1st AeroGarden Grow

[FoxCompany426]

hey man you look like your off to a good start nice ready for a update ill be watching iam on my 2nd grow 1st time all where males

awwwww, that sucks man! Thanks for the comments guys.

 

[FoxCompany426]

UPDATE

Ok, so I'm back with an update. It's been exactly one week since I place my seedlings into the pods. They've been sitting in minimal nutes for about 2 days, running on 18/6 of the AG lights and 3 6500K 100 Watt Equivalent CFLs. I have an air pump connected to 3 6" airstones, which is constantly running. I have been checking the Ph 3 to 4 times a day, keeping it as close to 5.7 as possible. The res temp stays right around 73 to 74 at all times. They've gotten a bit bigger and a few of them have just started to unfold their second set of fan leaves. Not really a whole lot more has happened.

Well, that's all I got for this update. Comments are welcome, advice is needed, and bong hits are mandatory.
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[FoxCompany426]

Also, I forgot to ask, what kind of CFLs should I get for flowering and how many?

 

["SICC"]

Your starting off perfect man, exactly how i got mine started up, Look for SOFT WHITE bulbs, how many plants again you got goin? i have 4, and i will be flowering with 10 100 watt equivalents, and the 2 stock lights in the AG, but obviously, if you get bigger actual wattage, the less you need, +REP

 

[FoxCompany426]

[quote="SICC";2296013]Your starting off perfect man, exactly how i got mine started up, Look for SOFT WHITE bulbs, how many plants again you got goin? i have 4, and i will be flowering with 10 100 watt equivalents, and the 2 stock lights in the AG, but obviously, if you get bigger actual wattage, the less you need, +REP[/quote]
I've got 5 plants going right now. 2 of them are growing pretty good, another 2 are growing decently, and the last one is going kind of slow. Other than that, they are doing good. They are starting to get a slight yellow tint towards the base of their leaves, but I'm not too worried about that yet. Today's the 8th day they've been in there.

Do you mean SOFT WHITE for flowering? Cause I saw some 150 Watt Equivs at walmart last night. I need to get a couple more power strips for the flowering phase, but I gotta pay rent this week so I'm a little tight on money. Those are gonna be next week. Just tryin' to get everything ahead of time so I'm not running around in circles freakin out cause I don't have everything when the time comes, lol.

I'm also thinkin' about getting the HomeBox XS. Has anyone heard anything about these being good? I saw some threads about them, but all I've seen is mixed feelings.

 

["SICC"]

Never heard of the HomeBox, but yea, SOFT WHITE for flowering, and DAYLIGHT for Vegging, might be the pH, or they might be ready for a lil tiny taste of nutes, like less then 1/4

 

[FoxCompany426]

[quote="SICC";2296120]Never heard of the HomeBox, but yea, SOFT WHITE for flowering, and DAYLIGHT for Vegging, might be the pH, or they might be ready for a lil tiny taste of nutes, like less then 1/4[/quote]
I've got the Ph set close to 5.7 and I already have 1/4 nutes in the res. I mean, the yellow is just slight, not really anything at all, i was just adding it in. I'm not too worried about it. Doesn't seem like it's going to be a problem yet.

 

["SICC"]

Aight fa sho, sounds good man

 

[FoxCompany426]

[quote="SICC";2296152]Aight fa sho, sounds good man [/quote]
I appreciate the help though man. I don't know what I would be doing without you or this forum for that matter. I feel like this place is a family. I'm constantly learning from everyone, sharing what I've learned already with others that are just a step behind me, and mostly everyone is more than happy to just help out. I really do appreciate the kindness.

Peace, Love and Smoke is what brings this world together!

 

["SICC"]

haha yea i do as much as i can, i like it alot here too, I just wanna be the person i wish i had to take it step by step, if it came down to it, its only better if everyone learns, and like you said, you get to share it all it in here, I like to see how other plants do, keep us posted man

 

[JoCk HoRrOr09]

mine are 10 days old to yours are shorter than mine couse you have light real close to your plants lookn good tho i will be keeping tabs on it to see how similer yours are compared to mine you are growing jock horror right

 

[FoxCompany426]

mine are 10 days old to yours are shorter than mine couse you have light real close to your plants lookn good tho i will be keeping tabs on it to see how similer yours are compared to mine you are growing jock horror right

Yep, Jock Horror. Sounds like shit's going good with yours, hope both of em turn out.

 

[JoCk HoRrOr09]

Yep, Jock Horror. Sounds like shit's going good with yours, hope both of em turn out.

what nuts are u using did u mod your aerogarden

my bong hit was masave

 

[FoxCompany426]

what nuts are u using did u mod your aerogarden

my bong hit was masave

I'm using General Hydroponics nutes. I did not mod my AG, I have the deluxe, so it goes up to 24" already and has 3 lights instead of 2. It was on sale. You can also take the hood off and use some s hooks and chain to hang it. I have 3 airstones in the res and 4 extra 100 watt equivalent 6500K cfls.

 

[winkdogg420]

hey jock you want to have your light as close as possible too! you dont want the plants getting any taller than they have too! just a tip

mine are 10 days old to yours are shorter than mine couse you have light real close to your plants lookn good tho i will be keeping tabs on it to see how similer yours are compared to mine you are growing jock horror right

 

[FoxCompany426]

MINI UPDATE


Everythings lookin' good. I had to get rid of one of the little horrors. I think he wasn't ready for the nutes and just stopped. The roots were all dead and his leaves were basically gone.

But on a brighter note, the rest of em are doing quite well. The biggest one is doing awesome. The other three are shortly behind. Not a whole lot happening yet except for accelerated growth. Root growth is getting good.

Well, that's about it for now. Pics will be up in two days, marking exactly 2 weeks of being in the AG, which was immediately after germination.

Thanks for stopping by, keep the bong hits coming!
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[winkdogg420]

Yup when you flip to flower they double and tripple in size!

 

[lostsoul420]

hey whats up guys, i got a quick question i have an aero pro 100 and im in or around day 20-25. Now when can i put them into 12/12? right now it's at 20/4. i know they'll grow 2-3 bigger while put into flowering. So how long or what signs should i be looking for to tell me that they're ready for 12/12? Thanx the help is well appreciated.

 

[winkdogg420]

get into 12/12 asap total darkness during lights off! as long as they have their first set of real leaves get them into 12/12 so you dont run out of room

 

[lostsoul420]

get into 12/12 asap total darkness during lights off! as long as they have their first set of real leaves get them into 12/12 so you dont run out of room

alright so they're at around 4-7" now average. im going to put them into 12/12 tmrw but will i stress them if i do it right away? Also i have the aero pro100 and i havent put a airstone yet bc it said it came with a oxygen filter. the rooots are bright white no root rot i just put some h202 in the water today when i watered them. Because i saw most aerogarderners were using airstones but no of them had the aero pro 100 tho? alright well any thoughts would be sweet thanx again man.