Any advice on my Aerogarden to soil experiment ?

thewanderer718

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First of all i would like to say how happy i am to be apart of such a great data base of experienced growers. I hope one day to inspire other as you growers have inspired me to try my hand at this.
Ok i brought an Aerogarden Pro 200 at a thrift store for $ 5 dollars everything works great on it (guy did not know what it was) then i spent another $15 on the sponge baskets and nut's, i had 2 bag seeds i saved from some great stuff and started them in my machine while i waited for my seeds to arrive.
1. Auto blue (pyramid seeds)
1. Quick poison (Zambeza seeds)
2. Wild thailand ryder (world of seed)
I am now into my second week after they all germinated and they all look great ( a little mold on the top of the sponges but i will check the threads to see what can be done about it) would like to move the 2 bag seeds and 1 thailand ryder to soil to find the best method of growing for me (space is and issue) so do i put the sponge into the dirt ? don't see any other way to do this as the roots are all in the sponge, and even with my other auto fem plants should they be moved to a bigger maybe DIY system? the tank on the areogarden does not look like it is big enough to sustain 3 small auto's. i find that the machine is great for starting but not sure about finishing. I am attaching some photo's any help is greatly appreciated.
 

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Old-School

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You can go from hydro to soil but the plant will experience shock. The root system a plant grows under hydro is diff then the root system a plant grows in soil. After the shock the plant (if still alive) will grow as normal but will be behind the curve as it will have to develop the new root systems. I planted a male outside last year from my ebb and flow table and it did just fine after a week or so of daily watering.
Good luck.
 

thewanderer718

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You can go from hydro to soil but the plant will experience shock. The root system a plant grows under hydro is diff then the root system a plant grows in soil. After the shock the plant (if still alive) will grow as normal but will be behind the curve as it will have to develop the new root systems. I planted a male outside last year from my ebb and flow table and it did just fine after a week or so of daily watering.
Good luck.
Thank you soooooo much !!! I have noticed that the one i kept in the aerogarden is twice the size of the one i transplanted into soil.
 

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