aerogarden: nut advise

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HazeAG420

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i think for 0-2 weeks you dont really need nutes, check the leaves; ensure they are green as can be. Any sight of orange, and you may have a nute problem... So wait it out, do you have pictures?
 
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HSA

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Tip Top Toker, HazeAG420, Zac Graham and Aerogarden nut advise: What you're telling him is true but there are a lot of variables to consider. First there's the strain/variety of M/J he's dealing with. How were the seeds stored and then how old were they? Most of the time we don't have that information. A good rule of thumb I was taught for planting in an Aerogarden was to plant them twice as deep as they are tall with the pointy end down and put them in the dark for twenty four hours with the rest of the A/G running to irrigate the pods with pH balanced water. Turn on the lights on the second day and set them at 18/6. Every thing they need should be in the seed, if it's a good seed, and you can begin feeding after a week. There's usually a little nute burn when you begin feeding them but they recover with the next set of leaves. This method has been tried and true for my friends and I but recently I was taught another method in a hydroponics class that's working out well for me.
I still plant them in darkness for twenty four hours and let them swell but when I turn on the lights they're on for 20 hours and off for four. I reduce the light by one hour each week right down to a ten on/fourteen off flowering schedule. Right from the start they're in a nute mix of Technaflora's seedling/cutting formula to encourage root development. This was something I added to my teacher's light suggestion and one thing I've noticed was that there was no nutes shock or burn throughout the plants life cycle. I use Technaflora's "Recipe for Success," from planting to harvest and it seems to take my plants through smooth transitions to harvest. You might want to consider it for future Aerogarden crops.
 
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Stoner.Barbie

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HSA said:
Tip Top Toker, HazeAG420, Zac Graham and Aerogarden nut advise: What you're telling him is true but there are a lot of variables to consider. First there's the strain/variety of M/J he's dealing with, how they were stored and then how old they were. Most of the time we don't have that information. A good rule of thumb I was taught for planting in an Aerogarden was to plant them twice as deep as they are tall with the pointy end down and put them in the dark for twenty four hours with the rest of the A/G running to irrigate the pods with pH balanced water. Turn on the lights on the second day and set them at 18/6. Every thing they need should be in the seed, if it's a good seed, and you can begin feeding after a week. There's usually a little nute burn when you begin feeding them but they recover with the next set of leaves. This method has been tried and true for me and my friends but recently I was taught another method in a hydroponics class that's working out well for me.
I still plant them in darkness for twenty four hours and let them swell but when I turn on the lights they're on for 20 hours and off for four. I reduce the light by one hour each week right down to a ten on/fourteen off flowering schedule. Right from the start they're in a nute mix of Technaflora's seedling/cutting formula to encourage root development. This was something I added to my teacher's light suggestion and one thing I've noticed was that there was no nutes shock or burn throughout the plants life cycle. I use Technaflora's "Recipe for Success," from planting to harvest and it seems to take my plants through smooth transitions to harvest. You might want to consider it for future crops in Aerogardens.
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good advice! plus reps
 
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