Noob Grower using AeroGarden Custom Setup
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AGSteve
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cheers bro. there's been a few scary moments but the roots are looking real thick and healthy. i was hoping to be further ahead than i am but just so long as i have a crop before christmas i'll be happyLooking good Man...Real good...
GypsyBush
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I hear ya...
I've had my "oh! Fuck!" moments too... it's all a part of it...
My ladies are just starting to gain some weight...
Well, catch you later Steve...
Gypsy...
"We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive." - A. Einstein
AGSteve
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the fish tank is defo cool and almost stealth in an unstealthy way... misdirection.
yeah i got rid of those brackets a while ago, after you mentioned it, iirc. they serve no purpose.
when you say the tanks are good for a seedling nursery, are you putting clones in there?
yeah i got rid of those brackets a while ago, after you mentioned it, iirc. they serve no purpose.
when you say the tanks are good for a seedling nursery, are you putting clones in there?
GypsyBush
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Ok... here we go hijacking your thread...
lol
And as most people know, nuting the seeds and seedlings will burn them... well, the fish water is very rich and won't do any harm to the babies... and, since I feed my fish "organic fish food", their shit is organic, therefore I have organically fertilized seedlings...!!!!
I spend a lot of time at "home" because of my leg... the fish are deff. an improvement in my life right now...
I have however, moved a dying, rootless clone in to the water farm, after cutting the rotting ends and making two out of her...
We'll see, I think I waited too long...
The other reason for not keeping the seedling in the water farm after the have a good root system, is that for this whole process to work, I need beneficial bacteria to convert fish and shrimp shit into micro nutrients available to the roots... and that bacteria dies with a PH lower than 6.0...
So I keep the PH in the water farm a little high... but then move the plants to the Zen Style mini... DWC which I feed with PH adjusted, filtered "fish water"...
It really is a neat op... and there are people ou there doin it on a large scale and eating trout and veggies out of their backyards...
Ok.. the hostage has been released...
Sorry about the hijack... but you started it... hahahaha....
Cheers...
Gypsy
lolI suppose... germinating seeds with the hood on is almost imperceptible...AGSteve said:
And as most people know, nuting the seeds and seedlings will burn them... well, the fish water is very rich and won't do any harm to the babies... and, since I feed my fish "organic fish food", their shit is organic, therefore I have organically fertilized seedlings...!!!!
I spend a lot of time at "home" because of my leg... the fish are deff. an improvement in my life right now...
Yup Yup !!!
I have germinated several types of food seeds and now we are up to 9 "gigglebush" seeds sprouted in the water farm... the last are 3 White Widow & 3 Juicy Fruit... courtesy of another member (thank You thank You!!!)
I have however, moved a dying, rootless clone in to the water farm, after cutting the rotting ends and making two out of her...
We'll see, I think I waited too long...
The other reason for not keeping the seedling in the water farm after the have a good root system, is that for this whole process to work, I need beneficial bacteria to convert fish and shrimp shit into micro nutrients available to the roots... and that bacteria dies with a PH lower than 6.0...
So I keep the PH in the water farm a little high... but then move the plants to the Zen Style mini... DWC which I feed with PH adjusted, filtered "fish water"...
It really is a neat op... and there are people ou there doin it on a large scale and eating trout and veggies out of their backyards...
Ok.. the hostage has been released...
Sorry about the hijack... but you started it... hahahaha....
Cheers...
Gypsy
.koolhand77
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nice setup steve plantslook great.
AGSteve
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cheers koolhand.
AGSteve
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as requested pics from earlier today.
not to sure whats been going on with thyme (last pic) as it been sat in the same solution as the other two but i did pop out the seed cup yesterday and noticed the ag dripper was all gunged up with white stuff, so i cleaned it out. hopefully all will be well with it now.
not to sure whats been going on with thyme (last pic) as it been sat in the same solution as the other two but i did pop out the seed cup yesterday and noticed the ag dripper was all gunged up with white stuff, so i cleaned it out. hopefully all will be well with it now.
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AGSteve
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some new pics taken just now, about 18 hours since the last lot. i changed the rez this morning and the ag hood has been on as a backlight for the last couple of days and i have to say that ph'ing the the solution and adding another couple of ml of nutes is starting to pay off.
they are also giving off a very nice smell as well. i have also raised the main cfls an inch too.
they are also giving off a very nice smell as well. i have also raised the main cfls an inch too.
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AGSteve
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cheers bro. it's a labour of love but when i get tired i just stick my nose into the reflector exhaust and take a deep breath. that funky smell makes it all worth while.
korvette1977
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Wow they look good .. so the aerogarden.... those things really do work eh ? ... you think I should buy one ? How much? looks great
korvette1977
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Is it easy ? I mean can anyone do it ? Im really interested