cover over the pod? I've seen some pictures with them and some without.. what does that little plastic dome do?
Yeah if you do a seed, make sure to germinate in paper towel, then put in the AG, you lil bio dome are to help with them sprout. So once there about to touch the plastic dome, you take them off.
---More seed questions, is there anything I should know about seeds? I didn't look into seeds at all because I thought clones would work much better... I'll try looking for some threads on seeds too, but any information would be great.
Not really, its like any other seed, you germinate it, then plant it with the tap root facing down, but if you get seeds, i can help with any questions, which im sure you will lol
-Humidity - I know the temp should be around 75-85, but what % should the humidity be at?
Around 70% for early seedling development, 55-70% during veg and 30-40% during flower.

Alright awesome I feel really good now! Those answers are amazingly detailed man, thank you!

Good thing I asked about trimming the roots, hahah damn. I read somewhere on here it was okay to do that. And the seeds.. hahah sorry about that man, I'll try keeping my questions shorter.. sorry!!

And for your suggestion on putting the faceplate on a glass bowl of water, I will probably be doing that when the plant is taller than the AG light. because the base of the AG wont let me put anything bigger than the bowl they gave me. It's just a little slot where their bowl fits into place. If I put a glass bowl there, it will just tip over. Once the plant gets big enough, I'll take out the AG and the AG hood, then I'll suspend the faceplate in the air and put a glass bowl under it.

And you were right about the temp, its 10 am right now, it's 71.2 in there and the lights have been runnin for an hour. I think with the plant in there, the temp will go to the perfect point

I'm gonna go to the club right now and take my little aerogarden sponge with me. I really want to stick with the clone idea, but I guess I'll have to see if I can. They should be opening up in 45 min and it takes me about that long to get there. YEEE!! I'm starting!!!! woooo thank you sicc!!


-And for that humidity.. I just checked and its about 35%. What should I do to raise or bring down the humidity?
-Do you think its possible to just forget the plastic AG pod and shove in the cube rockwool the club gives me? Like is that plastic pod needed? I mean I could just get a circular thing and just shove it in.. as long as its suspended in water right?

Well for the roots i meant just have the AG base suspended in the air, and have the very bottom of the roots in some water.
Your gonna heve to take the plants out of the cab while you change the rez anyways.
Your humidity will be fine, that's just something to by.
If you can get the clone in the plastic "grow net" i would just do that, but if not, just try and carfully stick it in there, you dont want to shove anything in there, and damage the roots.
But the guy at the colective should be able to give you pointer, but i am pretty sure they will be ina AG sponge type deal, or like i said a small rockwool cube.

[QUOTE="SICC";4129105]Well for the roots i meant just have the AG base suspended in the air, and have the very bottom of the roots in some water.
Your gonna heve to take the plants out of the cab while you change the rez anyways.
Your humidity will be fine, that's just something to by.
If you can get the clone in the plastic "grow net" i would just do that, but if not, just try and carfully stick it in there, you dont want to shove anything in there, and damage the roots.
But the guy at the colective should be able to give you pointer, but i am pretty sure they will be ina AG sponge type deal, or like i said a small rockwool cube.[/QUOTE]
okay cool man. headin out right now! will update soon!! yaya!! thank you!

Cool man, keep me posted.

damn.. i think ifucked up. i think i just snapped the stem.. it was sticking out at an angle.. and i very GENTLEY pushed it.. it made a snapping sound.. very tiny snap and when i pull up on it, it doesnt disconnect.. but i think i still fucked it up..

and i asked the guy, he told me to pull apart the rockwool and just put it in.. so i pushed in some of the stuff i teared away to the bottom of the pod and then pushed in the actual plant. i accidentally found 1 root.. where i pulled apart.

fuck man!! i knew i should have just asked him straight up if he could put it into the pod right at the club.. please tell me plant is ok

its barney btw.. the guy said its really heavy purp and i love that so there you go.. but it might be dead now.. STUPID ME! FUCK

She should be fine man, you gotta be VERY careful with them clones.
How much was she?
I would only use the AG stock bulbs for now, then turn on the others once she starts growing some.
What did you fine, that only lil root shouldn't be too big a problem, only time will tell.
How does the stem look where is snapped? cant really see in the pics, it didnt snap off did it?
She shoulld heal her self, but its a lil unnecessary stress, so just be gentle with her.

damn man im just really sad i fucked it up like that.. i was driving home so happy.. talking to her and shit and so careful.. then i even get to put it into the pod and thats great, although i lost 1 root.. then suddenly i push it just to make it a little more straight.. damn dude really made me sad

but she was 12 bucks. but she seems very weak and i think its falling/drooping down even more.. the stem wont stand up straight either
it has a little yellow mark.. and it hasnt snapped off completely.. but should i just get another one..?

and i also turned off the other lights

i just have normal spring water from safe way in there right now.. i checked the ph with a test strip, because i havnt calibrated that super cool meter yet. it seemed to be on 5 on the ph strip, so it should be ok but im gonna wait for the nutes i think.. until she can stand up maybe